Extension lines not working
I've made about 30 or so files in MuseScore and while making the first half of those, I had no problem creating extension lines (type lyric, press shift and hyphen for underscore). But somewhere along the line, the extension line trick stopped working and now I can't create them at all.
I've gone back to one of the earlier files, and there the extension lines all are, but if I edit this earlier file by re-creating one of the extension lines, the thing disappears and I have to hit command Z to get it back.
I'm using 4.3.2 but the earlier files would have been made in an earlier version.
Has anyone else had this problem? And how did you fix it?
Thanks
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I am having the same problem and cannot get any answers from muse score.
In reply to I am having the same problem… by pied piper
I've resorted to creating them in InDesign after dropping the file pdfs in without their extension lines.
It was so easy on the first files I made. Then suddenly it stopped working.
In reply to I've resorted to creating… by sheena4
I tried Chat GPT and worked through every solution (several) it came up with, but with no success.
In reply to I tried Chat GPT and worked… by sheena4
Instead talking with Chat GPT, the first thing to do is to attach on this forum a.mscz file where appears the problem for you so we can investigate.
And of course, it's recommanded to update (currently 4.4.1)
In reply to Instead talking with Chat… by cadiz1
Many thanks, Cadiz. I'm new to MuseScore Forum and didn't realise I could do that. Here's one of the problem files
In reply to Many thanks, Cadiz. I'm new… by sheena4
Thanks. And just to make sure we're talking about the same thing, can you name the problem exactly? What are you trying to achieve, how and where (which measures, syllables...) ?
In reply to Thanks. And just to make… by cadiz1
Here is an example of a file I made back in March originally. I missed an extension line out and needed to go back and put it in. I've updated to 4.3.2 and now I can't put an extension line in. So you can see there are extension lines in many places, but not where required in bar 3. By extension line, I mean the line in the underlay, which extends from the end of the word through to the end of a melisma or tied note.
In reply to Here is an example of a file… by sheena4
Since the version 4.4, several new options have been added in Format > Style > Lyrics to control the display of lyrics lines (dashes and underscores), including:
- Whether to hide them when there is insufficient space
- A minimum underscore length
- Where the first dash should be shown when continuing to a new system (past the first note)
- Whether a dash should be shown before a syllable on the first note of a new system
What happens for you by unticking "Omit extension line when space is limited" ? See image below.
In reply to Since the version 4.4,… by cadiz1
I'm in 4.3 and can't seem to update to 4.4, so I'm not seeing what you're seeing. But thanks for your help.
All the best
In reply to I'm in 4.3 and can't seem to… by sheena4
Well, you can update to 4.4.1 (the latest version) on the usual official download page: https://musescore.org/en/download
In reply to Well, you can download 4.4.1… by cadiz1
Yes - all updated. And the same thing was happening. No visible extension line. But I've discovered why thanks to some of your answer. Thank you. If the space for an extension line is considered too small by the programme, then it will make it invisible. The way to fix this is to select the second or last of the notes of the melisma or tie and pull it to the right in order to increase the space between the notes. Then the extension line magically becomes visible. You can finely adjust the space between the notes back to a closer, better spacing without losing the visibility of the extension line.