Workspaces
Is it possible to share a workspace? I didn't see anything in the Workspace section of the handbook. I would like to share a template, along with the custom palettes I've created. Are the workspaces stored in a particular MS folder?
Thanks.
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Yes you can and yes they are. The file is .mpal for a palette, .workspace for workspaces IIRC and stored where your other preferences, settings and logs are stored
In reply to Yes you can and yes that are… by Jojo-Schmitz
I found my custom palettes, but not the workspaces. A search for .workspace found nothing. I'm on a Mac.
In reply to I found my custom palettes,… by mikey12045
Maybe only in 3.x
In reply to Maybe only in 3.x by Jojo-Schmitz
Then I wonder if just sending the custom palettes along with the template would work. Of course, that wouldn't include my beaming fix, unless I put that in a custom palette, as well. Any thoughts?
The discontinuity between templates, workspace, and custom palettes is a bit of a problem. Just my opinion, of course. Again, referencing Finale, a shared template would have all of the customization built in.
In reply to Then I wonder if just… by mikey12045
For Windows 11 (and 10), they're here - image below.
![workspaces.png]( "workspaces.png")
I don't know the equivalent path for Mac.
In reply to For Windows 11, they're here… by cadiz1
Thanks, but they don't show in the Folders prefs on the Mac.
In reply to For Windows 11, they're here… by cadiz1
I'm trying to help a friend find her workspaces folder on Windows 11. We tried following the path shown in the screenshot, but when she found the MuseScore folder, the workspaces folder wasn't there. On my Mac, there are two possible paths (only one of which has that folder) so I wonder if Windows has the same situation. A search didn't find it, either.
I'd really like to help her out, but 1. I'm on a Mac, and 2. she's a couple hundred miles away. But before we go completely postal, will my Mac workspace load onto her Windows machine? Any guidance will be most appreciated!
In reply to I'm trying to help a friend… by mikey12045
I believe it only gets stored once modified.
In reply to I believe it only gets… by Jojo-Schmitz
So a workspace can't be shared?
In reply to So a workspace can't be… by mikey12045
Sharing a non-modified workspace doesn't make much sense, does it?
In reply to Sharing a non-modified… by Jojo-Schmitz
Sharing a non-modified workspace doesn't make much sense, does it?
No, it doesn't. But can a MODIFIED workspace be shared? Will my custom palettes show up, or would the other person need to create them? This would make sharing custom templates more difficult.
In reply to Sharing a non-modified… by mikey12045
Custom templates can be shared easily. It's not necessary to also share palettes or workspaces to share templates. Just send them the .MSCZ file containing your template. In Windows, they are in C:\Users[Your_Username]\Documents\MuseScore4\Templates (presumably, an equivalent location in MacOS or Linux?) Send that file and the other person puts it in the same/equivalent location for their MuS installation.
You may want to also share workspaces and/or palettes, but neither is necessary in order to share a template.
In reply to I believe it only gets… by Jojo-Schmitz
My Workspaces folder has both the Default (unmodified) and my own Barbershop workspace.
In reply to My Workspaces folder has… by mikey12045
The reason I would want to share a workspace rather than just a template is so that engravers using my template would also have access to my custom palettes. Otherwise, what's the point of sharing a template?
In reply to The reason I would want to… by mikey12045
An engraver isn't particularly going to need any of them: workspaces, palettes, or templates. Before you have sent the score file to an engraver, you're going to have all of the settings and print items set in your score file.
Custom Templates, by themselves, are useful in creating similar new scores; not for viewing existing scores. Custom Palettes, by themselves, are useful in modifying existing scores with certain non-standard notation elements, not for creating new scores or viewing existing scores. Neither of these are particularly useful to an engraver.
I'm not quite sure what is in a custom workspace, but I'm skeptical it would be of any value to an engraver. *shrug*
I would say that custom workspaces, palettes, and/or templates would be useful to a collaborator. Not to an engraver. YMMV
In reply to An engraver isn't… by TheHutch
On 3.x the MDL extension contains Sound Files, templates and a workspace, so yes, this is possible
In reply to On 3.x the MDL extension… by Jojo-Schmitz
"On 3.x the MDL extension contains Sound Files, templates and a workspace, so yes, this is possible"
What is an MDL file? My template has .mscz, and the workspace file is .mws.
I'm on MSS 4.5, on Mac.
In reply to "On 3.x the MDL extension… by mikey12045
MuseScore Drum Line. One of 2 official extensions for Mu3, the other is the HQ Soundfont
In reply to An engraver isn't… by TheHutch
(Answering TheHutch)
I am a copyist for the Barbershop Harmony Society. I have taught Finale basics to members of the BHS and Sweet Adelines International for a number of years. With Finale, my shared template contained info on fonts and text styles, as well as some custom text expressions, whether used in that doc, or not. With this template, they could easily create docs that followed our Notation Manual.
Now, I will be instructing them in MuseScore Studio basics. I would like to give them the same advantages. Since MSS doesn't contain all of that information in a template, I need to share the workspace. My custom template (with the palettes) are VERY valuable to this group.