Cresc. Rit. Dim. etc.

• Mar 29, 2015 - 20:25

Is there any way I can create a palette of commonly used words that I can add to a score? I'm thinking of things like Cresc. Dim. Rit. and the like. I don't want them to affect playback - I just want to make a set of words that I can pick up and use like other palette items. I wondered if this were possible by making a custom palette, but I can't see how to do it.
I've just upgraded to MuseScore 2.
Thanks for your help,
Jane

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Shoichi

• Mar 29, 2015 - 20:37

have you seen this?
http://musescore.org/en/node/39841

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Jane Bass Clarinet

• Mar 29, 2015 - 21:03

Hi Shoichi,
I'd seen the edit workspaces, but I'm really not sure what to do when I get in there - I've managed to make a new palette, but not managed to put anything in there. And I've not seen where the words are - where is that? I've not found it - I can see a palette for tremolo, but not any of the others you show there.
Thanks again,
Jane

Shoichi

• Mar 29, 2015 - 21:41

Create Your Workspace;
Right click> Insert New Palette;
Enter a name;
Ctrl + T> enter Stave Text;
Hold down Ctrl + Shift and drag with the mouse;
Right-click on the cell to insert the tip.
I try to explain with the usual image
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and, of course, you can find it all here: http://musescore.org/en/handbook/custom-palettes

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Jane Bass Clarinet

• Mar 29, 2015 - 22:03

OK, thanks that's very helpful - I've now managed to create a new palette, and add a word. The dragging and dropping method isn't explained in the link as far as I can see - but that's fine. I've got a stave text word in the box. Now I want to set where it's dropped. I want it to appear below the stave, so I edited the content offset on the palette cell properties, and set Y to 4.5 (which is what I have been using to get the text where I want it). The text just disappears from the box. If I try to add it again, it won't go into that cell, but the one next to it.

My next question - is can I format the text? I want 12 point bold italic - which is what I've got my stave text set on, but it's appearing as the default stave text - 10 point normal text.

Thank you again for your help!
Jane

Marc Sabatella

• Mar 30, 2015 - 02:44

Set the position and formatting in Text Properties *before* adding the text to the palette and this should be remembered.

Jane Bass Clarinet

• Mar 30, 2015 - 21:04

Hi Marc, that's what I'd done - set the stave text to bold, italic, 12 point and vertical offset 4.5 (using the style menu). I've just tried it again, and the same thing happens - it doesn't matter if I use Ctrl -T or select the stave text from the text palette - both of these options put the text where I want it, with the correct formatting. If I drag it to the new palette I've created, it reverts to the normal stave text properties ie 10 point and plain text when I try to insert it - am I missing something obvious?

I've just understood what's happening if I change the content offset of the palette - I'm moving the text in the box on the palette - nothing to do with where it ends up on the page!

Marc Sabatella

• Mar 30, 2015 - 21:35

Not the style menu - has to be the Text Properties dialog. The problem with style settings are that they are per-score, so relying on style settings for the palette doesn't really work - the palette has to work across all scores. So, set the Text Properties the way you want for a text, then add to the palette. Now those settings will be applied any time you add that text to that or another score.

Jane Bass Clarinet

• Mar 30, 2015 - 21:52

OK, thanks - got that, and it works. I'll have to set up a blank score to sort out the words I want to add, but that's fine as the palette will be available for everything once I've set it up.
Thanks again!
Jane

underquark

• Mar 30, 2015 - 00:43

You can create the text the way you want on a score and then you can drag that text (with [Ctrl][Shift] - drag) to a blank part on a palette. Then you can save your customised palette or load one you created earlier.

Take a look at the attached file. Note that this forum only allows the attachment of certain files so you should download the file and change its extension from ,zip to .mpal and then Load it into MuseScore.

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Zynette

• Mar 30, 2015 - 08:58

Maybe we could have an "tools and tip" section, where file this style could be added and downloaded easily by other ?

underquark

• Mar 30, 2015 - 10:07

Good idea. Maybe "Plugins, Palettes, Tools and Tips"?

Clariboul

• Mar 30, 2015 - 10:52

Petite précision importante: il faut utiliser les touches Ctrl +T du côté DROIT du clavier ! et non ceux du côté Gauche, sinon le click and Drop ne fonctionne pas !

Jane Bass Clarinet

• Mar 30, 2015 - 21:09

Hi there, I've downloaded and renamed the file, but I'm not sure what to do with it now? I'm guessing there is somewhere I need to put it so MuseScore can find it, but I'm unsure where. Sorry, but it's not obvious!
Thanks again for all the help,
Jane

Shoichi

• Mar 30, 2015 - 21:37

C: \ Users \ yourname \ AppData \ Local \ MuseScore \ MuseScoreDevelopment \ workspaces
is a hidden folder, enables visualization.
In there you can copy the file *.mpal (palette).
Also you can copy it in a path of your choice.
Right click on palettes> load palette> select the file: the palette will be added to the other

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Jane Bass Clarinet

• Mar 30, 2015 - 21:39

Thanks! And yes, that works.... and the text is italic and under the stave where I want it. So why won't it work for me :-(

underquark

• Mar 31, 2015 - 01:03

Create your text either de novo or by changing the letters in an existing piece of text (e.g. apply cresc. to a note and then change it to decresc.). Right-click on the piece of text and select Text Properties and then you can change the Style of the text (Dynamics is good for text below the stave), adjust the offset (I find that for cresc. etc, that a Horizontal Offset of -1.00 works best), make it italic/bold/whatever.

Yes, I know that all these words aren't actually dynamics but I find it convenient to think of them all in the same group since they all, generally, go below the stave. You could create another palette for words above the stave (and you could call it "Tempo text" or something) and it could include Allegro, Vivace, Lively, a tempo, Tempo 1° etc.

I've added a few more to my custom palette for Dynamics.