Erroneous syllabic marks in lyrics

Hi all,

I think I found a problem with MusicXml export feature. Actually,
according to my functionnal tests, the problem could be from the
native MuseScore format.

I created the file lyrics-xml-test-0-9-6.mscz with one measure and one
word split in two syllables (Bon-jour). Then I exported the file in
the MusicXml format, lyrics-xml-test-0-9-6.xml, and the result is
wrong on lyrics markup. I get:

<lyric number="1">
<syllabic>begin</syllabic>
<text>Bon</text>
</lyric>

[...]

<lyric number="1">
<syllabic>single</syllabic>
<text>jour</text>
</lyric>

For the second syllable, the <syllabic> tag should contain 'end'
instead of 'single'.

I opened MuseScore 0.9.5 and typed the same score from stratch (I
didn't open the first file). I've saved the score in mscz and then in
xml (lyrics-xml-test-0-9-5.*). The result is better but still not
correct, since the second syllable is tagged by:


<lyric number="1">
<syllabic>middle</syllabic>
<text>jour</text>
</lyric>


I opened the lyrics-xml-test-0-9-5.mscz file in MuseScore-0.9.6 and
exported it in a file named lyrics-xml-test-0-9-5-6.xml and the second
syllable is also tagged by <syllabic>middle</syllabic>.

This last test may be showing that relations between syllables are
written in the mscz file, and the problem may be not related to the
music-xml export module. Is this a good conclusion?

I did an other test that produces an even stranger result:

• re-open the lyrics-xml-test-0-9-5.mscz in MuseScore 0.9.5
• double-clic on the first syllable to switch to edit mode
• type a space to remove the dash between the syllables
• exit the edition mode
• double-clic again on the first syllable
• type the dash key to restore the link between the two syllables
• then save the score under mscz and xml format.

(files saved as lyrics-xml-test-0-9-5-reedited.*)

The lyrics markup is then:


<lyric number="1">
<syllabic>middle</syllabic>
<text>Bon</text>
</lyric>

[...]

<lyric number="1">
<syllabic>middle</syllabic>
<text>jour</text>
</lyric>

The two syllables are both tagged by <syllabic>middle</syllabic>
instead of begin and end!

With real-world examples, MuseScore 0.9.5 exports music-xml quite
well, but there are sometimes wrong <syllabic>middle</syllabic> tags.
With the 0.9.6 version, there are a lot of end or middle syllables not
properly tagged as single.

Thanks for your help regarding this syllable-labeling issue, which is
important for my project.

Benoit Pin
MINES ParisTech

PS: While using a lot the lyrics features with non-ascii characters, I
noticed two other non-related bugs:

• It is not possible to enter the 'œ' character, but it's possible to
  add it afterwards in a music-xml file and then re-import it correctly
  in MuseScore.
• There are problems with characters that are entered with a dead key
  (ë, î, ...). When you enter this kind of characters (¨ + e = ë) and
  when it's inside a syllable, the output looks like: 'ëe', 'îi'
  (instead of 'ë', 'î'). Fortunately, it's possible to remove by hand
  the second character afterwards.