MuseScore doesn't show flat symbol on the chord names
Hi, gang!!!
I don't know if it just me but, look the attached files. Why there isn't the flat symbol character into those chord names? ???
How to fix it? ???
Greetings!!!
Juan
| Attachment | Size |
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| Without flat.png | 64.56 KB |
| Pajarito Carpintero.mscz | 17.99 KB |
Comments
FIXED!!!
It was a "lapsus". The character font to the Chord Names was changed by mistake (by me, of course). It has to be "FreeSerif" text font to show flat symbol.
Sorry, for the wasting time!!!
BTW: How could we get the flat symbol (and others) with other text fonts? ???
Greetings
Juan
In reply to FIXED!!! It was a "lapsus". by jotape1960
The details of how fonts work on different systems is kind of mysterious to me, but if the font has the flat sign in the correct Unicode location, it should work. Otherwise, I guess results might be system-dependent. Your file actually works fine for me on Ubuntu, and most fonts I select work, although for many fonts, it seems it is actually falling back to a defult font for most of them.
In reply to The details of how fonts work by Marc Sabatella
Yes, your system fonts aren't identical to mine. I tested in another PC (from a good friend) and none of his fonts have the flat symbol but the FreeStyle (which seems to come with MuseScore). Maybe it isn't a global standard.
BTW: Just a curious, due to the extreme changes from my old (but full loved) WinXP, and thinking about this machine isn't capable to run with the new Win10, Do you advise me to move to Ubuntu? ???
Greetings!!!
Juan
In reply to Yes, your system fonts aren't by jotape1960
The standard is Unicode, which is global, but it's a *huge* standard, and not all fonts support all glyphs. Still, I'd expect the most common ones to - eg, on Windows, Times New Roman & Arial. No?
As for the move to Ubuntu, that's definitely a big change. I made it last summer and it's working out OK for me, but I've been using different Unix systems on and off for around 30 years. A nice thing is you can install Ubuntu on a flash drive and boot from that to play around with, so you can get a feel for how it works without the need to actually install it on your computer. You probably wouldn't want to run that way long term, but it's a good way to do a trial run. See for instance http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows
In reply to The standard is Unicode, by Marc Sabatella
Well, in this PC I use OpenOffice, Audacity and MuseScore, so I think I won't have too much problem with the "compatibility" issues.
The only one point will be that I've never used Unix or something like that, so I guess I will have to learn about that.
I think I'll do (when I have a long free day, hehehehe).
Greetings!!!
Juan
In reply to Well, in this PC I use by jotape1960
OpenOffice? Try LibreOffice —it's basically exactly the same as OpenOffice, except a few years ago OpenOffice development stalled and the developers continued development under the name LibreOffice. The differences are real; for example, OpenOffice still can't save modern Microsoft Office formats, while LibreOffice is fully compatible. The only thing OpenOffice has over LibreOffice is the original name, and greater name recognition because of it. LibreOffice is definitely a better package.