Click and Drag to Adjust
This is a feature that is missing that is found in Sibelius. When composing (especially with lyrics, detailed instruction and/or articulations, or extended range the leaves the staff) there are times when there is a section that has notes and lines or other text overlapping because of the amount of stuff there is. I know you can adjust space between systems by editing the Style under the Page tabs, but there are many times when I do not want this spacing to be consistent for the entire score. Please give us this ability or, at the very least, implement a magnetic layout such as that found in Sibelius to eliminate this problem. Thanks for your hard work and I hope that this is fixed so I can continue to support Musescore and end my reliance on Sibelius completely.
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Did you know you can add a spacer from the Breaks & Spacers palette? Try it out.
In reply to Did you know you can add a by Isaac Weiss
Can I *decrease* the distance between staves? Spacer is only good for increasing it, am I right?
In reply to Can I *decrease* the distance by RinatyaNessim
Correct. However, the future MuseScore 3 will have "absolute" staff spacers, where making it shorter will pull the staves closer together.
In reply to Correct. However, the future by Isaac Weiss
Thanks! Good to know.
In reply to Can I *decrease* the distance by RinatyaNessim
There are several different settings to control staff distance - see Style / General / Page. So you can indeed decrease the distance. In order to give more specific help we would need you to attach the score you are working on and describe more detail what you want.
A spacer is indeed the solution, and it's already present. Magnetic layout is *MUCH* more complicated to implement, and while we gradually make improvements in automatic positioning, I wouldn't be expecting any major changes any time soon.
In reply to A spacer is indeed the by Marc Sabatella
It sounds like you are in continuous view. Switch to page view (click continuous view) and you can add spacers, line breaks and page breaks, to you hearts content to make the pages look better.
I believe I have used spacers before (perhaps I'm mistaken). However, to my knowledge, this is applied universally to a part for an entire page, rather than just a single line in a system. Also, as a side not, it is very difficult to predict how many spacers or how much of an adjustment to the staff spacing you need to rectify an issue. With click and drag, it is quick and easy to make the adjustment while simultaneously seeing if the problem has been corrected.
In reply to I believe I have used spacers by ndanielsporter
Spacers and drag work differently. A spacer affects the exact staff / system it is applied to, and only that staff/system. Whereas shift+drag affect the stafg it is applied to across all systems.
So, if you need more space between flute and oboe in one system only, use a spacer. If you need more space between flute and oboe *on all systems*, use shift+drag. Spacers can also increase distance between two adjacent systems, drag cannot.
In reply to Spacers and drag work by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for that. Guess I've been doing it wrong.