Release notes for MuseScore 3.4 Release Candidate (January 18, 2020)

New

• Add middle adjustment handle for beams, for moving whole beam vertically

Improvements

• Embed Tremolo Bar editor to the inspector

Fixes

• MuseScore crashed when changing a triplet's rest's duration
• Images attached to rests weren't imported from MuseScore 2
• Tremolo Bar dialog had multiple UX issues
• AppImage: system printers weren't available in the print dialog

Complete list of issues resolved and improvements implemented

Here is a complete list of the issues resolved and improvements made in this update:

Layout and automatic placement

• #278169: Images attached to rests not imported from MuseScore 2
• #299518: Baroque soprano clef and dotted double bar

UI/UX

• Enable editing on single click for more elements edited with handles
• Move "Properties" buttons inside inspector panels
• Improve Split Staff dialog
• Move Tremolo Bar Properties into Inspector
• Edit elements in normal mode only for the currently focused view
• Add middle adjustment handle for beams, for moving whole beam vertically
• #299682: Adjustment handles don't update immediately after flipping
• #53236: Several problems of Tremolo Bar Properties
• #298975: Improve Parts dialog, New Part tool tip

Commands/Properties

• #299072: Style setting for fingering in Inspector has no items
• #299522: Edit mode adjustments are not undoable for some elements
• #298966: 3.4 Beta - Reset position (slur) after editing
• #298363: Selecting multiple elements with sameType but different subtype doesn't update inspector title
• #298272: Inspector of ornaments is titled "Articulation"

Corruptions and/or loss of data, crashes

• Fix a crash on undoing editing a bracket
• #285040: Crash when changing a triplet's rest's duration

Plugins

• Assign a name for plugins actions
• #298480: Starting plugin with root not MuseScore crashes
• #275293: Working directory plugin creator

MusicXML Export/Import

• Fix MusicXML export part of #294815 - [MusicXML Im-Export] - New Transposition and pitches messed up

Miscellaneous

• Add a command-line option for transposing a score
• Support for xaphoon (pocket sax) instrument
• #298887: Generic wind.flutes.whistle.tin without key is ambiguous
• #297719: AppImage: system printers not available in print dialogue
• #299545: Incorrect Harmonica Range
• #44796: Guitar Tabs, import .ptb files