Release notes for MuseScore 3.3 Beta (August 31, 2019)

Updated 1 year ago

Build number	Date	Announcement
macOS 10.10+: 3.3.0.23559, Windows 7+ (32 and 64-bit): 3.3.0.8205, AppImage: 3.3.0. (revision: f94c2734)	2019-08-31	https://musescore.org/en/3.3beta

New

Add support for Roman numeral analysis & Nashville notation
Complete redesign of the Palettes panel

Improvements

Implement adding symbols to barlines
Play Panel layout
In Edit mode, keyboard arrows now change horizontal offset rather than leading space
Multiple accessibility improvements
Multiple improvements to the Plugin API
Make use of the existing accordion palette

Fixes

Various fixes for the playback of tied notes, muted voices and notes being edited in parts
Sticking was not linked between score and parts
Note symbols were truncated in Tab Preview
Some Buttons looked grayed-out in dark mode
The presence of fretboard diagrams prevented input of chord symbols in other staves
Removing a custom workspace caused a crash
Multiple fixes for MusicXML Export/Import
Letter score in landscape orientation exported as A4 in score+parts PDF

Complete list of issues resolved

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

Playback

#282165: Mute voice produces note that doesn't stop when overlap present
#291146: Swing prevents midi rendering of tied notes
#293733: If note is tied to preceding grace note of equal pitch, only the grace note is played back
#292851: Note still played after having been deleted.

Layout and automatic placement

#291932: Copy-paste breaths & pauses causes bad layout of the first note/rest in following measures
#292960: Hairpin with dynamics at the end is too short
#287871: Volta on bar ending in start repeat displayed with no line after adding break
#290011: [Tablature] Note value repeat section: "At new system" renders the same as "At new measure"
#292087: Stickings are not linked between score and parts
#290061: Not enough space between Time signature and clef change
#289765: Continuous view: Key change forces double barline

UI/UX

#291886: Some Buttons look grayed-out in dark mode
#147031: Note symbols are truncated in Tab Preview
#293464: Slash style for staff type change: Inspector label and function are not the same
#291431: Incorrect drop anchor displayed while dragging a Volta
#292571: In dark theme toolTips in Inspector are basically unreadable
#285479: Keyboard nav issues
#290700: 3.1.0.7078 Unexpected change of "Play Panel" layout?
#291233: Make the color of invalid/disabled options in the menus more distinguishable
Fix dock plugins appearing with zero height

Commands/Properties

#287245: Add symbols to barlines
#38941: Staff texts after the first are ignored in multimeasure rests
#291941: Changing spacer length with a mouse is not undoable
#293531: clef and key are erroneously shown further (in lead sheet style), althoug I didn't check 'create clef/key on every staff'
#292024: The presence of fretboard diagrams prevents input of chord symbols in other staves
#290493: Ottava begin and continue text cannot be saved as independent style settings
#224451: Mismatch between "To Coda" and "Fine" when the first is deleted before enable mmrests
#293599: Acessing to Coda, Segno elements
#283360: “Rest’s Augmentation dot” are not applied to TAB’s rests
#292583: the color for styled settings in Inspector can't get configured
#165621: Tremolo between 2 notes is copied even if unchecked in selection filter
#290047: In Edit mode, keyboard arrows now change leading space rather than horizontal offset
#88861: Option for editing abbreviated staff names in instrument changes
#290136: Add 'Style...' to property menu for all possible elements
#291261: Make volta mouse drops apply only to first staff by default, unless user holds control to drop to a specific staff
#293311: changing Part Properties changes violin patch in the mixer
Add style settings for chord symbol formatting

Corruptions and/or loss of data, crashes

#292883: Using the "Repeat selection" shortcut to notes within a tuplet crashes Musescore.
#293460: Crash when loading file with orphan Segment tags
#290929: crash with negative number of dots for rests
#276084: Importing old .ove file makes MuseScore crash
#291986: Removing a custom workspace causes crash
#287475: Crash on open MusicXML file lacking time signature
#279828: MusicXML import - attempting to fix badly read triplets causes crash
#291698: Crash in a score with tremolo in invisible staff in multi-measure rest
#287699: the setting of "View > Mark irregular measures" isn't saved into scores
#292310: Crash when adjusting Absolute Velocity in piano roll editor
#292312: Crash press ‘space bar’ in entering fingering mode on TAB stave when note is tied beyond barline
#293894: Crash on next-element when editing fingering with user text style

Accessibility

#284203: Accessibility: Next Element loses position after Delete
#284287: Staff / Part properties: Tab order broken
#283463: Accessibility: speech no longer reports articulations and ornaments
#281448: Accessibility: Next Element and Previous Element shortcuts ignore articulations
#292269: Alt+left/right should remember last selection
#282091: Fingerings disturb navigation with accessibility shortcuts in multi-voices context

Plugins

#292900: Expose Element.posX & Element.posY values to plugins
#293008: Expose tie information read-only to QML plugins
#72416: Plug-in code working differently when called directly and when run under Plugin Creator
#275268: MuseScore Plugins_Plugin Manager Listings - Every QML file listed even if it cannot be executed as a plugin.
#267604: Possibility for plugin to delete elements
#291708: Can a plugin access on-time/off-time?
#291790: Port the add/remove functions that exist on the Chord cpp end into the 3.x Plugin API wrapper
Expose Ms:Align enum to plugins
Remove the (not functional) Plugins menu from the menu bar…
Fix build without plugins (Qt 5.7, Debian stretch)

MusicXML Export/Import

#292927: [MusicXML export] non-arpeggiate creates invalid XML export
#292461: [Musicxml Export] - Measure numbering not correct
#271505: Allow user to set mode along with key signature
#293751: [MusicXML export] missing print new-system after section break
#291761: [Musicxml Export] - endText of a textline doesn't export
#281591: Mid-measure barlines are not exported to musicxml
#281592: Trills not exported properly to musicxml
Prevent incorrect MusicXML export for ottavas (similar to #292927)
Fix spurious 'direction type Fermata at tick ... not implemented' error on MusicXML export

Miscellaneous

#290323: 3.1 always saves to the <Synthesizer> tag... appending full info on every save
#291991: "Mixer" in menus bar context menu shows untranslated
#291992: "Play Panel" is untranslated
#272546: Baritone Oboe should be named Bass Oboe in English
#289957: A Translation String doesn't show
#291079: "Save online" fails in Windows, when building with Qt 5.12.4
#291646: If detach inspector palette after factory reset before inspector tour was initiated, then stuck in infinite loop
#290659: Instrument tip in mixer shows & instead of &
#293242: Make Tremolo string translatable and plural
#291756: fluid synth's sample pitchadj signed char value incorrectly read on ARM cpus, causing incorrectly-pitched synthesis
#286666: Error message when no note selected untranslatable
#291791: Letter score in landscape orientation exported as A4 in score+parts PDF
#291292: Add 3/2 time signature to advanced workspace and master palette
#293877: Adding or dragging spacers causes a full re-layout
#288600: -R option deletes user preferences
Make use of the existing accordion palette
Add musescore-specific vscode editor settings for linux
Remove superfluos duplicate and unnamed channel from acoustic bass
Make "Show More" toolTip translatable
Change "Patch" to "Sound"
Add mute channel to Guitar solo templates
Fix Horns' names, add low horn in C treble clef
Document -F and -R settings better, partially addresses #288600
Flat and natural entered in text mode via shortcuts are too small
Add "Chinese (Hong Kong)" language
Allow unicode flat and sharp as input for chord symbols
Compile fix for new portmidi versions