Release notes for MuseScore 3.4 Beta (December 26, 2019)

Updated 1 year ago

Build number	Date	Announcement
macOS 10.10+: 3.4.0.24698, Windows 7+ (32 and 64-bit): 3.4.0.9337, AppImage: 3.4.0. (revision: 684f74e6)	2019-12-26	https://musescore.org/en/3.4beta

"Don't play trill" option silenced the note playback
Slurs on small staves were displaced in some cases
Barline handles were drawn incorrectly after dragging one
Strings in the Part dialogue were ambiguous
Y Offset value of fretboards didn't restore after undoing the values being changed from Edit Mode
Replacing a note with an accidental left the accidental on the new note
Adding Intervals (above/below) didn't take into consideration the accidental toggle state
Multiple chord symbols attached to same note didn't copy as part of the range
Strings in fret diagrams without "X" or "O" displayed as "?" on Linux

Complete list of issues resolved and improvements implemented

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

#282893: Figured bass duration line exceedingly thin, almost invisible, and too long
#288576: Strange results when changing 4/4 measues with halfnotes tremolos between notes to 3/4
#298564: Position shift of slur on small staff when reload score
#295892: Missing barline with a horizontal frame followed by start repeat
#293984: Natural accidental doesn't automatically come up for natural notes after a natural-sharp/natural-flat one
#296426: Text attached to mmrest preceded by another mmrest ending with custom barlines loses custom position on reload
#297454: Corruption in local time signature

Apply palette elements with single click
Add boundaries for the left-side note dragging
Add visual representation of the 'hit' state when clicking palette cells
Allowed to drag note in both directions at normal mode accordingly to angle
Allowed the user to adjust the left angle of a beam
Enable moving grips with arrow (or Shift+arrow) keys in normal mode
Basic implementation of single-click access to editing elements with grips
Move Section Break Properties into Inspector
Move Bend Properties into Inspector
Make the appearance of Layout Break Inspector consistent with other inspectors
Add "Properties" button to several inspectors
Update basic MuseScore colours to meet the accessibility requirements
Ask user for a name of the newly created custom palette
#297894: Palette Names as Search Results in Palette Search
#280393: Hairpin: when in Edit mode, pressing the SHIFT button causes handles to drop down
#297425: Dragging multiple selected elements
#298196: [Reg. 3.3.2 -> 3.3.3] Bar line edit mode is drawn incorrectly after dragging a handle
#291177: Improve "Generate" (formerly "New All") and other Parts dialog box buttons
#291569: Navigator remains in page view after switching to continuous view
#291957: Program window height changes according to components displayed: can cause mixer, piano to disappear off screen

Y Offset value of fretboards didn't restore after undoing the values being changed from Edit Mode
Drag only elements of the same type in range selection
#298115: Replacing a note with an accidental leaves accidental on new note
#283653: Increase maximum value for frame radius in Inspector for text elements
#298121: Adding Intervals (above/below) should take into consideration the accidental toggle state
#297738: "Generate key signatures" in staff type change does not work
#296329: Instrument change should be able to apply to multimeasure rest
#279179: Natural-sharp/natural-flat not recognized as same accidental as sharp/flat
#296345: Text Style dlg box: offset suffix is always "sp" also for "mm" values
#297883: Multiple chord symbols attached to same note do not copy as part of range
#281253: Staff spacer down doesn't work at page bottom
#52151: "Auto" beam setting for Rests should not beam (if no stemlets)
#281957: Regression: display of beam properties for a selected note
#296044: Capture tool images are different in size compared to original
#298362: Pressing number after mouse click works for a different line in "Italian" styled tablature staff
#270589: "Bend type" does not remember previous user selection

Make extension file size suffixes translatable
Update appdata with latest releases
Correct whitespace representation in script tests to follow XML convention
Adjust Horns names
Add B-flat Trumpet to Orchestra genre, delete Piccolo Trumpet in B-flat from Orchestra and Concert Band genres
Disable "Generate key signatures" button for staff type change applied to tablature staff
#292912: File dialogs bookmarks are not saved and mess other applications bookmarks
#297549: Error in Select>More... menu
#295895: Language list in Resource Manager sorted by size is sorted in the style of string rather than that of number
#283240: Style menu: remember last selected dialog?
#297329: Add a Straight (tempo) text to the master palette
#293363: Enter should emplace ornament/element from Master Palette