Style parameter changes for 4.0 - musescore/MuseScore GitHub Wiki
This page lists style settings that were added, removed, or had their default values changed between the releases of MuseScore 3.6 and 4.0.
The following settings are always reset to the new defaults when migrating a score to 4.0: bracketDistance, measureSpacing, propertyDistance, propertyDistanceHead, propertyDistanceStem, articulationMinDistance.
| Setting | XML Name | 3.6 Default | 4.0 Default | Reference PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thick barline distance 1 | endBarDistance |
0.70sp | 0.37sp | #9138 |
| Double barline distance 1 | doubleBarDistance |
0.55sp | 0.37sp | #9138 |
| Repeat barline to dots distance 1 | repeatBarlineDotSeparation |
0.70sp | 0.37sp | #9138 |
| Footer offset 2 | footerOffset |
(0.0, 5.0) | (0.0, 0.0) | #9193 |
| Dynamics font sizes | dynamicsFontSize |
11pt | 10pt | #9395 |
| Stem width | stemWidth |
0.11sp | 0.10sp | #9792 |
| Shortest stem | shortestStem |
2.25sp | 2.5 (no units) | #9792 |
| Broken beam minimum length | beamMinLen |
1.3sp | 1.2sp | #10613 |
| Chord Symbol font size | chordSymbolAFontSize |
11pt | 10pt | #10613 |
| Chord Symbol (Alternate) font size | chordSymbolBFontSize |
11pt | 10pt | #10613 |
| Subtitle font size | subTitleFontSize |
16pt | 14pt | #10613 |
| Minimum measure width | minMeasureWidth |
5sp | 8sp | #10613 |
| Minimum note distance | minNoteDistance |
0.2sp | 0.4sp | #10613 |
| Even footer, center | evenFooterC |
"$: copyright:" | "$C" 3 | #10613 |
| Odd footer, center | oddFooterC |
"$: copyright:" | "$C" 3 | #10613 |
| Measure repeat number position | mmRestNumberPos |
-1.5sp | -0.5sp | #10616 |
| Lyrics min. bottom margin | lyricsMinBottomDistance |
2.0sp | 1.5sp | #13496 |
| Bracket distance | bracketDistance |
0.1sp | 0.45sp | #13496 |
| Bracket width | bracketWidth |
0.44sp | 0.45sp | #13496 |
| Brace distance | akkoladeBarDistance |
0.4sp | 0.35sp | #13496 |
| Brace thickness | akkoladeWidth |
1.6sp | 1.5sp | #13496 |
| Ledger line length | ledgerLineLength |
0.35sp | 0.33sp | #13496 |
| Slurs/ties line thickness at end | slurEndWidth |
0.07sp | 0.05sp | #13496 |
| Let ring line thickness | letRingLineWidth |
0.15sp | 0.11sp | #13496 |
| Palm mute line thickness | palmMuteLineWidth |
0.15sp | 0.11sp | #13496 |
| Articulation minimum vertical distance | articulationMinDistance |
0.5sp | 0.4sp | #13522 |
| Articulation distance from notehead 4 | propertyDistanceHead |
1.00sp | 0.4sp | #13522 |
| Articulation distance from stem 4 | propertyDistanceStem |
1.80sp | 0.4sp | #13522 |
| Articulation distance from staff 4 | propertyDistance |
1.00sp | 0.4sp | #13522 |
1: These distance-related settings used to indicate distance between the centers of elements. Now, they refer to the distance from the right side of one to the left side of the other. Consequently, the default values have been reduced somewhat. When migrating a score from an older version, the appropriate calculations are made to give the same visual result.
3: i.e. copyright line will be shown on first page only
4: previously called 'Notehead distance', 'Stem distance' and 'Articulation distance'
| Setting | XML Name | Description | Reference PR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beam distance | beamDistance |
Superseded by useWideBeams
|
#9937 |
| Progression (of stem shortening) | shortStemProgression |
Fixed at 0.25 | #12472 |
harmonyPlay |
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multiMeasureRestMargin |
Mostly not yet exposed in the UI.
| Setting | XML Name | Default | Description | Reference PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
systemTrailerRightMargin |
0.5sp | The distance between the system trailer and the right side of the stave |
#9158 | |
ArpeggioAccidentalDistance |
0.5sp | The distance between arpeggios and accidentals | #9097 | |
ArpeggioAccidentalDistanceMin |
0.33sp | The minimum distance between arpeggios and accidentals | #9097 | |
alignSystemToMargin |
true | Aligns the system to the margin (ignoring brackets) when staff names are hidden | #9277 | |
instrumentNameOffset |
1sp | The amount of padding between staff names and the system | #9277 | |
staffHeaderFooterPadding |
1sp | The min amount of space between the header/footer and music | #9193 | |
stemLength |
3.5 | The default stem length | #9792 | |
stemLengthSmall |
2.25 | The default stem length for small notes | #9792 | |
shortStemStartLocation 1
|
1 | Number of spaces outside the staff that stems start to become reduced | #9792 | |
minStaffSizeForAutoStems 1
|
4 | Minimum number of staff lines for automatic stem directions. Staves with fewer lines will have all stems pointing the same direction | #9792 | |
smallStaffStemDirection 1
|
Direction::UP | The default stem direction for small staves | #9792 | |
keysigAccidentalDistance |
0.3sp | Default gap between accidentals in key signatures | #9389 | |
keysigNaturalDistance |
0.4sp | Default gap between naturals in key signatures | #9389 | |
| Beam distance | useWideBeams |
false | If beams are 1-space apart instead of the default 0.75-spaces | #9937 |
tremoloNoteSidePadding |
1.25 | The amount of padding between a note and its tremolo (measuring from vertical centre of notehead to top/bottom of tremolo bounding box) | #10131 | |
tremoloOutSidePadding |
0.5 | The amount of padding between the tip of a stem and a tremolo | #10131 | |
headerSlurTieDistance |
1.0sp | Distance between the system header and the start of a slur/tie/line | #12451 | |
alwaysShowSquareBracketsWhenEmptyStavesAreHidden |
false | Always show thin square brackets even if only one spanned stave is shown on the system | #13634 |
1: never exposed; removed in 4.1