Open score in same spot previously closed at?

[apbreaux]

Your idea

Please let me know if this has been addressed or is available. Is there a way to have a score open in the same spot as it was when it was previously closed, as opposed to opening at the beginning of the score each time? Thanks.

Problem to be solved

Makes it more convenient so as to not have to scroll through multiple pages of a score to get back to where you were working previously each time. For example, I've got a score that is up to over 80 pages.

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[MarcSabatella]

Right now, the information about last-viewed location is not saved within the score, and realistically, I'm not sure it would make sense, and it's actually quite likely you'd be scrolling around the score after the last explicit save operation, and the location you happened to be viewing during the last save is probably not as useful as the last location actually viewed. However, I could imagine the latter information being saved somehow as part of the list of recent files.

There is a little-known command that was introduced to help with the specific case you mention - returning to where you left off in a work-in-progress. Go to Edit / Preferences / Shortcuts and define a shortcut for "Go to first empty trailing measure". This will now allow you to easily jump to where you left off at any time. Of course, that assumes you are basically working left to right and want to get back to end of the music you've written. It wouldn't help if you're actually jumping around randomly and want to get back to that specific spot. For that I would advise using rehearsal marks and the Find command (Ctrl+F). Or View / Timeline.

For further discussion of alternatives you can use today, please ask on the Support forum on musescore.org

[apbreaux]

I tried the Shortcut, but it does not work for me. However, the Rehersal mark method did work. I do work on my score from left to right, and start where I left off. I don't typically skip around. For now, the Rehersal mark method should suffice. It's faster than scrolling from the beginning. Appreciate the advice.

[MarcSabatella]

The shortcut works for me. If you find otherwise, and that it still fails using the 4.2 beta, please open a separate issue for that, and be sure to say which version of MuseScore you are using, what OS, what keyboard layout, and which shortcuts specifically you tried.