MuseScore 3.5 Release Candidate. PRs to be merged

[anatoly-os]

• fix #281616 : compile x86 Windows PortableApp at release time #5508

[RobFog]

#4757?

[shoogle]

• Restore status text and screen reader output #6210 - fixes bugs/regressions introduced by Screen Reader status messages #6173

[ecstrema]

• fix #306603: Measure number vertical offset interpreted incorrectly #6208

[Spire42]

• Fix #306598: Canvas: impossible to choose a custom zoom default, difficult to override in toolbar #6213 - Canvas: impossible to choose a custom zoom default, difficult to override in toolbar

Fixes bugs and regressions introduced in #5623, #5922, and #6186.

[Jojo-Schmitz]

Issues without PRs (yet):

(Issues with) PRs:

• [MU3] Fix #295588: Add Petaluma font #5381 - Fix #295588: add Petaluma font
• [MU3] Update Bravura to 1.39 #5934 - Update Bravura to 1.39
• fix #304880: wrong beam positions when changing spatium #6034 - fix #304880: wrong beam positions when changing spatium
• Use "Merge matching rests" in the closed score SATB and barbershop templates #6203 - Use "Merge matching rests" in the closed score SATB and barbershop templates
• fix #298820: fix inability to minimize MuseScore on Linux with Gnome-based desktop environments #6206- fix #298820: Can't minimize Musescore or change virtual desktop on Linux with Gnome-based desktop environments
• fix #305069: Chord symbols attached to fret diagrams don't play back #6218 - fix #305069: Chord symbols attached to fret diagrams don't play back
• Fix #306750, Fix#306751 - Chord alignment #6219 - fix #306750: Chord symbol alignment incorrectly forces alignment between above & below chords and across staves, fix #306751: Chord symbol alignment changes default position without reason
• fix #306816: Crash when select Realize Chord Symbols by right clicking chord symbol with Fretboard Diagram #6222 - fix #306816: Crash when select Realize Chord Symbols by right clicking chord symbol with Fretboard Diagram
• fix #306964: Crash when change the numerical value of Fretboard Diagram “Maximum shift above” #6236 - fix #306964: Crash when change the numerical value of Fretboard Diagram “Maximum shift above”
• fix translation of barline names in barlines inspector #6239 - fix translation of barline names in barlines inspector
• fix #306878 Retain focus for non-modal dialogs #6245 - fix #306878: Retain focus for non-modal dialogs

[worldwideweary]

• Fix #306807: Crash on [Go to first empty trailing measure] command with specific circumstance #6223 - Fix Crash Case with Empty Trailing Measure command (https://musescore.org/en/node/306807)

[tobik]

• Fix #306821: TAB and number of lines in collision avoidance of rests #6224 - Fix #306821: Regression TAB and number of lines in collision avoidance of rests

[MarcSabatella]

Still not totally clear on the criteria for what is being considered, but to me these are good candidates. They are not regressions (well, not new regressions in 3.5 anyhow) but they do address some real pain points that are easily solved. And they don't involve new strings or otherwise require new documentation, they just allow things to work that people have every right to expect to work anyhow.

• fix #306950 - allow Ctrl+Delete from note input mode #6238 - allow Ctrl+Delete from note input mode
• Rhythm note input mode fixes and improvements #6232 - Rhythm note input mode fixes and improvements
• fix #306612: insert horizontal frame in front of frame using palette #6207 - insert horizontal frame in front of frame using palette
• Fix #299214: Reimplement Shift+L/R for leading space while in edit mode upon notehead #6204 - Reimplement Shift+L/R for leading space while in edit mode upon notehead

[MarcSabatella]

The following issue needs to be resolved:

https://musescore.org/en/node/307005.

The following PR addresses it directly:

• fix #307005: chord playback default not consistent #6247

And then also

• fix #302710: change default for harmony channel to piano #6268 - changes default playback sound for chord symbols to piano

Another possible approach is #6259 which disables chord symbol playback for pre-3.5 scores, but I think the consensus is #6268 is preferable.

[tobik]

• Fix #306821: For compatibility of existing scores apply automatic col… #6243 - restore backward compatibility for collision avoidance of rests

[jeetee]

• Refactor score unwinding #6248 fix issues with jumps and repeats (no regression, just plain bugfixing)
  --> moved to 3.5.1 milestone

[AntonioBL]

• fix #307075 : Bold and underlined text is not displayed properly unde… #6246 - [Windows, Linux] Bold and underlined text is not displayed properly - a regression introduced by the workaround of PR fix #281601 and fix #284218 [workaround]: broken on-screen rendering … #5794. This new PR simply disables the workaround for the bold+underlined case.

[shoogle]

• AppImage: Bundle OpenSSL to fix Save Online on recent distros #6249 - fix Save Online on Linux

[lvinken]

• #6256 low risk MusicXML import/export improvements

[Spire42]

• Fix #307121: Revert default zoom type to “100%” #6258 - Revert default zoom type to “100%”

By popular demand. Undoes the change to the default zoom type that was made in #5623.

[worldwideweary]

• Fix #307077: Dragging element(s) with keyboard modifiers were retaini… #6260 - Element dragging with modifier keys [ctrl/shift] incorrectly apply offsets of previous drags

[rettinghaus]

• [MusicXML] Add missing Gould arrow quartertone accidentals #6263

[lvinken]

• #6269 - Musescore crashes when loading .mxl file containing incomplete tuplet

[MarcSabatella]

I edited a comment above to list #6268 (changes default playback sound for chord symbols to piano) as the consensus on how to handle compatibility/surprise concerns for older scores with chord symbol playback.

[Jojo-Schmitz]

Yet unresolved issues (without PRs, as those don't make sense there):

• Updating the MuseScore General (and for the Extensions the MuseScore General HQ) soundfont.
  Solves several issues, at least these:
  • #232886: MuseScore_General.sf3: "Space Voice" panning issue.
  • #291501: use of envelope delay phase in SoundFont causes bizarre playback behavior
  • #299366: Choir sample on E3-F#3 adds octave pitch
  • #299545: Incorrect Harmonica Range
  • #305308: Marching band snare drum cymbals don't sound
  • #305333: Bug Report on A4 for Double Bass
• Translation issues, some strings (12 in total) that had been 'translated' into en_US somehow made it back to Transifex as the source strings. Got translated into various other languages, but now show untranslated as they don't refer to the real source strings. Mentioned in https://t.me/MuseScoreTranslation/5522 ff.
  • See 1954692 and 5045588

[MarcSabatella]

• fix #307428: don't disable "remove selected range" #6280 - fixes recent regression where Ctrl+Delete would become disabled after right-click
• fix #307430: jazz override does not work in Realize Chord Symbols #6281 - fixes bug in "realize chord symbols" command where override of jazz/literal interpretation was ignored

[CodeforEvolution]

• fix #98101: [Audio + Buildsystem] Add support for the Haiku operating system #6283 - Add support for the Haiku operating system

This would really help to have this added to the 3.5 release, as it would make it easier for the folks over at HaikuPorts (Haiku’s main package management repo).

[MarcSabatella]

• fix #288962: continue text customizations not saved #6297 - make sure unchecking "continue text" box for hairpin lines survives save (fixes a 3.5 regression caused by fix #288962: score display does not respond to unchecking of "Begin/Continue/End text" boxes #5747)

[Jojo-Schmitz]

• fix a warning reg. a no longer existing tabStop #6267 - fix a warning reg. a no longer existing tabStop, minor but harmless
• fix #307548: Lines palette: duplicate symbols #6296 - fix #307548: Lines palette: duplicate symbols Not a regression, but a very small and harmless fix
• fix #307593: prevent duplicated icon on Ubuntu #6300 - fix #307593: prevent duplicated icon on Ubuntu Not a regression, but a very small and (hopefully, review needed) harmless fix
• [3.x] CMake: Print Qt version or useful error if it's not installed #6305 - CMake: Print Qt version or useful error if it's not installed (very harmless but helpful for developers)

[Harmoniker1]

• Partially fix #294768: tremolos don't have cue size #6265 - Partially fix #294768: tremolos don't have cue size

This PR also fixes an issue of the stem length becoming a bit longer than necessary for chords with tremolo strokes and a downward stem.
It also makes one-note tremolo layout slightly better.

[Jojo-Schmitz]

• Make the check for the soundfont name case insensitive #6314 - Make the check for the soundfont name case insensitive
• Fix #307623: Y offsets change when stave space is changed #6315 - fix #307623: Y offsets change when stave space is changed

I'd like to see this PR in 3.5RC, even if not being a 3.5 regression, but it finally seems to make continuous mode with lyrics usable again:

• fix #276141: no space for lyrics in continuous view #6307 - fix #276141: no space for lyrics in continuous view

[MarcSabatella]

No PR yet, but this is a serious regression that needs to be fixed:

• https://musescore.org/en/node/307721 (blank lines ignored at top of text)

[MarcSabatella]

I believe this is important for 3.5, otherwise people will employ workarounds that will break when this does get fixed:

• Optimized chord symbol/fretboard alignment algorithm #6321 (corrects handling of chord symbol alignment with multiple chord symbols, use of autoplace toggle, and more(

[Jojo-Schmitz]

No PR yet, but this is a serious regression that needs to be fixed:

• https://musescore.org/en/node/307721 (blank lines ignored at top of text)

• fix #307721: blank lines ignored at top of text elements #6328 - fix #307721: blank lines ignored at top of text
• Fix #307741 images attached to measures don't propagate between score and existing parts #6330 - Fix #307741 images attached to measures don't propagate between score and existing parts
• fix #307005: chord playback default not consistent #6247 -fix #307005: chord playback default not consistent (is in 3.x, but not yet in 3.5rc)

[anatoly-os]

Congratulations with 3.5 Release Candidate! https://musescore.org/en/3.5rc