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@vpereverzev vpereverzev released this 13 Mar 12:03
· 13 commits to 4.0.2 since this release

This patch release contains fixes for numerous issues, and also includes some significant usability and engraving improvements.

Score corruption fixes

  • Multiple issues causing score corruption have been fixed
  • Part scores are now scanned for corruptions
  • There is now a more comprehensive system for alerting you when there are corruptions identified on your score (including a mechanism to help you avoid saving those corruptions)

Usability improvements

  • The Properties panel has been improved so it's possible to edit the visibility, colour and play settings of individual notes within chords
  • Toggling visibility of notes within chords now produces more predictable results
  • Images in frames can now be deleted
  • Parts can now be reset to their original layout
  • The UI is now easier to interact with when the user is holding the mouse unsteadily
  • The audio export process can now be cancelled
  • There's a new feature to save relevant diagnostic files (making it easier to get support from MuseScore developers)

Performance enhancements

  • Major improvements to how MuseScore handles with WASAPI (Benefits Windows users)

Bugs squashed and regressions repaired

  • Various crashes have been fixed (including numerous VST-related crashes)
  • Zoom controls in the status bar are easier to use and more intuitive
  • Various problems with the visual behaviour of the app on second monitors are now resolved
  • Text line spacing option has been reinstated in Properties
  • Some playback problems have been resolved, including when entering tablature notation, and when changing the tempo using the tempo slider
  • Multiple other minor bug fixes

A ton of engraving fixes and improvements

  • Multiple fixes to system-line objects
  • Several errors arising from setting notes to cue size are resolved
  • Fixes to the behaviour of system objects
  • Various fixes to the behaviour of stems
  • Voices now align correctly in 'full' tab staves
  • Sticking in percussion music no longer breaks slurs
  • Slurs now show correctly in parts when only some voices are displayed
  • Cross-page glissando lines have been finessed
  • Various collisions have been resolved (clefs and key signatures, accidentals and cross-staff beams)

Please see the 4.0.2 project for the complete list of issues addressed in this release