musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Allow in-score editing of text on lines

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Since Sep 30, 2025.

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Description

Related to #14238

Like we did for repeat play count text, we should make it possible to edit text that is a part of a line element by double-clicking on it within the score (as opposed to the current method of editing it within a text field in properties).

This may require a bit of design, specifically the addition of Auto/Custom/Hide options in properties for such text.


Text line objects to which this would apply:

  • Volta lines
    • Prima volta
    • Seconda volta (open)
    • Seconda volta
    • Terza volta
  • Ottava lines
    • 8va alta
    • 8va bassa
    • 15ma alta
    • 15ma bassa
    • 22ma alta
    • 22ma bassa
  • Palm mute
  • Let ring
  • Text line
  • System text line
  • Staff text line
  • Barré line
  • Crescendo line
  • Diminuendo line
  • Line
  • accel.
  • allarg.
  • rall.
  • rit…
  • calando
  • lentando
  • morendo
  • precipitando
  • smorz.
  • sost…
  • string.
  • Straight glissando
  • Wavy glissando

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