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MuseScore 3.6.0 (64-bit)

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What's new in this version:

New:
- Added the new default notation fonts "Leland"
- Added the new default text font "Edwin"
- Added a new dialog that suggests trying out the new engraving defaults
- Added automatic score ordering and bracketing
- Added automatic vertical justification of staves
- Added Mountain Dulcimer instrument and 3-string tab presets
- Added portamento for FLUID synthesiser
- Added Petaluma notation font
- Added mnemonics for "Save", "Save As" and "Resource Manager"

Improvements:
- Redesigned the score migration dialog and the algorithm for applying new styles
- Improved the vertical staff justification algorithm
- First system indentation now takes the maximum of the length of the instruments labels and the style parameter
- Added a support of measure number interval at multi-measure rests
- Improved the recognition of instruments when loading a pre-3.6 score
- Altered default canvas background colour
- Improved functionality and appearance of 'Add Palettes' button
- Implemented a new "Export" dialog
- Improved the score symbols appearance
- Updated Bravura notation font to version 1.39
- Extended the set of accidentals
- Implemented a third stroke style for minim-based two-note tremolos
- Added extended fermata symbols to MusicXML I/O
- Updated SMuFL to the latest version 1.3
- Added support for triple sharp and triple flat
- Replaced the accidentals from Emmentaler with improved ones from Parnassus
- Added an indication of sounding pitch if the global concert pitch toggle is off and the current instrument has an actual pitch
- Added heavy, reverse end and heavy double barlines
- Added Sicilianu translation
- The Edit Style dialog is no longer modal: the score can now be traversed while the dialog is open
- Added an alternative choice of “To Coda”
- Added a harmony duration interpretation
- MacOS window title bars now update according to the selected theme in MuseScore
- Added an automatic change of theme in MuseScore according to the MacOS dark/light mode setting
- The width of accidental symbols in the font is now honoured during drawing
- Solo instrument names now end in "solo"
- Improved collision avoidance between accidentals and ledger lines
- Improved the appearance of shadow notes
- Improved layout of the "Edit Style" dialog
- Cleaned up all unnecessary spaces and words used in file export
- Order of buttons in "Score migration" dialog is now platform-specific
- Improved search behavior in "Palettes"
- Added an option for applying new text font (Edwin) to imported MusicXML scores
- Replenished collection of demo scores
- Improved layout of the "Edit Style" dialog
- Improved handling of score orders
- Improved the appearance of ambitus caps
- Improved the appearance of the score migration dialog

Fixes:
- Fixed a bug preventing generation of square braces for an instrument with multiple staves
- Fixed an issue where style dialog loses setting of chord symbol radio buttons
- Fixed an issue with measure numbers not showing when first staff is cut away
- Fixed an issue where ledger lines only showed correctly when staff line spacing set to 0.5 increments (i.e 1.5, 2.0, etc.)
- Fixed an issue with image resize not correctly honouring aspect ratio
- Fixed an issue with "Select Similar Beat" command not working with shortened measures
- Fixed an issue where glissandos collide with double-digit start fretmarks
- Fixed glissando and portamento playback
- Enabled selection of text using the mouse in Palettes search field
- Adjusted the "Range-transpose" shortcuts
- Adjusted the appearance of dotted lines
- Staff visibility changes are now allowed mid-score
- Fixed an issue with the appearance of additive time signatures
- Fixed an issue where Mandolin unintentionally has a Grand Piano sound
- Expanded the list of special characters in "Special characters -> Common Symbols"
- Jump at Volta End no longer skips last measure
- Fixed a crash when switching instruments from an instrument with tabulature
- Fixed an issue when toggling between clefs of unpitched and pitched instruments, which led to a crash
- Fixed an issue where pressing Enter in the Score Properties dialog applies to the "New…" button rather than the "OK" button
- Fixed a crash when deleting header/footer text after hiding
- Fixed an issue where removing tuplets after inserting measures caused corruption/crash
- Reduced useless whitespace in JSON files
- Disabled auto collision avoidance for rests which do not have auto-placement enabled
- Fixed an issue where rests cannot be merged together when the measure has 3 or 4 voices
- Fixed an issue with the "Flatten all Beams" setting being ignored on score reload
- Fixed an issue where voice-1 rests collide with voice-3 rhythm slashes
- Fixed an issue where C time signature does not update
- Fixed an issue with readability of the tempo field by screen readers
- Fixed a palette search shortcut functionality issue
- Fixed an issue with missing space between the key signature and the first note when the time signature is hidden
- Fixed a freeze when a tie has the same start and end note
- Fixed a crash when deleting or changing a time signature in a multi-measure rest
- Fixed an issue with import of MusicXML files from the new version of Finale
- Fixed an incorrect tuplet calculation on a two-note tremolo
- Removed support for the "place at middle of stem" option for single-note tremolos
- Fixed an issue where duplication of voltas leads to following voltas being ignored
- Fixed an issue with MusicXML import of changed transpositions
- Fixed an issue where hairpin export stops halfway
- Fixed an issue with FirstSystemIndentation style setting not taking account of instrument label length
- Fixed an issue where MusicXML import did not honour "measure-style/slash"
- Fix missing kerning in MuseJazz Text
- Fixed an issue with application of new styles to 'recent' scores
- Fixed an issue with application of new styles to pre-3.6 scores
- Fixed an issue with incorrect brace scaling
- Fixed an issue with import of MusicXML tempo changes
- Fixed an issue where aligned pedal lines jump wildly while being dragged
- Fixed an issue with updating of translations
- Fixed an issue with export of fretboard diagrams to MusicXML
- Fixed an issue where atonal key signatures caused spacing issues
- Fixed an issue with the "Show MIDI controls in mixer" checkbox in "Preferences" dialog
- Fixed an issue with inconsistent stem directions on middle-line beamed notes
- Fixed an issue with application of new styles to 'recent' scores
- Fixed an issue with measure numbers colliding with brackets
- Fixed an issue with triggering of translation process after a language switch
- Fixed an issue where fingering was wrongly scaled with note size
- Fixed an issue with cutaway courtesy clefs not showing
- Fixed an issue with export of 32nd-note tuplets into MusicXML format
- Removed unnecessary rounding of BPM value in "Play panel"
- Fixed an issue with unexpected behavior of "Esc" key in "Edit Style" dialog
- Fixed a crash when importing a file with an incomplete tuplet
- Fixed an issue where adding instruments on top of others whose parts have been created leads to score corruption
- Fixed an issue with styles in the "converter" mode
- Fixed an issue where changing any property on a text line resets all styled properties to default
- Fixed an issue where the "Custom" string in "Instrument > Order" shows untranslated