> This is by design, to facilitate the ability to have different sounds loaded for different scores and quickly switch between them.
That's fair enough, but then why is there a single tab showing inside the window for the opened file?
Also, if MuseScore is now a multi-windowed app, it needs a Window menu like other apps do, and on MacOS at least needs to support CMD+` window switching.
Regarding the single tab: it us only a single tab if you have not opened one or more further parts. So a string quartet might show only the tab for the full score or up to a further four tabs, one for each part.
Do you think you could at least include the option to open files in the same window, at some point? I don't think all users will need specific sound settings for each score, and having several windows open (in my opinion) unnecessarily clutters the workspace.
Agree. Opening each score into a new window is well intended, but very annoying. It should be an option. The current design makes it very difficult to switch back and forth between scores.
Agree - this seems to be wasteful of system resources if opening a new, separate instance of MuseScore for each window (as implied by the appearance of a new splash/startup screen for each new window). I understand this 'feature' makes it possible to do certain things, but they're not things I do anyway.
The splash screen won’t show in future updates. But in fact, operating systems can manage multiple instances just fine; there is nothing to worry about in terms of wasting resources. It’s managing a single process that uses much more resources than it otherwise would that is harder.
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This is by design, to facilitate the ability to have different sounds loaded for different scores and quickly switch between them.
> This is by design, to facilitate the ability to have different sounds loaded for different scores and quickly switch between them.
That's fair enough, but then why is there a single tab showing inside the window for the opened file?
Also, if MuseScore is now a multi-windowed app, it needs a Window menu like other apps do, and on MacOS at least needs to support CMD+` window switching.
See also #337915: Open a new score will open a new instance of musescore 4 instead of opening a new tab inside musescore 4
In reply to > This is by design, to… by tintamarrant
Regarding the single tab: it us only a single tab if you have not opened one or more further parts. So a string quartet might show only the tab for the full score or up to a further four tabs, one for each part.
In reply to This is by design, to… by Marc Sabatella
Do you think you could at least include the option to open files in the same window, at some point? I don't think all users will need specific sound settings for each score, and having several windows open (in my opinion) unnecessarily clutters the workspace.
In reply to Do you think you could at… by XiaoMigros
exactly
But see #338910: Tabs behaviour change - Opening two scores on the same window
In reply to Do you think you could at… by XiaoMigros
Agree. Opening each score into a new window is well intended, but very annoying. It should be an option. The current design makes it very difficult to switch back and forth between scores.
Agree - this seems to be wasteful of system resources if opening a new, separate instance of MuseScore for each window (as implied by the appearance of a new splash/startup screen for each new window). I understand this 'feature' makes it possible to do certain things, but they're not things I do anyway.
The splash screen won’t show in future updates. But in fact, operating systems can manage multiple instances just fine; there is nothing to worry about in terms of wasting resources. It’s managing a single process that uses much more resources than it otherwise would that is harder.
THANK YOU to all the responders to my query! My mind is at ease, and I'll get on with learning to live with this intended feature.