Fixes and stability improvements • iOS

What's New in Version 5.0.1:

• The pop-up menu for adding dots is again available now by the second tap on the selected note value button
• Added option for displaying a switch control in the status panel for choosing notes input mode for virtual instruments and MIDI devices
• Added setting for connecting or disconnecting external MIDI devices using Bonjour services
• Improved import of MusicXML files
• Fixed issues with entering lyrics
• Restored functionality of the multitouch in the virtual piano
• Fixed an issue where file manager showed extra items located outside of the current folder
• Fixed copying and pasting between files
• Other bug fixes and stability improvements

Improved user experience and enhanced aesthetics of user interface in new version 5 for iOS

What's New in Version 5.0:

• Reworked user interface of the project workspace providing a better user experience
  • New improved toolbar for more intuitive workflow control
  • System of "Environments" for interacting with a project in different manners: Score editor, Tracks navigator and Piano Roll
  • Added navigation panel with intuitive buttons for creating new bars or musical events before or after the current position
  • Added status panel with actual information about the selected objects in a score
• Side panels in Score editor are collapsible now and leave more space for music sheets
• Properties panel with submenus for a faster access to editing options
• Advanced property editors available from the bottom button in each property submenu provide more sophisticated setup of clefs, tempos, time signatures, and other musical elements
• Actions panel contains new pasting actions and submenus with transformations
• Updated Frets Numpad for editing a tablature and navigating between strings
• Improved Lyrics panel containing fast-access copy and paste buttons
• In Pitches panel enharmonic equivalents can be set by horizontal swiping over the pitch button in addition to a popup available by a long press on such button
• Selection area enhanced with interactive borders and draggable handles
• New convenient gestures for working with a score
  • Two-fingers tap for switching between Input and Fragment selection modes
  • Three-fingers horizontal swipe for undo and redo actions
  • Three-fingers tap or three-fingers vertical swipe for switching between input types, e.g. "Pitches" or "Tablature", in the Input mode, or between "Bars" and "Musical events" scopes of selection in the Fragment mode
  • Hold-and-drag for reallocating the selected fragment in the composition
  • Long press selection's horizontal edge and drag it up or down to switch between "Bars" and "Musical Events" scopes in the Fragment mode
  • Long press selection's left or right side edge and drag its highlighted handle horizontally to expand or reduce the selected area
• System/line breaks and page breaks in Vertical and Pages layouts
• Setting for a fixed number of bars per system/line
• Dotted notes are notated now using the corresponding menu in the Properties panel
• Custom pitch notation systems for naming notes in the interface
  • Scientific Pitch Notation with English, German or Dutch note letters nomenclature
  • Helmholtz pitch notation with Primes, English or Swedish octave naming convention
  • Fixed do solfège with scientific or franco-belgic octave numbering method
  • Integer notation of pitch classes
  • Japanese "Iroha" notes system
  • Indian Carnatic and Hindustani svaras
  • Byzantine note names
• Option for serial input of notes via the input panels, like "Pitches" or "Chords", or Frets Numpad
• Improved Instrument Editor available directly from the status panel by tap on instrument's name
• Support for Multiple Windows in iPadOS
• Customizable appearance with themes, custom accent and highlight colors
• Dark mode support for iOS 13 and higher
• Improved typography of the UI with support for the Dynamic Type
• Enhanced aesthetics of buttons and other graphical interface elements
• Added a setting for aligning side panels vertically
• Minimum required iOS version is iOS 10.0
• Multiple bug fixes and stability improvements

Dear users of the Stave'n'Tabs,

We are glad to let you know that after many months of hard work the development of the 5th version of Stave'n'Tabs for iOS just went into its final phase, and we would like to invite you to join its Open Beta Test, which is going to run for next weeks.

Many aspects of the application were reworked. We hope the brand-new interface of the project workspace, updated visual appearance and multiple improvements in the code base will make working with your scores and creating new music even more intuitive and enjoyable.

If you want to participate in testing install the latest beta version via this TestFlight link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/E25n5WKo. You will not be charged for any In-App Purchases in the beta version of the app.

We would love to hear your feedbacks. Feel free to comment right here or send us email to support+beta@staventabs.com. All your suggestions, ideas or problem reports will be taken into account and help us to improve the stability of the app and make the release date closer. Most active testers provided useful feedbacks will be given promo codes for In-App Purchases in the production version of the Stave'n'Tabs.

Thank you all in advance!

Yours, Stave'n'Tabs team

⚠️ Note before installing beta version ⚠️

Though the beta version is mostly stable and your existing files should not be damaged, we still highly recommend to backup your musical files stored in the Stave'n'Tabs to a computer, e.g. using iTunes Sharing or AirDrop, before installing or update the application to version from the TestFlight.

What new features can I test?

• New user interface of the project workspace
  • Toolbar with improved buttons for better controlling of the working process
  • System of Environments for editing a project in different manners: Score editor, Tracks navigator and Piano Roll
  • More compact interface elements and collapsible side panels for leaving more space for your music sheet
  • Properties panel with submenus for faster access to editing options
  • Advanced property editors available from the bottom button in each property submenu provides more sophisticated setup of clefs, tempos, time signatures, and other properties
  • Actions panel contains new pasting actions and submenus with transformations
  • Navigation panel with more intuitive features for creating new bars or musical events before or after the current position
  • Added status panel with actual information about the selected objects in the score
  • Cleaner design of buttons and other interface elements
• Selection area with draggable borders and knobs
• Navigation between strings and per-string editing of a tablature via the Frets Numpad in the Tablature input type
• Improved input of lyrics with fast-access copy and paste buttons in the Lyrics panel
• New convenient gestures for interaction with a score
  • Two-fingers tap for switching between Input and Fragment selection modes
  • Two-fingers horizontal swipe for undo and redo actions
  • Two-fingers vertical swipe for switching between input types, e.g. 'Pitches' or 'Tablature', in the Input mode, and selecting bars or musical events in the Fragment mode
  • Hold-and-drag for reallocating the selected fragment in the composition
  • Long press over the selection's horizontal edges for switching between Bars and Musical Events scopes in the Fragment mode
  • Long press over the selection's vertical edges for expanding or reducing the selected area
• Support for Multiple Windows in iPad
• Customizable appearance with themes, custom accent and highlight colors
• Dark mode support for iOS 13 and higher

and much more…