Style parameter changes for 4.1

This page lists style settings that were added, removed, renamed, or had their default values changed between the releases of MuseScore 4.0 and 4.1.

The following setting is always reset to the new defaults when migrating a score to 4.1: chordLineThickness.

Settings with updated defaults

Setting	XML Name	4.0 Default	4.1 Default	Reference PR
	articulationAnchorLuteFingering	4	1
Minimum multi-measure rest width	minMMRestWidth	4sp	6sp	#15778
	chordLineThickness	0.006sp (!)	0.16sp	#16292
	defaultsVersion	400	410
	palmMutePosAbove	(0, -4)	(0, 0)
	palmMutePosBelow	(0, 4)	(0, 0)

Added settings

Setting	XML Name	Default	Description	Reference PR
	expressionPosAbove	(0, -1.5)		#18501
	expressionPosBelow	(0, 2.5)		#18501
	expressionMinDistance	0.5
	harpPedalDiagram*	-	Font, frame and placement settings for harp pedal diagrams	#12597
	harpPedalTextDiagram*	-	Font frame and placement settings for harp pedal text diagrams	#12597
	tempoChange*	-	Comprehensive text style settings for the new gradual tempo change type	#15822
Default vertical offset	multiVoiceRestTwoSpaceOffset	0 (false)	Offset rests in multiple voices vertically by 2sp if true, by 1sp if false	#16719
Override score font	dynamicsOverrideFont	false	Use a different font for dynamics than the prevailing music font	#17001
Font	dynamicsFont	"Leland"	Font to use for dynamics, if overridden	#17001
Scale	dynamicsSize	1.0	Scaling factor for size of dynamics	#17001
Avoid bar lines	avoidBarLines	true	Dynamics should avoid barlines	#17001
Snap to dynamic	snapToDynamics	true	Expression marks on same note as a dynamic should snap to the dynamic	#17001
Alignment with notehead	centerOnNotehead	true	Dynamics item with additional text should center the dynamic on the notehead	#17001
Articulation alignment when positioned at the stem	articulationStemHAlign	2 (average)	Options: stem, notehead, average	#17303
Combined articulations	articulationKeepTogether	true	Prefer keeping articulations close together where some are inside stave and some outside	#17303
	minStraightGlissandoLength	1.2sp	Minimum length for a straight glissando line	#17744
	minWigglyGlissandoLength	2.0sp	Minimum length for a wiggly glissando line	#17744
	pedalText	""
	pedalContinueText	""
	pedalEndText	""
	preferSameStringForTranspose	0 (false)

Removed settings

These settings were introduced in 4.0 but never exposed or meaningfully used, and were removed as they became redundant.

XML Name	Reference PR
minStaffSizeForAutoStems	#17419
smallStaffStemDirection	#17419

Renamed settings

To fix typos.

Old XML Name	New XM name	Reference PR
pedalListStyle	pedalLineStyle	#12133