ABC notation problems

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1

Operating system

macOS

Joplin version

3.4.12

Desktop version info

Joplin for Desktop

Copyright © 2016-2026 Laurent Cozic
Joplin 3.4.12 (prod, darwin)

Appareil : darwin, Apple M3
ID client : 70e339623a4d4d5eb32c8ca56dec884f
Version de Synchro : 3
Version du profil : 48
Trousseau supporté : Oui
ID d'instance alternatif : -

Révision : e9a9f68

ABC Sheet Music Plugin: 1.0.5
Backup: 1.4.3
Click to copy: 1.4.2
Freehand Drawing: 3.1.0
Insert YouTube Video: 1.3.0
Joplin DDDot: 0.4.4
JSheets: 1.1.3
macOS theme: 1.5.20
TimeWise Counter: 1.0.2

Editor

Rich Text Editor

What issue do you have?

Hello,

I downloaded the ABC notation plugin, and have some issues with it. For some reason, when I switch between the visual editor and the markdown editor, my abc notation becomes juste “Sheet music” (a line of text) and all my ABC notation is lost, gone.

How can I fix this?

Also : when published online,
(1) the background is grey (and not white/transparent like in the Joplin app)
(2) the “box” in which the music appears is not big enough and the lowest note doesn’t fit into the box.
See here an example: Exemples notation ABC Joplin - Joplin Cloud

2

The ABC notation plugin doesn't seem to support the Rich Text Editor. However, this seems to be fixed in the Joplin v3.5 pre-release, which includes built-in support for ABC sheet music.

Thank you for reporting this! I've published a test note that demonstrates both issues.

For the second issue, one option might be to add { responsive: 'resize' } to the ABC block's configuration section. For example,

```abc
{ responsive: 'resize' }
---
...abc source here...
```

However, this results in small/difficult to read sheet music on small screens.