How to get symbols (from F2 palette) into normal text or lyrics?
Simply putting the text into edit mode, opening the F2 palette and clicking one of the special symbols doesn't work.
I'd want to add an 8th break symbol, for a syllable of one stanza of the lyrics
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I never use F2 anymore due to its co-assignment as a shortcut key to 'Transpose Up'. I seem to have trouble remembering what F2 does in what context, so I've been actively avoiding it.
I've meant to mention that the numerous ways of accessing symbols is confusing: F2, Alt-F9, Z, the 'Insert Special Characters (F2)' button on the left end of the text editing toolbar. Even the overlapping terminology - symbols vs. special characters - is confusing, and makes the whole process of adding non-standard text a matter of trial and error for me.
In reply to I never use F2 anymore due to by [DELETED] 448831
Ah, yes, that F2 / Transpose threw me off too
Still neither method to add one of those special characters via any of the methods don't work for me?
In reply to I never use F2 anymore due to by [DELETED] 448831
I never use F2 anymore due to its co-assignment as a shortcut key to 'Transpose Up'.
'Transpose Up'
and
'Transpose Down", with F2 + Shift :)
In reply to I never use F2 anymore due to by cadiz1
A special character is added to a text element via F2 or the insert special character button in the text tool bar when the text is in edit mode. Once the special character dialog is displayed, double click to insert the character in the text.
A symbol is a single element, not editable. It can be inserted by selecting a notehead, press Z and double click the symbol from the symbols palette in the master palette.
Does that clear the issue? Any suggestion to make it clearer to users?
Both features could be somehow merged. Suppressing the symbol construct and replace it by text for example. On another hand, they seem to serve a different purpose.
I'm not sure what Alt+F9 should do. It's not a MuseScore shortcut right?
It's indeed a bit unfortunate that the F2 key is also used to transpose the score when not in edit mode. We could change this, any suggestions?
In reply to A special character is added by [DELETED] 5
I typed Alt-F9 in error; I meant Shift+F9. Sorry about that!
In reply to A special character is added by [DELETED] 5
Yes, F2 dialog behaves as a palette, so you need to double-click the symbol in the F2 palette, just as with other palettes.
But in any case, it doesn't work with lyrics for some reason - you can double click all you want and the symbol doesn't appear.
In reply to Yes, F2 dialog behaves as a by Marc Sabatella
Yep, my problem exactly. And I want a rest as a lyric syllable.
In reply to Yep, my problem exactly by Jojo-Schmitz
As far as I know, there is no issue filed yet for that bug. It works fine for other text types, but not for lyrics.
In reply to As far as I know, there is no by Marc Sabatella
OK, I filed #37096: It is impossible to enter special characters from the F2 palette into lyrics