Hairpin
Can we have the option (or general implementation) that things such as Hairpin perhaps snap to notes/rests (so that everything looks tidy)?
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Can we have the option (or general implementation) that things such as Hairpin perhaps snap to notes/rests (so that everything looks tidy)?
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It sort of does already. If you press H to add the hairpin to a particular note. Double click the hairpin and use Ctrl+Arrow (left or right) to move the end of the hairpin over a note (or rest).
For full details see Hairpin in the handbook.
In reply to It sort of does already. If by David Bolton
Thanks David.
Could there perhaps be a mention in the handbook somehow that the hairpin will snap (even if it is just using the keyboard shortcuts at the moment)?
In reply to Thanks David. Could there by chen lung
It doesn't snap (in the sense that a graphics program might use the word, "snap-to-grid"). It just moves to the next note. I believe this is already mentioned in the handbook (step 3 on the hairpin page).
If you move it by mouse, can it act similar to the keyboard (going to/through each note), rather than move around independently (where it may not have any effect upon playback)?
If there's a line break, what would you suggest? Doing it by keyboard would be no problem though.
It does bring up this , with regards to the automatic management - keeping things correct and tidy.
In reply to If you move it by mouse, can by chen lung
In my mind, movement via the mouse should anchor to the closest note. If you drag to the next system it should pass through the two systems as expected. There would be no snapping via mouse and therefore no loss of freedom, just the added convenience of snapping to the right note.
In reply to In my mind, movement via the by David Bolton
Agreed about the anchoring.
What is a system, BTW? I saw Werner say it in another topic.
How would you drag it to the next line (if that's a system)? Would you direct the mouse off the page and it would just join?
In reply to Agreed about the by chen lung
System = a group of staves to be played at once. Eg, in a piano score, each system has two staves: RH and LH. In an orchestra score, each system might have 20 or more staves. sometimes we speak informally about he next "line" of music, but when you need to make a distnction betwene the next staff within the system (eg, from RH to LH) and the next whole system of staves, that's the proper language.
In reply to Agreed about the by chen lung
"How would you drag it to the next line?" I'm suggesting just dragging to the next line (does that make sense?)
Going off the page into imaginary space and having it pop up somewhere else on the page seems convoluted to me.
In reply to "How would you drag it to the by David Bolton
I'm just curious to what happens if there's a system break.
Could you file a report with what you propose?
In reply to I'm just curious to what by chen lung
You mean a system break in the middle of the hairpin? I suggest the hairpin span both systems. I'm not sure how to explain this any better.
In reply to You mean a system break in by David Bolton
I'm thinking about the mouse pointer.
For this example, I want the hairpin to reach the end of bar 6. Would you just move the mouse diagonally to it?
In reply to I'm thinking about the mouse by chen lung
Yes, that is what I'm suggesting. Drag and release the mouse button when the pointer is on measure 6.