chord names
can you alter the distance between chord names and the system so less distance is used as i cannot find anything in the hand book
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can you alter the distance between chord names and the system so less distance is used as i cannot find anything in the hand book
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Positions of most text elements is controlled by Style->Edit Text Style. The Chordname section is what you want. You may need to load the score for it to take effect on chords already entered. Most already-entered text elements actually won't listen to changes made in that dialog at all - you need to use the Text Properties right click menu. But chords are not regular text - they are special, generated on the fly based on the chord description file.
In reply to Positions of most text by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for the reply but I have already played with the settings in the chord name settings and cannot get it to alter the position of the chord names whatever I do.
In reply to chord names by bstn40
Did you reload the score like I said? If so and you are still having problems, post the score and we can try to help.
In reply to Did you reload the score like by Marc Sabatella
Yes I did as you said but couldn't seem to get anywhere, However I have found a solution in another part of the forum which said that if I right clicked one of the chord letters and and selected all similar elements I could click and drag them to where I wanted them and this seems to work thanks again
In reply to chord names by bstn40
While I am on the subject of chord names is there a way to seperate the chord letter from the flat sign by a fraction in so could you explain to me just how as some of my E flats look like B flats
thanks again
In reply to Chord names again by bstn40
I believe this problem is fixed in the nighly builds already.
For 1.2 I'd modified the stdchords.xml and changed
<renderRoot>:n m:0:-1 :a m:.5:1</renderRoot>
to
<renderRoot>:n m:1:-1 :a m:.5:1</renderRoot>
In reply to I believe this problem is by Jojo-Schmitz
I'm sorry but I don't understand unless you are saying that I should modify the code in some way if so how do you get into the code
In reply to Chord names again by bstn40
It's not really code, but a plain text files that youcan edit with e.g. Wordpad on a PC
You'd find in in %ProgramFiles%/Muse/score/style/stdchords.xml on a 32bit Windows XP, Vista and Seven
In reply to chord names by bstn40
That works, but so does changing the chordname text style, which also has the advantage of still working if you add more chords. Again, if you post a score you are having problems with, we can probably help.
As for the flat sign, also note there are multplie chirdname styles to choose from in your *general* as opposed to text) style, as described inthe handbook section on Chord name . the issue you refer to only applies to stdcchords.xml, I believe. The other chord styles already have the flat sign further removed. If you start from the Jazz Lead Sheet template instead of the original Lead Sheet templatw, this style is loaded by default. You might like the chird height better in that template too. It also uses larger chord symbols with a a "hanrdwritten" font, which may may not be something you want.
In reply to That works, but so does by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for all your help I have never come across a program that has such a good help system from the replies I have managed do get sorted and my next project will be using the Jazz lead sheet.
After I had already added chords to my piece, I noticed they were too far from the system. I selected one chord, right clicked, and selected " text properties." Under "Offset" I entered a smaller number in the "Y" field. Then checked "Apply to all elements of the same type." and clicked "OK." All chords in the piece were moved closer to the system.
In reply to worked like a charm for me! by musicjam
Did they stay there after saving and reloading the file? Normally, they don't. Also, newly entered chords will still show in the original location. And sometimes, using the text porperties dialog as you did actually causes the chords to disappear, although they reappear - in their original locations - upon reload. I would again emphasize the best way to move chords permanently is via Style / edit text style / chord names - altering the Y parameter, as you did - and then reloading. It's really the only way that truly works for all cases.
In reply to Did they stay there after by Marc Sabatella
I will try that. What exactly do you mean by "reloading?" As in click "apply?"
In reply to I will try that. What by musicjam
No, I mean you have to save and close the score then open it again. Or use file->reload, which is essentially the same thing. After reload, changes made to chirds using properties get lost, but changes made using style finally get applied. Assuming you were eventually going to save and close then open it again anyhow, that's why using the style settings is really the omly way to go.
you were right - the text properties menu did not save the changes. I tried your method and it worked. Glad you have such know how with this somewhat capricious program -- very helpful. What I think is strange is that when I change the y parameter and click apply and OK - nothing happens. It looks as if the program is not responding. But then I save and reload, and voila - the changes are there.
In reply to sabatella -- by musicjam
In 1.2, text style changes usually only affect items created after the change. That will change for 2.0 - text style changes will start affecting existing items too (unless you explicitly set your text to not use the style). It"s just kind of a fluke that this works at all for chords, but chords are not ordinary text. They are special in that they are regenerated on the fly according to the rules in the Chord descriptor XML file - upon reload. This is also why the text properties method *doesn't* work.