Alternative (computer) keyboard
I do not know how many people using Musescore does have a midi keyboard or is so familiar with the computer keyboard enabling them to look at the screen and pressing the right key to input the correct note. I do not have any of these skills.
I suggest and alternative computer keyboard usage - as illustrated in the attached file.
Thanks
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Cannot open the file using Musescore 1.3.
In reply to Cannot open the file by Jm6stringer
It apparently has been created with a nightly build.
I opebed it there, exported as XML and opened that in 1.3, result attached
@Hennie: you're free to redefining keybord shortcuts to whatever you like.
By default these shortcuts use the note names C,D, E, F, G, A and B.
I see difficulties though reg. shortcuts for notes with accidentals, but there are shortcuts available for accidentals too (Default for b is -, no Default setting for #), so you'd need two keystrokes for such a note.
I changed my setup to use use < and > for crescendo/decrescendo, that frees up H for the note B (as that's how it is called in Germany) and then use b instead of - for b and set # to #.
My problem though is that I'm still not fit in matching note names to positions in stave ;-)
In reply to It apparently has been by Jojo-Schmitz
I used Nightly to create the request. The idea is to give a while new alternative keyboard layout. I hope that it can be a choice - and not key for key.
The change between the two setups can easily been toggled by (for example) the Caps Lock key.
Thanks
In reply to Alternative Keyboard by Hennie van Wyk
It'd be nice to be able to load and store Keyboard Settings.
That would enable us to distibute customized Keyboard Settings, many of the Default Settings make sense in an English Setup, but not in other languages for example.
H for "hairpin" is one example that only makes sense in English.
Have you seen the Piano Keyboard toolbar in the nightlies? Press "P" at any time. Seems this makes any need to redefine keyboard entry kind of unnecessary.
In reply to Have you seen the Piano by Marc Sabatella
Only if you can play the piano...
In reply to Only if you can play the by Jojo-Schmitz
OK, but I kind of thought that was the whole point of the proposed re-map - to emulate a piano keyboard? Seems the propose mapping is equally of little use to someone not familiar with that layout. And as far as I can see, of *less* use to someone who *is* familiar.
In reply to OK, but I kind of thought by Marc Sabatella
Ah yes, now I see. At first those keyboard assignments looked just wierd to me, but they indeed seem to emulate a piano keyboard.
In reply to Ah yes, now I see. At first by Jojo-Schmitz
The MuseScore piano is good for «mice» (one cannot touch it with the fingers)
A true fingerboard emulation would be nice for musicians not used to the Greek denominations