adding a tie, using a Mac
I'm using 0.9.5 on my MacBook Pro (OSX 10.6.1), which has no num pad, which I mention because I found a tip suggesting that using the + key on the num pad might help my problem, which is that I can't make a tie appear. + doesn't create one. I'm one measure into my MuseScore experience and can't tie two notes together. The only + available on my keyboard is the +/= key. Anyone else run into (and solve) this problem?
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On my MacBook (non pro), you can activate the numpad with F6 and then +/= works.
In reply to On my MacBook (non pro), you by [DELETED] 5
On my MacBook Pro I have to use the keypad + with F6 num lock enabled - that is the ?/ key, not the +/= key.
I'm also running into this problem with my iMac using the Mac wireless keyboard which also does not have a num pad and as far as I can tell does not have the F6 functionality to turn on a "keypad" as on a Macbook or Macbook Pro. I'm on the first line of my first composition needing a tie. Please help!!
In reply to I'm also running into this by finndude
There is a tie button on the note entry toolbar (it is the plus sign). On my Windows computer (US English keyboard) ties work without the num pad.
In reply to Ties via mouse by David Bolton
I found out (on my macbook) that selecting the last note in the bar, then pressing ">" creates a tie, which only needs adjusting the length. There should be a simpler way though :)
In reply to making a tie by Yoris
> is not a default shortcut for ties. You also mention needing to adjust the length of the tie. Make sure you are not confusing a tie with a slur (details in handbook).
In reply to > is not a default shortcut by David Bolton
...a shortcut for a tie?
I am aware of the difference between a tie and a slur, but in some cases i need to resort to a slur as a tie, because i dont know how to get it done otherwise.
Though slurs are not entirely problemfree themselves; i will report on that issue in a series of bugs i (think i) found in musescore,
thanks,
Yoris
In reply to will there be.... by Yoris
It is already fixed in the latest nightlies . See http://www.musescore.org/en/node/3820
In reply to Ties via mouse by David Bolton
I think the issue is that without a numeric keypad, to type '+' you hold Shift and type the '+/=' key, which is being caught as "Shift-+" which is the shortcut for "Layout -> Add More Stretch"! And if you try the '+/=' key without Shift, well, of course, it is '=', which I don't think is being used. It *could* be adopted as a second shortcut for "Tie", but that might be confusing... Thanks for pointing out the toolbar '+'.
Thanks to the team for all the great work on MuseScore.
In reply to Ties on Mac with no numeric keypad by djackson
The plus sign ("+") is above the equals sign ("=") on US keyboards but not all languages so it would be confusing for several other keyboard layouts (incidentally the plus does not require Shift on the German keyboard layout). However this issue has already been addressed in the latest prereleases and beta by changing the default shortcuts for Add More Stretch.
Until this is resolved in 9.6 (?) you can use preferences / shortcuts to change the default shortcut for tie (currently +) to anything you want ...
see http://www.musescore.org/en/node/3820