Division symbol?
Is there a division symbol available on the Master Palette? Or a workaround? When searching, I can find plus, minus and multiplication signs, but no division sign.
Thanks!
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doesn't a simple / or : do?
In reply to doesn't a simlle / or : do? by Jojo-Schmitz
What's the colon? I've never seen that to mean division, though I admit I'm mathematically challenged. I'd prefer to use the standard division symbol. This is for educational purposes. But I guess it doesn't exist on MS?
In reply to What's the colon? I've never… by darkstream
What then is that standard division symbol? ➗?
Colon is what we mostly use here, starting in primary school
In reply to What then is that standard… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, in America we use that symbol you just showed above. We don't use the colon; I've never seen that.
In reply to Yes, in America we use that… by darkstream
One Yank to another...
It's a long shot, but the "repeat last bar" symbol is in the palette. Click "Z" and select "symbols" and go down about 3/4 way on the right. (see below)
In reply to One Yank to another... It's… by penne vodka
Thanks for that idea! I will consider it. It's strange considering how many arcane symbols are available on the palette, that the American division sign isn't....
In reply to Thanks for that idea! I will… by darkstream
MuseScore provides musical symbols normally, but regular fonts provide regular symbols. There are certainly division symbols in many fonts. while typing text, press F2 for Special Characters, then have a ball (hint: try the Latin-1 Supplement, which is where the Unicode standards says this character should go). If your favorite font doesn't provide this symbol try another. It's up to the font, though, not MuseScore.
Create the sign in another program (for instance, using ubuntu studio I can get it by typing [AltGr]- then [Shift]-' [apostrophe] in a Calc spreadsheet).
Create a Stave Text in MuseScore ([Ctrl]t).
Copy the symbol from the other application and paste it into MuseScore and then adjust its size to your liking.
Now, using custom palletes, drag that symbol to a suitable, blank space for future use.
In reply to Create the sign in another… by underquark
Awesome, thank you! It works!
In reply to Awesome, thank you! It works! by darkstream
òbelo ÷ (for copy/paste, if useful)
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelo
In reply to òbelo ÷ https://it.wikipedia… by Shoichi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelus :
In Microsoft Windows, the obelus is produced with Alt+0247 on the number pad or by pressing Alt Gr+⇧ Shift++ when an appropriate keyboard layout is in use. In classic Mac OS and macOS, it is produced with ⌥ Option+/.
On UNIX-based systems using Screen or X with a Compose key enabled, it can be produced by composing : (colon) and - (hyphen/minus), though this is locale- and setting-dependent. It may also be input by Unicode code-point on GTK-based applications by pressing Control+⇧ Shift+U, followed by the code point in hexadecimal (F7) and terminated by return.
In the Unicode character set, the obelus is known as the "division sign" and has the code point U+00F7. In HTML, it can be encoded as ÷ or ÷ (at HTML level 3.2), or as ÷.
In reply to https://en.wikipedia.org… by Jojo-Schmitz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelus
without the ":"
(Still time for you to edit?)