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Version 1.75 Discussion / Re: Registering Software AGAIN
The full version of NWC 1.75 did not require registration codes.  It was automatically registered at purchase. You can reinstall using its CD.

Also, a prior purchase currently qualifies for discount upgrade pricing for NWC 2.1. Our home page has links and more details.


502
General Discussion / Re: Retrieving old files?
I edited Richard's post to indicate the e-mail support account.

If the file(s) are simply failing due to limitations of the evaluation program, then they should open fine in the full version.
504
General Discussion / Re: Paypal paiement ?
We don't ask, and don't accept, your banking account as a means of payment.

If you inquire with sales, we can give you instructions on how to use Paypal for purchase. The process requires manual staff processing before your order is fulfilled, but we do support it.
512
General Discussion / Re: Windows 7
If you are using a DOS version of MF2T, you could also use a much smaller DOS VM, which would probably fire up near instantaneously.
513
General Discussion / Re: Windows 7
Quote from: Warren Porter –
In moving from XP to 7, I can't run MF2T (and back) anymore but that's the only drawback.

Windows 7 x64 (64-bit OS) will not run 16-bit programs directly, but you can generally accomplish this with either XP mode or other virtualization tools, when necessary.

Win 7 x86 (the 32-bit one) can generally run 16-bit programs.
514
General Discussion / Re: RSS Feed
It is working fine for me. Perhaps your system had a temporary glitch. For example, some overloaded DNS servers can cause this kind of thing on occasion.
516
General Discussion / Re: Flow bug
I can tell you why you get that particular result. A Section Close bar line will be used as the landing point for a later Master Repeat Close. If you add additional endings to your last Special Ending, you will see that the repeat is actually performed, but it starts at the Section Close.

Code: [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.5,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:2/4
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Ending|Endings:1
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatClose
|Ending|Endings:2
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:1
|Ending|Endings:7
|Bar|Style:SectionClose
|Ending|Endings:2,3,4
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:2
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatClose
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End
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General Discussion / Re: Flow bug
In general, you can get unpredictable results when you place any later special ending before an earlier special ending. It is also difficult to completely conceal section bars from the play back engine using special endings.

That said, I will schedule this mechanism for a code review based on your clip.
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Announcements / NWC Viewer 2.5.4 [Beta Concluded, Release Available]
NoteWorthy Composer Viewer Version 2.5.4 includes a browser plugin that can be used to view NoteWorthy Composer files directly within your Netscape compatible browser (Internet Explorer is not supported).

Officially supported browsers are Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome (32-bit) on Microsoft Windows XP or later.

** Notice ***
If you have an old NWC Browser Plugin installed in your browser's program area, it should be removed before installing this edition of the Viewer. If old copies are not removed, then your browser will continue to use your old copy of the browser plugin.

** Notice 2***
You should close your browser before installing the Viewer. The plugin will automatically be detected when it is restarted after the Viewer setup is completed.

The latest NWC Viewer download is available here:

524
General Discussion / Re: Unsteady tempo
Is this an old system? What are the specs? Are you using the same MIDI play back device(s) on both versions? You can check this from Tools, Options, Midi.
525
Announcements / Re: NoteWorthy Composer 2.1 Now Available
You should be able to to fix the Wine handling for this from this registry key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open

I seem to recall that I was able to point this to a system native or wine browser.


We'll also look into making an upgrade link available on the License Validation form.
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General Discussion / Re: Portable version
You can run NWC 2.1 straight from its CD. If necessary, it will even install the font into the system for the current user.
527
General Discussion / Re: installing v2.1
The NWC 2.0 and later installers can be found in the NWC2 program files "Setups" sub-folder. If you have not purchased a CD, then you should always make a backup of the program folder, just to be safe. Further details sent by e-mail.
528
General Discussion / Re: Max length reached
Audit bar lines does not going rip up and re-notate everything in the staff to a new time signature.

If you want this kind of conversion, the closest thing in NWC would be an export to MIDI using the new time signature, then import back to notation.
529
General Discussion / Re: Tie Error?
In the next release of NWC, we plan to bump the maximum number of simultaneous note ties to 24. If you ever need to go beyond this limit, layering would be required.
530
General Discussion / Re: Tie Error?
NWC 2 maintains up to 16 concurrent note ties. The problems that you see are caused by having more than 16 simultaneous ties.

When we changed to the new tie handling scheme back in NWC 2, this was one area of special concern. In the end, I really thought that 16 simultaneous ties should be more than enough.
 
Quote from: Rick G. –
The universe of music with more than 16 ties in a chord on one staff is not large.

Apparently, the universe has at least one piece of music that requires more than 16 ties be maintained. We will review this and consider changes for the next release.
534
General Discussion / Re: Unidentified Midi?
NWC has hard coded file extension detection. You probably need to change the filetype to .mid (drop the ending 'i' from the extension).
536
General Discussion / Re: Hidden altered notes
The visibility status of a staff item is a print time decision taken when rendering the print job. You will find that almost all of the NWC tools will analyze and process notes without any regard to their visibility settings.
539
User Tools / Re: STDIN problem with nwc-conv.exe, version 2.1b
Quote from: Rick G. –
I can also generate nwctxt from a song, but only if it is less than 255 bytes. For longer strings, nwc-conv generates an error.
An obscure problem, not worth any more investigation.

I do not understand what you are saying here.

Quote from: Rick G. –
Ideally, I would like to use: nwc-conv NWCTXT NWCTXT
to convert "stripped" nwctxt to "default" nwctxt.

I'm not sure why you would want to put effort into something like this, but you can do what you want in two steps, assuming the NWCTXT yields a valid NWC file:

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nwc-conv NWCTXT NWC | nwc-conv NWC NWCTXT
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User Tools / Re: STDIN problem with nwc-conv.exe, version 2.1b
This is caused by an apparent bug in our compiler's rather old std library. A fix will be available in the next User Tool Starter Kit. In the mean time, it is attached to this reply.

Update on 28-May-2010: NWC-CONV.EXE Version 2.1c can currently be found in the latest beta of the NWC2 User Tool Starter Kit.
542
General Discussion / Re: Can't open NWC files after upgrading from WinXP to Win7
Quote from: thatpeg –
there is also a message at the bottom of the screen, below the piano keyboard: "Checking file for improper binary to ascii conversion."

This would tend to indicate that these files are not actually *.nwc files, but it could also indicate a file permission problem or other issue. If you send a copy of one of the failing *.nwc files to our support via an e-mail attachment, we can review it and e-mail our impressions back to you.
544
User Tools / Re: First time user-tool user.
Version 2.11 of the NWC2 User Tool Starter Kit includes built-in support for relative include of the NWC2 "lib" modules. You should not need to include the full path to the NWC2 clip library now. You should be able to use the same require/include statements used by the built-in starter kit tools.

Version 2.11 also includes support for accessing NWC2 user config data.

Quote from: NoteWorthy Online –
  • an updated nwc-conv.exe for command line conversion of *.nwc to and from *.nwctxt
  • a new custom edition of PHP 5.3 that includes support for the COM class interface
  • an updated php.ini environment for easier access to the starter kit's include library from a user development folder outside of the NWC2 program files
  • a new nwc2config lib module for developers to access NWC2 user config data
546
Announcements / NWC2 User Tool Starter Kit 2.11 (Beta 2)
System Requirements: Windows XP SP2 or later (Windows 2000, Me, 98, and 95 are not supported)

Prerequisites: You must install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) prior to using this version of the starter kit. The installer checks for this and should warn you if it is not detected.

What's New: This new version includes
  • an updated nwc-conv.exe for command line conversion of *.nwc to and from *.nwctxt
  • a new custom edition of PHP 5.3 that includes support for the COM class interface
  • an updated php.ini environment for easier access to the starter kit's include library from a user development folder outside of the NWC2 program files
  • a new nwc2config lib module for developers to access NWC2 user config data
  • the Pitch Mod tool

Version 2.11 Beta 2 is attached.
547
User Tools / Re: First time user-tool user.
If you want your script to be similar to the starter kit scripts, you can create your own files within the NWC2 scripts folder. You would need to use "Run as administrator" on your text editor in a similar fashion to what is described in FAQ - How do I create my own templates?.

When working from your user folder, the easiest approach would be to add the full path when including nwc2clips, like require_once("c:/program files/noteworthy software/noteworthy composer 2/scripts/lib/nwc2clips.inc");

I would recommend against using our existing script filename for your custom script.

I would also generally recommend that you create your own starter include file that includes the nwc2clips library. You can then include that intermediate file in all of your scripts, and then only one file would need to be updated in the event that you change the location for the installed NWC2 program files.


Version 2.11 of the Starter Kit now allows you to use a relative include path to the nwc2clips library.

See also:

PHP include_path:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.include-path

PHP Include/Require:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.include.php
549
General Discussion / Re: question on accidentals
It looks like this topic has not yet mentioned the existence of the Edit->Find, By Category, Unassigned Octave Accidental. It can be used per staff to find any "ambiguous" note octave accidentals. See Find Command Help for details.

Rick's quote below is spot-on:

Quote from: Rick G. –
There have been many, often heated, exchanges about this both here and in the newsgroup.

This is, I believe, the last official word:
Quote from: NoteWorthy Online –
This is an architectural quirk of NWC. Note accidentals apply in all octaves within the bar. The way to avoid the problem at present is to always use the correct accidental in all other octaves of that same named note after you use an accidental in one octave of the named note.
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General Discussion / Re: small print preview
As you note, when NWC is first opened, it uses the printer default settings that are already set for the device. You can use File, Printer Setup to change the settings as needed.