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651
General Discussion / Re: Colr Options Dialog Tab
In addition to Lawrie's  advice, please note that it is also possible to have the notehead a different color to the stem and also any articulation attached to the note a different color as well.
So to change the notehead so that it is a different color to the stem, highlight the note , then go into the note properties (ALT+Enter). From the note tab, you will be able to change the notehead color.

To change an articulation or slur, enter a marker before the note (use key @ or Menu, Insert, Marker). Then select the note property that you want to change on the dialog box presented. Options are Articulation, Slur or Triplet - you could select all three if you wanted all three to be the same color, Then click on the visibility box and select the colour you want for the option you selected.
Click OK.

Also note that if you have a Slur and an accent, you can set them as different colors by using two markers, one for the articulation (in this case the accent) and one for the slur. (Please note that a tie takes on the color of the notehead and is not independently controlled.)

Also note that a marker will change the vertical position of the articulation, slur end or triplet symbol and so you may need to re-position the marker.

It is also worth pointing out that if you find that the notes you enter have now "stuck" on a color, you need to change the color back to default. You can do this by Menu, Notes, Color , and clicking the default.

Finally, the colors presented to you are those set up under Menu, Tools, Option, Color.  You can change any of the highlights to a different color/shade here by "highlighting" clicking the highlight number and then clicking change. The defaults can be restored from here as well.

It is worth noting that changed highlight colors are NOT saved with your music file, only the color highlight numbers. So you could change all the colors, save the file, restore the colors and your file would have the original colors. So print your copy off before you restore the colors to default, and do not expect a recipient of your Noteworthy file to have the same colors as you have defined. They will only have that if you both have default colors or the recipient has Noteworthy Composer and you can tell them the color numbers you defined.

Hope this will alert you to some of the traps that you can fall into with color management.




652
User Tools / Re: Test Release: nwc2musicxml
I've tried this out and it provided an xml score that loaded successfully into another music program.
This was not without errors (such as missing fermata, missing accidentals ) .  But given the following :

Quote from: NoteWorthy Online –
This is largely provided as-is.
I'm not sure that I want to spend time checking between source and output and then documenting errors, particularly since the opposite conversion of mxml to nwc2 , that I would find much more useful, does not appear to be on the cards.



653
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Gregory Morris   St. Andrew   (Thorne)
John Hooper   Sea Drift   (Delius)
Ian Low   QwikKey Music Input v.1.2a   (Low)

Richard Woodroffe    Das Mädchen   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Der Liedler    (Schubert)

If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send me an e-mail requesting Scriptorium Update Notification
http://nwc-scriptorium.org/newstuff.html
654
Object Plugins / Re: PageTxtMaestro.nw
Noteworthy does not like any additional music item in the measure if you are using a whole note rest as a measure rest and the time sig is less than 4/4 even if it is a grace note that does not take up time. For a 3/8 time sig, if you use a dotted quarter for a measure rest, then it will work (I think).
655
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update 14th November 2015
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Scriptorium    Chart for October
John Hooper   Ode to Death   (Holst)
Bertrand Vanbrabant   Stille Nacht (fantasy)   (Gruber arr. Lichner)

Richard Woodroffe    Stimme der Liebe   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Der Wallensteiner Lanzknecht beim Trunk   (Schubert)

If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
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http://nwc-scriptorium.org/newstuff.html
656
Object Plugins / Re: TremoloSingle.ms (1.1)
Hi Mike,

This is a slight problem when using tremolo single on a rest chord if the stem direction is set to allow stem down on the note portion of the rest chord. The playback does not play! I don't recall this happening on initial testing but there may have been later changes that have caused this to happen.

Thanks
657
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :


Richard Woodroffe    Glaube, hoffe, liebe!   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Das Echo   (Schubert)


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658
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

David Gotch   Muy Triste (Very forlorn)   (Gotch)
Bertrand Vanbrabant   He Plays The Shakuhachi   (Vanbrabant)
Richard Woodroffe    Nähe des Geliebten   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Das Rosenband   (Schubert)

If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
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660
User Tools / Re: User Tool: Make Tremolo.ms.lua
Hi Mike,

Thanks for doing this - closing the loop I suppose.
You know how I like my dotted and double dotted tremolos.  Well this user tool cannot deal with them. Although there is nothing amiss by using the tool for undotted notes/chords and then dotting afterwards.

This is the STDERR :

Quote
Scripts\MakeTremolo.ms.lua:64: attempt to perform arithmetic on field '?' (a nil value)


661
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

John Hooper   Esther   (Handel)
Bart Van den Bosch   Als bezit regeert   (Van den Bosch)
Richard Woodroffe    Schafers Klagelied   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Rastlose Liebe   (Schubert)

If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
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662
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Scriptorium   Top 20 for September
Bertrand Vanbrabant   Musette de Paris    (Vanbrabant)
Bertrand Vanbrabant   Alte Kameraden   (Tieke)

Richard Woodroffe    Widerschein   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Totengräberweise   (Schubert)


If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
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http://nwc-scriptorium.org/newstuff.html

663
Object Plugins / Re: Glissando.ms (1.2)
The Glissando object should be between two notes/chords. Not between a note/chord and a rest.

If you need it at the end like that to indicate a sweep down, then use a  muted grace whole note with a blank head

665
Object Plugins / Re: Arpeggio.ms (version 1.0)
I think part of the issue may be that if you extend the arpeggio so that it crosses a grand staff, it can't play back both staves, only the staff that has the object.  So in this case you would not want an automatic muting.

However, thought should be given to which is preferable I guess. Automatic muting and turning off if not required or as is now.
You pays your money and Mike makes his choice !  :))



667
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Ken Pettett   Return Of The Rodent    (C Law, D Lucas and K Pettett)
Richard Woodroffe    Pilgerweise   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Schiffers Scheidelied   (Schubert)


If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
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668
General Discussion / Re: Minor anomaly: extra note spacing with whole notes
Quote from: Bart –
IThere is no way to move the dot to the right for x positions, isn't there?

Four years ago, I posted a suggestion that it would be useful to be able to have moveable dots for use in situations such as this.
A number of people supported this but Rick was the only dissenter.
He wrote :
Quote from: Rick G. –
We will disagree, but I see nothing in the topic so far to convince me that 'Extra Dot Spacing' would be a useful feature.

So it is a bit surprising to see a "Rick workaround" to cover this situation.

However, he did add

Quote from: Rick G. –
Off topic, but had you asked for opinions on non-integral 'Extra Note Spacing', I would heartily concur and add that non-integral 'Extra Dot Spacing' would be a necessary addition.

FWIW, I still believe  that an option to move an augmentation dot or dots would be an extremely useful facility for Noteworthy users even if Note spacing remains integral (which I hope it doesn't).

670
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Bertrand Vanbrabant   Tempo One, Tempo Two    (Vanbrabant)
Richard Woodroffe    Die Liebe "Clärchens Lied"   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Lob der Tränen   (Schubert)

If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
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671
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

John Hooper   Joshua   (Handel) Choral Rehearsal Version
Bertrand Vanbrabant   Flute in a Nutshell   (Vanbrabant)
Richard Woodroffe    Der Blumenbrief    (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Himmelsfunken    (Schubert)

If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
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Richard
672
General Discussion / Re: Extra Sharp in RCs
There's not an extra sharp - it's just that the two sharps are above one another. You need to move one before layering.

Go to staff one. Highlight the chord and then go to the properties. Set extra accidental spacing to 1.

You'll be OK wen you layer after doing that.
673
Object Plugins / Re: Acciaccatura.ms (version 0.95)
Behind bars, strangely, does not explicitly say. However, all the examples show that the diagonal stroke is top right to bottom left (/) for tails up and top left to bottom right (\) for tails down.

675
Object Plugins / Re: PageTxtMaestro.nw
Quote from: Opagust –
I'd also like to set Page Display Control to 'first page only'


You can do this by copying your original instruction to Page 2 and setting the visibility to "Never" . Or if you want to turn off all PageTxtMaestro instructions, the copy the PageTxtMaestro object to page 2 and set the visibility of this to never.
676
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Bart Van den Bosch   Lifecycle   (Van den Bosch)
Richard Woodroffe    Abendlied für die Entfernte   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   llens Gesang II - Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd!   (Schubert)

If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
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677
Object Plugins / Re: PageTxtMaestro.nw
A very useful plugin, thanks Eric.

One small point for those that go down into the minutia of printing positions.
If you have any form of staff labels activated, even if you don't have a staff label defined, then the title (defined as Top-Center) on page one is slightly adjusted in comparison with the positions of the same top-center titles on other pages.

678
General Discussion / Re: Question of Repeats
After a DS instruction, any repeats are ignored, it just uses the first time (this is normal in music and you need to do much work to get round this in Noteworthy if that's what you need) but if you need to use a particular  special ending, you will need to use the "D" special ending rather than one of the Numbers - So for example, if you need it to go to the 4th special ending, then that special ending should look like :

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.51,Single)
|Ending|Endings:4,D
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatClose
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End
679
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Scriptorium  Chart for August
Bertrand Vanbrabant   Intermezzo from 'Cavalleria Rusticana'   (Mascagni)
Richard Woodroffe    Lied der Delphine   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Dass sie hier gewesen!   (Schubert)

If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
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Richard
680
Object Plugins / Re: Test: Trill.test
Quote from: William Ashworth –
Looks good, Mike. Thanks. Now if you can just make it play....

But what style ?   I talked with Mike about this a while back.  I believe (I stand to be corrected) that there are Classic, Romantic and Baroque styles. There also seem to be a multitude of rules for each type. ie where they start, above, below, how far, how they end, should there be a turn at the end, should the trills be tripletised etc etc. Trills can even vary by composer as I understand it. ie a classical trill for one composer may not necessarily be the same as a classical trill found in a score of another composer.

So, Bill,  how about laying down some rules for different types of trill and how they should be played. I know this would help Mike and it may help many others too (myself included).

681
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Bertrand Vanbrabant   Ringo And The Executioner   (Vanbrabant)
Bart Van den Bosch   GEBED: Heer God   (Van den Bosch)
Joël Clement   Caprice Andalous (Opus 122)   (Saint-Saens)
Joël Clement   KinderTotenLieder   (Mahler)
Joël Clement   Symphony N° 5 (1. Trauermarsch)   (Mahler)
Joël Clement   Les pêcheurs de perles   (Bizet)
Joël Clement   L'app 2015   (Dukas)
Richard Woodroffe    Der blinde Knabe   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Das Weinen   (Schubert)

If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
notification to scriptoman "at" tiscali "dot" co "dot" uk
http://nwc-scriptorium.org/newstuff.html

682
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

John Hooper   Jubilate   (Tudway)
Richard Woodroffe    Der Schäfer und der Reiter   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Das Zügenglöcklein   (Schubert)


If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
notification to scriptoman "at" tiscali "dot" co "dot" uk
http://nwc-scriptorium.org/newstuff.html

684
General Discussion / Re: When note values exceed the allowed in the bar.
There are two standard ways that you can achieve this. Either without a layer using rest chords, or with a layer but you don't need rest chords.

A rest chord is a chord that also has a rest in it. In this case, if you don't want a layer, then the first rest chord has the rest showing and the second rest chord does not have the rest showing.

If you use layers, then the top layer will be the notes with tails pointing up and the second layer will be those with tails pointing down plus the rest .

The two attachments show you both methods.

HTH.
685
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Bertrand Vanbrabant   Dance in Brazil   (Vanbrabant)
Bart Van den Bosch   't Is goed    (Verachtert)
John Hooper   "Wimpole" Te Deum   (Tudway)
Richard Woodroffe    Willkommen und Abschied   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Wiegenlied   (Schubert)


If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
notification to scriptoman "at" tiscali "dot" co "dot" uk

http://nwc-scriptorium.org/newstuff.html

686
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Bertrand Vanbrabant   Jamaica Guitar   (Vanbrabant)
Richard Woodroffe    Aus "Heliopolis" I   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Viola   (Schubert)


If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
notification to scriptoman "at" tiscali "dot" co "dot" uk

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689
General Discussion / Re: Beta Preview 43 (the MIDI Mapper)
Thanks for the explanation.

For my part, I have downloaded Windows 10 but I have no intention in activating the install until at least I hear how it has gone for others. I certainly do not wish to be a trail blazer or to sit on the bleeding edge.

Maybe I'll wait for Windows 10 SP1.  I made the mistake of installing Windows ME as soon as it was available. I had it for all of 2 days before I got rid of it.  I'm not going to make the same mistake again, it might be more difficult to revert this time.


690
General Discussion / Beta Preview 43 (the MIDI Mapper)
Quote from: NoteWorthy Online –
For the most part, NoteWorthy Composer and its companion NWC Viewer, will work fine on Windows 10. However, there is a problem with using the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth for play back. In Windows 10, there are problems with the verification methods used by NoteWorthy Composer in Tools, Options, Midi while getting access to the requested MIDI devices. The issue and a work around is described further in our blog:


Quote from: NoteWorthy Online –
NWC 2.75 Beta Preview 43 is now available. It includes official support for Windows 10.


Quote from: NoteWorthy Online –
The NWC 2.75 beta preview now includes a complete work around for this problem.

Has this fix in beta 43 knocked out the usage of Microsoft Midi Mapper ?

This has disappeared from Tools/Options/Midi in Beta 43 however, it is still available in 2.51a

Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth is available in both versions.




691
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

Bart Van den Bosch   Walter Walt   (Verachtert)
Yann Forestier   Cantata BWV 198 Movement 10   (Bach)
Richard Woodroffe   Der Geistertanz   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Romanze des Richard Löwenherz   (Schubert)
John Hooper   Mass No: 3 in D Major   (Hummel)


If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update
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692
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
 Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

John Hooper   The Ways of Zion do mourn   (Wise)
Richard Woodroffe   Jägers Abendlied   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Am Grabe Anselmos   (Schubert)


If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update notification to scriptoman "at" tiscali "dot" co "dot" uk
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693
Object Plugins / Re: ChordPlay.nw
I have to record my continued objection to the way the development and implementation of user objects is going.

1. When inserting a user object it is really counter productive to have to insert it blind without setting any parameters and then edit it using select and "j"  to look through each parameter to see what is set in there to see if you want / need to change it. What a waste of effort and additional keying action

2. Noteworthy Objects can normally be seen traditionally by selecting the object and pressing ALT and ENTER. With this new method, you can only see items that have been changed from the default. There is nowhere you can now see a list of parameters and how they have been set without numerous key actions via select and "j".

3. The only parameters passed in a copy to an nwctxt clip is defaults that have been changed. This means that if you want to do global changes on parameters via a text editor, you have to go and deliberately alter one so that it gets passed via nwctxt to the text editor. What a waste of time and effort.

Not being able to see what the parameters are and being able to change them when inserting a new object is a leap backward.
Not having all parameters in nwctxt for a particular user object is a leap backward.
Not having parameters displayed in the user object properties box unless they are not the default is a leap backward.

I've had my say !  I would ask for these leaps backward to be re-considered.


694
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

John Hooper   Messe solennelle   (Vierne)
Richard Woodroffe   Romanze   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Heidenroselein   (Schubert)


If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update notification to scriptoman "at" tiscali "dot" co "dot" uk
http://nwc-scriptorium.org/newstuff.html

   
695
General Discussion / Re: Scriptorium Update
Folks,

The Scriptorium has been updated with works submitted by :

John Hooper   Salvator mundi   (Tallis)
Richard Woodroffe   Im Walde   (Schubert)
Richard Woodroffe   Trost in Tränen   (Schubert)


If you would like to be notified every time the Scriptorium is updated, please send an e-mail  requesting Scriptorium Update notification to scriptoman "at" tiscali "dot" co "dot" uk
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696
General Discussion / Re: Probably a stupid mistake
It sounds to me from what you say, that your two new staffs are very short.  Less than one system (length across the page).

If this is the case, try extending the staffs by adding duplicate bars until at least the end of the first system


 
697
General Discussion / Re: How to notate a half note that is held while playing the next quarter note.
I still have 1.75 (for reference purposes). Vertical offset for a rest works.
It also works for a rest chord with some tricky manipulations.
If you move a rest in the editor to say vertical offset 100 and then copy it to a text editor, you get :
|Rest|Duration:Quarter|Opts:VertOffset=100|Visibility:Default.

If you then try and paste this back in, it won't paste.

What you can do is to move the rest down to an area that you think will be suitably hidden. (copy and paste to a text editor to see where it is). Then form your rest chord.

You can then copy the restchord into a text editor if you like - but the resultant nwctxt will not now tell you the position of the rest.
The nwctxt cannot now be pasted back into nwc but the actual restchord can be copied and pasted within nwc.

So moving the rest down to 522 will give you this nwctxt:
|Rest|Duration:Quarter|Opts:VertOffset=522|Visibility:Default

Then making a restchord out of it will give you this :
|RestChord|Duration:Quarter|Opts:Stem=Up|Duration2:Half|PitchPos2:A 5@1|Visibility:Default

(ie no rest position easily identifiable)

So in a way you can do it if you are prepared to manually move the rest far enough away so that it will not appear on any of the staves on a printed page. Unfortunately, you cannot do it by altering the nwctxt because you cannot paste that nwctxt back in.