It might be interesting if the "note name tool" in the Noteworthy 2 resources and tools section (or better yet, an off-line user tool) could also create a corresponding lyric line of the solfège syllables (do-re-mi), either with or without the semi-tone names. Since there is already a user tool for 7-shape shape notes which has the whole relative versus absolute pitch thing all figured out, would it take much more code to create a lyric line from the corresponding shaped noteheads? I'm probably underestimating the situation by thinking it would "only" require a couple additional steps or modules.
Another observation... I didn't see it addressed anywhere, but I may have just missed it... but regarding the conversion from round noteheads to shaped noteheads:, if you have a shared note (that is, both an up and down stem) in which the pitch corresponds to shape4 (fa), after conversion, you have two joined triangular-shaped noteheads, which together have the appearance of shape 6 (la) if the interior is blacked out. If it is a half note, it looks like a square with a diagonal line through it, which I kinda like even if it is wrong, but for a quarter note, it should not look like a blackened out square. Now if you remember and are expecting that behavior, you can manually fix one at a time by right-clicking and choosing the notehead for either shape 4 (fa) -or- shape 4 (fa) ALT, depending on which stave you're in.... but that is a really poor solution.
I just noticed that if I manually select the notehead for shape 5 (so/sol) it is an ovoid shape which slants down, but if I use the user tool for shape note conversion, it correctly slants up. Maybe there should be a "shape 5 (so) alt" like there is an "alt" selection for shape 4?
A few years ago I talked with one of the members here about tinkering with the shapes of the shape noteheads. I later discovered that in cases where you have a chord composed of blacked out notes fa-la-do , (shapes 6, 4, and 1) together, they have an unpleasant uni-blob appearance. I thought if I shaved a little off the top and bottom of shape 6 (la) to make it more rectangular and less squarish, that would provide a little gap between the notes and make the separation more distinct. There was just one problem: the stem line is parallel to the edge of the square shape (as opposed to sharing the same line segment) and goes all the way to the far end. So, if you were to make the shape more rectangular, you're left with the stem poking out too far. Maybe there is a way to make the stem line share the outside vertical line segment of the square.... and stop at the mid-point?
I didn't know which was best: add three topics, or cram everything in with one whack. Anyway, even if this program never gets another update, it has easily been the best money I've spent on a single piece of software, and I'd gladly do it again to help keep it alive. I've done something with it every day for several years now, and I've never needed it for a task that It wasn't able to handle. The thought of having to use one of those unwieldy other programs out there is a prescription for panic.
I use the tool for replacing the standard noteheads with shape notes A LOT lately in my current project. However, I would like to keep the standard notehead for shape 5 (SO, or SOL). The tilted oval shape is wider, with thicker lines along the flattened "sides," more aesthetic, and distincter than the small faint circular shape rendered by the user tool. I want to keep the clefs and other symbols in the standard notation typeface (nwc2stada) as well. So, I've been running the shape note tool, then manually replacing all the shape 5 noteheads. It is a wearisome process and I'm afraid I will overlook some notes.
How would I go about creating a tool to replace all instances of one shape (shape 5) with the standard shape noteheads? This is possible, yes?
At some point in the future, I would also like to make alterations to all of those 7-shape noteheads, (as well as to other symbols such as the "flags" for eighth, sixteenth notes, etc.) but I believe I recall reading somewhere in the forum that those shapes aren't produced like other fonts and a font editor would not be of use?
***The line thickness of the shaped noteheads in the NWC2MusikDingsSans metric is actually what would be satisfying for my present need, but only with the standard notehead shape substituted for SOL (shape 5), while at the same time keeping the NWC2STADA clefs, time sigs and other accompanying symbols. Wish there were options for mix and match along this line. There are parts I want to use from one set, without giving up what is best found in another.
Are there any users knowlegable in this area that can point me to resources for creating a new set of symbols, or symbol fonts that the noteworthy program can be made to recognize?
Given a score where system breaks occur at the end of lyric phrases, with half of the phrases/lines being only @ two-thirds as long as the others, is there a method to keep selected phrases from having "full justification," but rather have greater right margins so that five words aren't stretched across the whole page? All that to say, is there a workaround solution to make some lines appear shorter than others within a page? The last line is no problem to handle of course (just don't extend last system), but I'd like to have different margin settings for lines 2 and 4 out of an 8 line arrangement. Is this even possible?
A title that exceeds the width of the score's margins is not centered on the page, but begins left margin edge and runs off past the right margin. Other than changing the font size to make it fit as a solution, is there any way to either wrap and center the title text or add additional SongInfo fields below the title (for a sub-title field etc.), or below the author and lyricist line at the top of the page? Also, can the author and lyricist fields be made to print at the bottom of the page instead of the top. Please pardon if this has been covered before.... I did a search of the forum and didn't see anything pertinent to the query.
Hi, newbie here with automation question. I would like to make global changes, such that all lyrics in multiple staves are aligned according to standard rules (instead of start of note), and also change the lyric font size from 10pt to 12 pt.
Can file tools>global_mod be used for this to create a user tool or tools in order to cut down on keystrokes when working with multiple files?
Actually, it would be great to be able to run a batch tool on a folder's-worth of nwc files to modify certain properties and make every composition more consistent. Barring that, a "macro" of sorts would be of immense help if I have to modify each file one aat a time.
Case examples are a lot of help, but I'm not seeing what I'm searching for.... although it could be under my nose.
