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I just installed the Cresc font from the Scriptorium's Helpful files section into Windows 10. I did not experience any problems.

What version of the font did you install? The version found at the Scripto is a Symbol font, so it would be very unusual for it to get picked up in typical text scenarios unless there is something seriously broken about the font file.

NWC 2.75 Beta Preview 46 enhancements include:

• a Marker can now be used to target triplet positions
• a pair of Markers on first and last note can be used to force a triplet bracket on beamed, triplet notes
• a Marker can be used to color its target
• a Marker can be used to hide its target
• F6 (Tools, Play, Stop) now watches for rapidly repeating stop attempts before prompting to reset
• the Viewer now shows alert balloons similar to NWC
• F1 access to context help has been restored to the main menus

NWC 2.75 Beta Preview 45 enhancements include:

• the Marker object can now be used to target note articulation and/or slur positions
• small tweaks to the positioning of slurs and hairpins
• Tools, User Objects no longer requires an open file

Why don't you think so?

NWC 2.51 added specific touch handlers in a variety of areas, and the Viewer was given a new interface to better support high res displays and touch. The only caveat is that you need to stay away from Windows RT tablets. They don't support win32 programs. Intel has made large strides in supporting tablet mode devices with their CPUs, and Windows 8/10 primarily target these kind of devices (somewhat to the detriment of its desktop mode).

See also:

• Our tablet post on Facebook: Casual Composer 

I read somewhere that 7 ate 9

As of NWC 2.75, the MIDI Mapper reference is no longer included as an available device. NWC 2.75 now defaults to the GS Wavetable synth when no other device has been selected. If you previously had the MIDI Mapper selected, it will fail to open in NWC 2.75. You will be alerted to this via a notification.

Background:
The MIDI Mapper was crippled in Windows XP, and removed in Windows Vista. When used in older versions of NWC, Windows would just remap the MIDI Mapper to the GS Wavetable synth.

NWC 2.75 Beta Preview 43 includes official support for Windows 10.

After applying this update, the MIDI Mapper reference is no longer included as an available device. Version 2.75 now defaults to the GS Wavetable synth when no other device has been selected. If you previously had the MIDI Mapper selected, it will fail to open in NWC 2.75. You will be alerted to this via a notification.

NWC 2.75 Beta Preview 42 includes:

• new Edit Properties mechanism for user objects
• drag and drop support for Lua plugin files (will add/update the plugin source)
• additional methods have been added to the plugin api (reference)
• an assortment of *.ms plugins have been bundled in the installer
• a new selector provides easy access to common guitar chords (courtesy of GuitarChord.ms)

You need to have the NWC 2.75 test program running before opening files directly into it from the Windows Shell.

Update (with more info): Changing the default NWC .exe program is not recommended. Your nwc/nwctxt files will open into a running copy of nwc or nwctext. If neither is running, your files will open into the standard released version. This gives you the control over which program will receive opened files from the Windows shell.

NWC 2.75 Beta Preview 41 includes:

• user object context menu for changing individual object properties
  
• View source command to the insert selectors' right click menu
  
• custom user object anchor size
  
• Tools, User Objects now provides feedback when no updates are available/needed
  
• significant additions to the plugin api
  

If you absolutely must have this look:

!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.74974,Single)
|Note|Dur:8th,Triplet=First|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Up
|RestChord|Dur:8th,Triplet|Opts:Stem=Down,ArticulationsOnStem,HideRest|Dur2:4th|Pos2:2
|Note|Dur:8th,Triplet=End|Pos:-3z|Opts:Stem=Up,StemLength=0,Muted
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

Play back won't be quite right, though...

NWC 2.75 Beta Preview 40 includes:

• dynamically loaded fonts (all of the typical fonts available to the Viewer are now also available in NWC without installing them to the system Fonts folder)
• selectors have been split into built-in and user defined groups
• a matching Viewer with the same user plugin management used within NWC

The built-in Windows synth is no longer supported by Google Chrome, courtesy of this update.

As a result of this change, the webmidi feature is much less useful on Windows.

NWC 2.75 Beta Preview 39 has been made available. It supports the latest user plugin api.

NWC 2.75 Beta Preview 37 changes include:

• more slur endpoint optimizations (default stem side placement is now half way up/down the stem)
• when opening older files, Symbol encoded text is now converted to Unicode using extended ASCII code points
• file templates no longer have their existing notes removed by File, New
• starting with this release, user object plugins cannot be automatically upgraded if there is a NWC upgrade available

Interesting preference...I will look into providing a NWC 1.75c download method for NWC2 users, and report back here.

Do I have to re-install all of this when the new version comes out?

Your changes will persist across an upgrade.

There are only 16 selectors.  You can work back to Selector 11 without destroying any of the built-in selectors.

Everything regarding the NRPNs work fine now.  I am very happy. The selector you provided me "10f.nwc" works, but is long and cumbersome if I add all of the organ stops.

You might also want to just work with your NRPN expressions, and paste them in as you need them. For example:

(Swell) Gedackt 8 stop = NRPN 40, 16256
(Swell) Gedackt 8 clear = NRPN 40, 0
(Swell) Traverse Flute stop = NRPN 63, 16256
(Swell) Traverse Flute clear = NRPN 63, 0
(Great) Diapason 8 stop = NRPN 31, 16256
(Great) Diapason 8 clear = NRPN 31, 0
(Great) Harmonic Flute stop = NRPN 40, 16256
(Great) Harmonic Flute clear = NRPN 40, 0
(Pedal) Choral Bass stop = NRPN 56, 16256
(Pedal) Choral Bass clear = NRPN 56, 0

You can just drag and drop the file onto the modify post area that says "Add files by dragging and dropping..."

The selectors are menus, so they won't have scroll bars. You can, however, force several columns to fit more objects. If you prefer, you can just e-mail the file to me, and I will review it.

NWC 2.75 Beta Preview 34 changes:

• User object MIDIParm.nw is now bundled with the program
• Fix for User object prompting when redrawing the editor screen

The latest plugin is attached here. The easiest way to get it is from Tools, User Objects (Ctrl+J), Options, Check online sources.

You can create and modify your own selector. Right click on any of the selectors in the Insert toolbar, then select Customize. I recommend the last selector, which is Selector 16. I created a starter Selector 16 for you, which is attached in an earlier reply.

I picked two example and created MIDIParm.nw clips that represents them below. Given your NRPN expressions as:

Text Description stop = NRPN #v1, #v2 

I assume that your #v1 is the actual NRPN number, and your #v2 is the combination of controller 6 (Data Entry MSB) and 36 (Data Entry LSB). The representation formula is then:

Channel 1 (Swell) Gedackt 8 stop = NRPN 40, 16256 to set the stop and NPRN 40, 0 to clear the stop

On your channel 1 staff, you can use these objects to send the above changes:

!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.749727,Single)
|User|MIDIParm.nw|Pos:6|Type:NRPN|MSB:0|LSB:40|DataMSB:127|DataLSB:0|ShowAs:"(Swell) Gedackt 8 stop"|Visibility:Never
|User|MIDIParm.nw|Pos:6|Type:NRPN|MSB:0|LSB:40|DataMSB:0|DataLSB:0|ShowAs:"(Swell) Gedackt 8 clear"|Visibility:Never
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

Channel 3 (Pedal) Choral Bass stop = NRPN 56, 16256 or 56,0

On your channel 3 staff, you can use these objects to send the above changes:

!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.749727,Single)
|User|MIDIParm.nw|Pos:6|Type:NRPN|MSB:0|LSB:56|DataMSB:127|DataLSB:0|ShowAs:"(Pedal) Choral Bass stop"|Visibility:Never
|User|MIDIParm.nw|Pos:6|Type:NRPN|MSB:0|LSB:56|DataMSB:0|DataLSB:0|ShowAs:"(Pedal) Choral Bass clear"|Visibility:Never
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

I placed both of these clips in a file, which is attached. The top staff is on channel 1, and the bottom staff is on channel 3, as you indicated is required.

I have also attached a selector that encodes the first 10 items in your PDF. If you move this into your Tools, Options, Config Files folder, then restart NWC 2.75, this selector will show up in the default Insert toolbar.

Follow the instructions in the About User Plugins. In short:

• Select, copy and paste the above clip into NWC 2.75
• Press Ctrl+J
• If MIDIParm.nw is not shown as installed, then double-click it, and press Install

From now on, you can use Insert, User Object and enter MIDIParm.nw into the User Type box.

I would recommend that you construct your NRPN change objects, then copy and paste them where you need them.

As I said in your original topic, if you post technical details of your organ, I can post some object clips that do what you want. You could simply copy and paste them as needed.

NWC 2.75 includes the necessary infrastructure to support NRPN instructions, but it does not offer any native controls to send such instructions. I created a user object that should make it very easy to control your organ stops. Refer to the new MIDIParm.nw  object plugin:

This object allows you to send MIDI RPN and NRPN changes. If you do not want these to show when printing, then you will need to hide the object. You can change the text that is displayed for the object by adding a ShowAs property.

If you need any help, just reply here. It would be useful to know additional details about the kind of parameter number changes needed by your organ.

ChordPlay enables show and play of a named chord. For play back, the duration of the chord is determined by the indicated Span value, which defines the number of notes/rests for which the chord will play.

The Font, Size, and Style can be set within any instance of ChordPlay, but only the first instance in a staff generally needs to define the font details. By default, all subsequent ChordPlay objects will use the font details specified in the first instance in the staff. If the first instance is being used only for setting default display options, then it will show as a special object.

The following clip will get you started:

!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.75,Single)
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Font:MusikChordSerif|Size:8|Style:b|Visibility:Never
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Instrument|Name:"Acoustic Guitar (nylon)"|Patch:24|Bank:0,112|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127|Pos:-9
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Name:A|Span:1
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Span:1|Name:A
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Span:1|Name:D
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Span:1|Name:A
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Span:1|Name:D
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Span:1|Name:F#m
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Span:1|Name:A
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Span:1|Name:C#m
|Rest|Dur:Half
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Span:1|Name:F#
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Bar
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Span:1|Name:B7
|Rest|Dur:Half
|User|ChordPlay.nw|Pos:7|Span:1|Name:E7
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Bar|Style:LocalRepeatClose|Repeat:4
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End