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What does "Smart Insertion Point" actually do?!

I've been using NWC for many years and this has always puzzled me. It doesn't seem to make any difference to me whether I turn it ON or OFF! For some time I've configured it to be ON since, on balance, if I have to choose between a Smart insertion point and a Dumb one, give me the Smart one!

Any ideas? The Help doesn't help at all - I've searched for "smart" without luck. Searching this forum, there seems to be some implication that it's to do with Text - and since I don't use Text very much, that's perhaps why I don't notice any difference.

Re: What does "Smart Insertion Point" actually do?!

Reply #2 –
That was a VERY good question, Binsley!
The result is now A.Y.E.W.T.K.A.S-i-p. (B.W.A.T.A.)
but you were *not* afraid to ask.

I think I am going to like this!

Re: What does "Smart Insertion Point" actually do?!

Reply #3 –
Thanks Admin for your reply but the FAQ item talks about Smart Properties Insert not Smart Insertion Point. I'd guess it's a similar concept - but can you spell it out for me please?!

Re: What does "Smart Insertion Point" actually do?!

Reply #4 –
Sorry, wrong option....

The insertion point is positioned closer to the previous note when you use "Smart Insertion Point." The existence of the option dates way back to the origins of NWC, so we have been reluctant to change it.

There is also context help for this option directly within NWC.

Re: What does "Smart Insertion Point" actually do?!

Reply #5 –
Eric, let me compliment you on a very nicely laid out Help function.  The window looks good, the contents appear as soon as you double click the topic, and the information is displayed very attractively.  Nice job.  I particularly liked the Shortcuts help.

A suggestion to improve context sensitive help:  If I press the question mark and point to Smart Insertion Point or to Persistent Note Tools, instead of the usual popup window, I get the answer in the Help window which I already have open.  That's fine, but it would help to put a title at the top of the explanation because it isn't necessarily the topic that's highlighted in the contents or index in the left pane.

It would be nice if eventually, the Help menu itself has info for all the context sensitive help messages in the searchable index.  While Persistent note tools has a menu entry, Smart insertion point doesn't seem to (I've overlooked things before...). 

Special Ending Properties  In this Help topic, can you see your way clear to add
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The vertical position of special endings is at the top of the staff.  If you want to move it up or down, adjust the height of the staff (press F2, Staff Properties).
?

This page How to Get Support / NoteWorthy Composer 2 Support Services could stand to have a reference to these forums. 

Good job, sir, and I hope you'll find these suggestions Worthy of Note (groan).
 

Re: What does "Smart Insertion Point" actually do?!

Reply #6 –
Well there's a thing! I wasn't aware of ANY context help in NWC until I started this thread, I guess I just never noticed the little "?" up there in the corner! I've always just searched the Help section by hand - and as the previous poster said, that's generally pretty good (but if you search for "smart" you get squat...)

Anyway - thanks for the info Eric.