When will we start seeing all this new code? -----Original Message----- From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Rugman Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 12:47 PM To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sib-access] Re: Multi-bar rests OK folks, I've just added some code which identifies multi-bar rest when they are present. As you enter the bar, you'll hear a message like "bar 4, 12 bar multibar rest". I'll add a topic on multi-bar rest to the guide as well. It won't be a long one because it doesn't need to be. Dan Rugman Visit www.musicaccess.co.uk for visually-impaired musicians and home of Sibelius Access -----Original Message----- From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Rugman Sent: 08 February 2010 17:52 To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sib-access] Multi-bar rests Here's some more info on multi-bar rests. By default, multi-bar rests are turned on in the parts, so you don't need to worry about them there. Full scores don't normally have multi-bar rests but you can use them by checking the use multi-bar rests option in the layout > auto layout dialog. If you're reading a part or score with multi-bar rests turned on, you will notice that navigating gets more interesting. To summarise, Sibelius turns all of the resting bars into one bar that will contain the multi-bar rest. Sibelius access cannot identify the multi-bar rest, however you will no it's there because pressing RightArrow will take you straight to the next bar after the multi-bar rest. There's one interesting situation which arises when multi-bar rests is turned on in a part. If the part has no music in it yet, it will appear to only contain one bar. This is because Sibelius has written out the entire part as a multi-bar rest. If you need to add something to a bar which is inside a multi-bar rest, you must first turn multi-bar rests off. Pressing Ctrl+Shift+M toggles this option and will reveal the resting bars again. Once you've added what you need, press Ctrl+Shift+M and the multi-bar rests will be put back. Multi-bar rests are a good example of how dynamic parts work. The idea is that you create the music in the full score, letting the parts format themselves. You only go into the parts when the music is complete, and then only to modify the layout. Dan Rugman Visit www.musicaccess.co.uk <http://www.musicaccess.co.uk/> for visually-impaired musicians and home of Sibelius Access If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx