[sib-access] Re: help!
- From: "Alison Trelfa" <alison.trelfa@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:23:59 -0000
Hi,
I got that write-up from Dan, so cannot claim any credit, although I did
probably organize bits of it into different places. smiles.
Kind Regards,
Alison
----- Original Message -----
From: "Farfar Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 5:28 PM
Subject: [sib-access] Re: help!
> Heather,
>
> Here's an excellent write-up from Alison, one of our list members, on
> using
> a laptop layout. I'm using this without her permission, and sincerely hope
> that she is still willing to talk to me.
>
>
> Not all laptop keyboards are the same, and the labels which are printed on
> the keys will vary from one language to the next. This description is for
> British keyboards only, so you will have to replace the relevant
> characters
> for those which appear on your own keyboard.
>
> The numbers on the keypad are now the numbers on the number row. This
> includes the 0, so to enter a rest, you must type a 0 on the number row.
>
> There is no equivalent for the plus key on the keypad since this only
> changes the keypad layout and you can do this with F8-F12.
>
> The remaining five keys are all mathematical symbols and these have been
> transferred to the main keyboard as follows:
>
> The Equals key (also Enter) on the keypad is now the forward slash "/" on
> the main keypad. This is the key immediately to the left of the right
> shift
> key. The Decimal point (also the delete) on the keypad is now the period
> on
> the main keyboard. This is the key immediately to the left of the forward
> slash key.
>
> The three keys on the top of the keypad (slash, star and minus) are now
> the
> semi-colon, apostrophe and hash (number) keys on the main keyboard. These
> are the three keys immediately to the left of the enter key.
>
> To put this more artistically:
>
> The top row of the keypad has been "transposed" to the three keys to the
> left of the enter key and the two keys on the bottom row to the right of
> the
> 0 key have been transposed to the left of the right shift key.
>
>
> Inputting notes as intervals on laptops.
> You can still add intervals above the note but you need to use the
> keystrokes for adding intervals below instead. I.E.: Shift+5 adds the note
> a
> fifth above the selected note.
>
> Unfortunately, there are no keystrokes for adding intervals below the
> note.
> The work around is to add the interval above and then use Ctrl+Down to
> knock
> the note into the right octave.
>
> Also, I added two keystrokes to the laptop layout for inputting
> appoggiaturas and acciaccaturas. These are Shift+Period and Shift+Slash.
> These are the same as the desktop keystrokes except that you hold down
> Shift
> as well.
>
> Dave
> Composed on a Dell Latitude 630 in the general vicinity of my Audio
> Recording and Mixing Studios, San Francisco Bay Area.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Heather Collen" <HCollen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 06:59
> Subject: [sib-access] Re: help!
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Thanks so much for your help regarding the problem with sibelius. We have
> reinstalled the programme and changed the settings to use with a laptop
> and
> the plug ins is running correctly. Jaws is now reading the note names
> properly which is good. However, the note length still cannot be changed.
> Before, pressing 1,2,3 etc would change the note to a quaver, crochet,
> minim
> etc but now they do not respond.
>
> Any help would be great!
>
> Thanks
> Heather
>
> ________________________________________
> From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Farfar Carlson [dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 11 February 2011 17:16
> To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [sib-access] Re: help!
>
> Yes,
>
> Much more eloquently stated than my queries. Thanks, Dan.
>
> Dave
> Composed on a Dell Latitude 630 in the general vicinity of my Audio
> Recording and Mixing Studios, San Francisco Bay Area.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Rugman" <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 08:01
> Subject: [sib-access] Re: help!
>
>
> Heather,
>
> From what you're describing, it sounds like something is up with the
> keyboard layouts. Both JAWS and Sibelius have there own keyboard layouts
> and
> they need to match up. First, confirm the JAWS keyboard layout. If JAWS is
> running from the system tray, open the context menu and choose Options >
> Basics. If it is running in its own window, bring that window to the front
> and from the menus choose Options > Basics. The keyboard layout should be
> laptop or desktop. Change it, if necessary, and Make a note of which it
> is.
> (Note that you can use the desktop layout on a laptop, but you'll need a
> full-sized keyboard with a number pad to make it work.)
>
> Now go to Sibelius and choose File > Preferences from the menus. In the
> preferences dialog choose menus and shortcuts from the list of options on
> the left. The command set should be set to Access Desktop or Access
> Laptop.
> This needs to match the JAWS keyboard layout, so if JAWS is set to
> desktop,
> choose Access Desktop, and if JAWS is set to Laptop, choose Access Laptop.
> Close the preferences dialog and now try working in the score.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Dan Rugman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Heather Collen
> Sent: 11 February 2011 11:26
> To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [sib-access] help!
>
> Hi,
> I work with a year 10 boy who is new to using Sibelius access, but we are
> having a few problems and wondered if anyone could help? These are the
> problems;
> . Note names not being read (Usually says A4, C4, etc) but now either
> is
> silent or says a random number. This number is not 4th or 8th, etc but
> something like 1 or 2.)
> . Buttons to change length of note, i.e - to a quaver or crochet (F2,
> F3, F4) are not changing it.
> . JAWS says that the plug-in is not running correctly even though I
> followed all previous steps of opening or closing windows.
>
> Thanks,
> Heather
>
>
>
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