[sib-access] Re: system breaks and question about chord symbols
- From: Thomas Böttcher <th.bottcher@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 11:30:46 +0200
Hi Dani and Dale,
Sorry for my late reaction!
How would I chose the bar line to enter a system break. It's probably super
simple, but I figure I've overlooked something.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
Thomas
On 14 apr. 2014, at 02:09, Dani L Pagador <axs.brl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Thomas.
> The flat symbol is more than likely correct (get a sightling to help confirm
> this *smile*), but Sib Access/JFW Version X could be saying something
> different. If that's the case, then you need to teach it to ive you the
> correct information.
>
> Here's a snip from my Tips and Tricks folder.
>
> <snip>
> Claudio writes:
> "Open a score and enter
> a flat, a sharp and a diminished chord. It doesn't matter, if it is a "c, d,
> e, f, g, a or B" chord. Once your three chords entered, tab to one of them
> and press enter to find yourself in its edit field. Move your cursur, so
> that you can hear the letter of the chord, and while on the letter, press
> insert-d. Your Jaws dictionary opens, and doing so, it is only the
> dictionary, that is related to the Sib-Access scripts. In this dictionary
> you land on the "add-button"; press spacebar to activate it. In the field
> that opens, your whole chord will be there, because Jaws automatically adds
> the whole word, on which the cursor was. Now arrow right and left to find
> the chord letter and delete only, that letter, so that the eventually not
> spoken symbols remains in that field. Tab once and type the expression you
> want for that symbol. Now tab to the OK button and you are done. Your chords
> from now on are spoken correctly. Repeat these steps of course for all
> chords you want to be spoken correctly."
>
> Dave C. writes:
> "I found this text in the reference manual, in section 3.4 Chord Symbols. It
>
> gives a list of several special symbols. The only one that I can't identify
> from the text is for half-diminished.
>
> The word menu lists keyboard shortcuts for all the available bits of chord
> symbol. For example, to
> add a flat sign, type a lowercase b; to add a sharp sign, type #; to add
> superscript numbers, just
> type 1-9; and so on. Here are some other useful keyboard shortcuts:
>
> Diminished symbol (degrees) Ctrl+O) Ctrl+Shift+O
> Augmented symbol (&) Shift-7 (&)
> Half-diminished (flat 5th) symbol
> Major alteration (^) for e.g. major 7ths Shift-6 (^)
> for chords with added 6ths and 9ths Shift-5 (%)
> Other symbols on the word menu include N.C. for no chord,"
> ' to specify an added alteration,
> ; to specify that a particular note should be omitted, and so on.
>
> You can change the entries for these in the Chords (standard) word menu if
> you use them frequently
> see 3.1 Working with text in the Sibelius Reference Manual." <end>
>
> HTH,
> Dani
>
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> Subject: [sib-access] system breaks and question about chord symbols
>
> Hi all,
> What is the correct way to insert a system break?
> I tried selecting the bar and hen went into the menu and to system break but
> got the message " please select a single note or chord" or something
> similar.
> I would like a new system every for bars and double bar lines with every
> rehearsal letter. Are these inserted automatically?
>
> Furthermore, I experience a strange thing inserting chord symbols:
> Using sib 3.1 and sib speaking I could always put a b to indicate a flat
> like Bb minor. Now, the capital B is written down correctly but when I put a
> small b to indicate a flat sibelius seems to put a different symbol. Has
> anybody else experienced that and is there maybe an alternative way to put a
> symbol to indicate a flat?
> Thanks so much for your help.
> Cheers
> Thomas
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