WEDEL Music Editor
WEDEL Music Editor: Menu File *
WEDEL Music Editor: Edit Menu *
WEDEL Music Editor: Misc Menu *
WEDEL Music Editor: Symbols Menu *
WEDEL Music Editor: Format Menu *
The main functionalities of the WEDEL Music Editor are:
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Importing files by using converters
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Exporting files in several formats if the permissions are
allowed
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Save and load files containing command in CWF
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Navigate and manipulate the Additional Command list
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Editing the single note features
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Editing the classification details
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Editing the identification details
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Editing the protection details
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Show and edit the cover page of the main score and parts
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Merging, splitting, cutting, joining, disjoin parts
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Cut, past, insert a measure
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Add, edit, remove a lyric
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Open and close all menus related to music symbols and setting
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Controlling music duration consistency
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Formatting in automatic: beaming, up/down, justification
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Execution, synchronisation, midi setting, orchestration,
insertion of labels
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Jumping to top, bottom, measure, etc.
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Execution: view and listening of a synchronised audio file
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MIDI generation while paging symbolic music
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Edit and load MILLA without reloading the music
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Edit and load font table without reloading the music
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Editing the main score as well as the single parts on the
same computer in separate windows but concurrently.
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Visualise symbolic music and image score music on the same
computer at the same time in different windows.
Detailed functionalities is:
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Inserting most of the music notation symbols reviewed in
the above section
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Deleting all the inserted symbols singularly
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Change features of the main symbols such as notes and rests
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Copy and past the single figure
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Copy and past of the single measure
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Copy and past of the single part
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Beaming unbeamed notes and chords
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Inserting small notes and chords
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Beaming small notes and chords
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acciaccatura of small and normal beams, notes and chords
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inserting/deleting changing of clef at the beginning of a
measure or in the middle
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inserting/deleting changing of time signature at the beginning
of a measure or in the middle
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inserting/deleting changing of key signature at the beginning
of a measure or in the middle
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inserting/deleting change of barlines for refrains
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passing in execution from the editing mode and viceversa
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managing up to 4 layers for each part
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managing music for multi staff instruments such as piano,
arpa and Organo
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managing fretboards for guitars and similar instruments (chords)
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managing a chord database,
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providing a fretboards editor
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managing staff with 1 to 7 lines for tablatures
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managing different shapes for noteheads
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managing lyrics, up to 4 lines
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allowing the definition of generic symbols to be associated
with notes such as marker, up, down.
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Using a standard font editor for producing font in standard
format
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Show and edit the cover page of the main score and parts
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Transpose a music piece (a part, a measure or a group of
figures) according to a new clef
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Transpose a music piece (a part, a measure or a group of
figures) according to a new key signature
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Transpose a music piece (a part, a measure or a group of
figures) according to a jump of tone and octave
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Opening one or more windows on the same part or main score
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Alignment of the time signatures in the main score even in
the lack of key signatures
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Insertion of [] and {} brackets for the grouping of parts
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Splitting layers of a Part into single parts
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Merging two parts into a single parts with layers
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Joining Parts to define a system of parts, such as two parts
for a piano part
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Disjoin Parts, separation of two joined parts into two disjoined
parts. This may delete some of the jined symbols
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Managing slurs among joined parts
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Managing beams among joined parts
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Managing a database of fretboard for strings
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Save and load of chords in the fretboard editor
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Editing the single fretboard with a visual editor
Plus the following functionalities for navigating among/towards
other components
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Defining links between the single music figure to the document,
image, audio and video files which are present in the WDF object.
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It can be possible to define links to other WDF objects
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It can be possible to define links to HTTP addresses
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select a measure on the symbolic representation and jump
to image representation.
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select a measure on the image score music and jump to symbolic
representation.
WEDEL Music Editor:
Menu File
It is comprised of the following functionalities
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Import MIDI: importing a MIDI file. This activates
a standard browsing dialog box, once the file is opened.
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Import OMR: calling an External or Internal OMR, this
functionality is left open.
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Import Finale: importing a Postscript FINALE file.
This activate a standard browsing dialog box, once the file is identified
specific parameters is available on the import dialog box (the correct
extension is PS).
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Import SCORE: import a SCORE file. This activates
a standard browsing dialog box, once the file is identified, specific parameters
is available on the import dialog box (the correct file extension is MUS
but other extensions have to be accepted as well).
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Import MOODS: import a MOODS file, if needed. This
activate a standard browsing dialog box.
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Export WDF: Export the current symbolic aspects into
a new WDF set of files. This activate a dialog box starting from the EXCHANGEPATH
default path and producing a new directory with the chosen name.
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Export IWF: Export the current image score file into
a new IDF file. This activate a dialog box starting from the EXCHANGEPATH
default path and producing a new directory with the chosen name.
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Export MOODS: export in MOODS format if needed.
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Export MIDI: export in MIDI. This activate a standard
browsing dialog box for Save As. (the extension is MID or MIDI).
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Exprot WNF: to export a single part or main score
in WNF format for the analysis (see specification part III)
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Changes list: managing the Additional Command List.
This activate a typical ACL dialog for managing the list of commands, such
as in MOODS.
In the window bottom a set of buttons are present. Their
functionalities are explained as follows:
Validate: validates a change to make it definitive.
Validate All: validates all the changes/commands
that are present in the list.
Invalidate: invalidates the selected commands.
Undo Last: invalidates only the last command.
Flush: eliminates all the validated command starting
from the first and stopping with the first invalidated command.
Filter: allows the visualization of all the command
that are specified by the filtering string – e.g. all the command issued
by 1st violin (Vln.I).
Load: loads an additional command list saved in
a previous execution, in order to reapply it to a Neutral Version.
Find: searches on the additional command list
on the basis of queries -- looking for all the changes performed on lectern,
any addition of notes, all the deleted slurs, the changes on a specific
measure, etc.
Help: allows the visualization of help.
Close: close the dialog window.
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Save as Changes: save a CWF file with a different
name. This activate a simple dialog box in which the list of the available
CWF files for the active WEDEL object are shown. The user can select to
overwrite an existing one or to make a new one defining a new name. In
the case of overwrite a confirming message box is opened to avoid disasters.
Print: print the current score, main or part currently
shown in the window. This activate the printing manager. It is discussed
into a separate section later.
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Print parameters: setting printing parameters. The
parameters are those reported into the <MusicPrintingParameters> plus
the selection between the part or the main score. See in the following
for the printing parameter dialog boxes.
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Computer View Parameters.: setting the parameters
for the Computer view interface, the bounding paramters plus the distance
between the staffs.
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Print Braille: this allow to print music in Braille,
see specification part III.
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Print Braille Parameters: this allow to set parameters
to print music in Braille, see specification part III.
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Close: close the symbolic or image parts (SWF or IWF).
If changes have been performed a message box asking for saving the information
is provided.
WEDEL Music Editor:
Edit Menu
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Computer View: This allow to pass from the Print View
to the Computer View. The computer view is the classical visualisation
in which:
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In the case of main score, the left margin is imposed by
the window size, and the bottom margin is imposed by the number of parts
if the window size is not enough a scrollbar is added. The view is based
on the basis of hte computer view parameters.
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In t he case of a part, all the margins are imposed by the
window size. Plus the computer view paramters.
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Print View: The allow to have a preview of the music
page when it is printed. The view is performed according to the printing
parameters: page size, margins, scales, etc. See in the following to have
more details.
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First Page header: compose the first page of the score
(main score or parts). This is available only for symbolic music. The composition
consists in stating the position and the fonts of the string which are
contained into the WDFCID, WDFID, WDFPR or the component under editing.
The information related to the position of elements have to be saved into
the header of the object. All this information have to be considered also
in the Print Manager when the symbolic is transformed in PS file.
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Import a Part: import a part coming from a single
external file in SWF format. This is performed browsing on the disk with
a standard file browsing dialog box. This action is performed only once
every time the menu item is selected.
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New Part: producing a new part. A message box asking
for the number of staff lines is provided. Valid numbers are from 1 to
7. This action is performed only once every time the menu item is selected.
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Hide a Part: avoid the visualisation of a part even
if it remains in the model and can be played by the MIDI. Select this menu
item and then select the part that has to be hidden. This action is performed
only once every time the menu item is selected.
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Recover Parts: the hidden parts are re-visualised
all hidden parts. This action is performed only once every time the menu
item is selected.
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Cut a Part: delete a part. Each deleted part is saved
into a temporary file. Select this menu item and then select the part to
be deleted. This action is performed only once every time the menu item
is selected.
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Past a Part: past the part that has been deleted.
Reload the part that has been deleted from the temporary file and putting
it in the last position of the Main Score. It can be moved by using a specific
command described later. This action is performed only once every time
the menu item is selected.
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Splitting Part: dividing a part with 2, 3, 4 voices/layer
extracting the selected layer. The layer is selected by selecting a note
belonging to that layer. The splitting cause the production of a new part
with the extracted layer inside. Select this menu item and the part from
which the layer has to be extracted by using the following dialog box.
The extracted layer is placed in a new part at the end of the main score.
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Merging Parts: two parts that
present at most 2 layers each can be fused into a single part with 4 layers.
The original two parts are not deleted. This operation is left to the user.
The part obtained by merging is placed at the end of the list of parts.
This operation is performed by selecting this menu item and then the two
parts to be merged. This action is performed only once every time the menu
item is selected.
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Joining Parts: This operation allow the inclusion
of special symbols passing from a staff to another. Parts can be joined
together at groups of 2 or 3 for preparing piano, harp, and organ systems
of staffs. After the join operation the 2-3 staff is considered as a single
part for the visualisation on the windows for parts, for print, and for
movements on the main score. The Joint is performed by selecting on a submenu
item 2 or 3 (for junctions with 2 or 3 staffs), then the parts to be joined
has to be selected with the mouse. They have to be consecutive in the main
score. This action is performed only once every time the menu item is selected.
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Disjoin Parts: dividing two staffs that are joined.
This is possible only if they do not present symbols that link them strictly
such as beams passing from a staff the other and slurs with the same behaviour.
This is is performed by selecting one of the joined parts and then this
menu item. This action is performed only once every time the menu item
is selected.
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Move Parts: this allow the user to move up or down
the selected part of a place. This is performed by selecting the submenu:
UP, DOWN of this menu item. Then each part selected with the mouse do a
movement on the basis of the selection chosen. Several UP or DOWN movements
can be done after a single selection of the menu item.
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Move a Layer 1,2,3,4 <->: this allow to exchange
the layer each other: a sub menu with the following sum items is implemented
1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 1-4. The layers are referred to a part. Then firstly the
needed menu subitem has to be selected then the part has to be selected
via the mouse for the application. This action is performed only once every
time the menu item is selected.
Queste commutazioni dovrebbero valere anche per i sistemi
a piu' staff pertanto e' meglio prevedere lo scorrimento di tutti i layer.
Ma non e'chiaro anche il perche questo sia necessario.
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New Measure After: to insert a new measure after the
selected one, in this case a column of measures are included. If the editor
is working at level of Main Score this is immediately visible. This is
performed by selecting this item and then by identifying the point in which
the measure has to be inserted. Several new measures can be inserted after
a single selection of this menu item.
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New Measure Before: to insert a new measure before
the selected one, in this case a column of measures are included. If the
editor is working at level of Main Score this is immediately visible. This
is performed by selecting this item and then by identifying the point in
which the measure has to be inserted. Several new measures can be inserted
after a single selection of this menu item.
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New Single Measure after: to insert a new measure
dis-aligning the parts after the selected one. Several new measures can
be inserted after a single selection of this menu item.
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New Single Measure before: to insert a new measure
dis-aligning the parts before the selected one. Several new measures can
be inserted after a single selection of this menu item.
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Cut Measure: to delete a column of measures if the
editor is working on the main score or a single measure otherwise. Several
new measures can be inserted after a single selection of this menu item.
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Cut S Measure: to delete a new measure dis-aligning
the parts. Several new measures can be inserted after a single selection
of this menu item.
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Copy Measure: to copy a column of measures if the
editor is working on the main score or a single measure otherwise. Several
new measures can be inserted after a single selection of this menu item.
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Copy Single Measure: to copy a new measure dis-aligning
the parts. Several new measures can be inserted after a single selection
of this menu item.
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Past Measure: to past the deleted column of measures.
Several new measures can be inserted after a single selection of this menu
item.
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Past Single Measure: to past the deleted measure dis-aligning
the parts. Several new measures can be inserted after a single selection
of this menu item.
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Import Main score image: to import images for generating
a main score image, IWF files, the classification and identifications parts
have to be filled by passing via the WDF editor.
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Import image Score Parts: to import images for generating
a score part image, IWF files, the classification and identifications parts
have to be filled by passing via the WDF editor.
WEDEL Music Editor: Misc
Menu
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Add Lyric to a Part: to add a lyric file to a part.
First the identified part has to be selected. This menu item open the lyric
editor from which it is possible to import a TEXTual file for building
the lyric. In addition, it is also possible to make the lyric from scratch
by editing it on the Lyric Editor.
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Edit Lyric: selecting this item then is possible to
select a part with the lyric to edit it. The lyric editor is opened and
the current lyric text is presented to be modified and reassigned by user.
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Remove Lyric: selecting this item and then the part
its lyric is removed asking confirmation before to go on.
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Open All: open all menus related to symbols according
to the last workspace configuration.
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Close All: close all menus related to symbols.
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Transpose Clef: Transposition via clef. This item
open a dialog box asking for selecting a
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the new clef, user can choose the clef from the list
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measure (s) number, it must be inserted by user in the field
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an interval of measures, to insert an interval user can write
<start measure number>-<end measure number>
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part number, this must be inserted by user
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Transpose Key: transposition via key signature. This
item open a dialog box asking for selecting a
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new key signature, user can choose the new from the list
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measure(s) number, it must be inserted by user in the field
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an interval of measures, to insert an interval user can write
<start measure number>-<end measure number>
part number, this must be inserted by user
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Translate: translation of a piece of music. This item
open a dialog box asking for selecting a
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number of position in accord to the staff representation
in the music model (-n,…-1,1,2…n)
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measure(s) number, it must be inserted by user in the field
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an interval of measures, to insert an interval user can write
<start measure number>-<end measure number>
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part number, this must be inserted by user
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Jump to Symbolic: this is performed by opening a message
box asking for the selected measure or label.
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Jump to Image: this is performed by jumping at the
corresponding image of the same part and measure.
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Set Link: this is performed by opening a message box
in which a string can be written stating the link that one would like to
set. After this phase the clicking on a note/figure impose the link to
that figure. The mentioned document has to be present and the related marker
set. All the Links have to be at HTML files or at markers contained into
HTML files. In this way every file contained in the WDF object can be referred
from a single figure: audio, video, images, documents, etc. A so constructed
HTML file can be present as a Document into the WEDEL object. To set the
link it could be needed to see the list of possible links inside the WDF
object, a sort of tags that can be identified. They can be fixed points
such as all the documents and all the measures of the symbolic part, the
parts, etc.A specific language should be defined to state these aspects.
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See links: this option that can be activated or not
force to mark with a different colour the figures that have a link. This
selection enable for the navigation via the link. This means that when
the figures are active for the link the user can click on them to navigate
towards the link. This menu item has to be selected every time the user
would like to navigate on.
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Edit Link: this is performed in two phases. Firstly
the user has to select this menu item. Then selecting with the mouse the
figure a message box in which a string can be written stating the link
that one would like to modify is opened. The mentioned documents have to
be present and the related markers set. The Message Box is equal to the
above presented one for setting a link.
WEDEL Music Editor: Symbols
Menu
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Time Signature -- This open the following dialog
box. Please note that the time indication can be inserted in several ways.
After the insertion it is necessary to select with the mouse the measure
that uses the time signature imposed, since the command has effect only
for the selected barline/measure. The change is replicated along the music
part until a change of Time Signature in encountered.
Since different parts can be present in the partiture,
each of which with a different time signature, it is important to understand
which is the minimum common multiple of the number of measures of these
different parts. This is very important for visual formatting and to present
the music in a correct way.
In addition to different time signatures it is possible
to find time signatures which refer to irregular values: this means that
the basis unit for the measure is intended to be grouped together to form
an irregular group. For example: a time signature of 3/8 should mean that
in the measure is present figures for a total value of 3/8, that correspond
to ¼ plus another 1/8. This is not always true, because usually
odd time signatures like 3/8 refer to an irregular group, in this case
composed by 3 figures for a total value of ¼.
In the partiture "Don Giovanni", written by W.A.Mozart,
there are parts written in irregular 3/8, parts in 2/4 and parts in ¾.
We can consider a base unit for visual formatting composed by three measures
of the parts in 2/4, two measures for the parts in ¾ and six measures
for the parts in 3/8, since each of these measures has a real duration
of ¼.
These numbers of measures for each part can be considered
a fixed unit base of alignment: this means that in a page only a multiple
of this base unit of alignment can be inserted, and that justification
is carried out formatting together a group of measures composing a base
unit of alignment.
This is the reason for which some additional information
is needed in order to evaluate the measure: in the dialog box of time signature
signing a checkbox indicating that the time signature is intended as an
irregular group enable another Text Control which receive in input the
real duration of the measure. While the first time signature is used in
the head measure of the page, the real duration for irregular time signatures
is used in formatting calculation of justification and line breaking.
This second time signature has to be present and saved
for each measure.
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Key Signature -- This open a dialog containing a list
box with the following options: Major C# (7 sharps); Major F# (6 sharps);
Major B (5 sharps); Major E (4 sharps); Major A (3 sharps); Major D (2
sharps); Major G (1 sharp); Major C; Major F (1 flat); Major Bb (2 flat);
Major Eb (3 flat); Major Ab (4 flat); Major Db (5 flat); Major Gb (6 flat);
Major Cb (7 flat); None; Minor A# (7 sharps); Minor D# (6 sharps); Minor
G# (5 sharps); Minor C# (4 sharps); Minor F# (3 sharps); Minor B (2 sharps);
Minor E (1 sharp); Minor A; Minor D (1 flat); Minor G (2 flat); Minor C
(3 flat); Minor F (4 flat); Minor Bb (5 flat); Minor Eb (6 flat); Minor
Ab (7 flat).
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Metronome -- This open the following dialog box. The
dialog has to provide a empty line in the list box on the left. Selecting
that line allow to have a time indication without a metronomic indication.
In the list on the left it has to be possible to select the word NONE.
In this case, the metronomic indication is given without reporting the
number of figures per minute, but only the movement string. A mechanism
wot indicate the for example a quarter has to be intended as a quarter
dotted should be added.
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Dynamics -- The following are all the possible
values of dynamic text: f, ff, fff, ffff, fffff, ffffff, ffp, ffpp, fp,
fpp, fz, mf, mp, p, pp, ppp, pppp, ppppp, pppppp, rf, rfz, sf, sff, sfff,
sffp, sffz, sfp, sfpp, sfz, sp. They could be listed in a simple list box
instead of a text box
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Annotation -- These are textual annotations. Presently it is possible
to have two textual annotations. It should be possible to edit also the
font among three different fonts and stating the size among four different
levels implemented.
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Generic text -- As above but centered with respect to the figure.
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Fretboards -- A dialog for chosing a chord to be inserted is opened.
It allow the visualisation of the chosen chord on the right corner. The
selection of the chord is possible on the basis of the chord name, type,
bass and number of strings. The search is performed on a database containing
all definition of fretboards. This is build and managed by t he fretboard
editor as discussed in the sequel.
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Notes, Noteheads, Small Notes, Rests, Accidentals, Augmentations, Repeats,
Barlines, Clefs, Brackets, Horizontals, Refrains, Expressions, Generic
Exp, Ornaments, Fingering, Mutes, Harmonics, Breath, Glass, Strings, Pedals,
Violin -- Each one of the these items activates a corresponding icon menus
presenting a list of symbols. These menus can be moved in any location
around the computer screen. They can be oriented vertically or horizontally
and their position can be saved. Every time that a menu' is activate it
is opened in the last saved position.
WEDEL Music Editor: Format
Menu
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Check: verification of duration consistency is performed
by opening a dialog box on which one can select:
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The measure on which to perform the check
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The range of measures to perform the check. When the single
tick is set the end number has no sense the selected measure is chosen
considering the number imposed as start.
The selection between part and main score is performed
by working with the editor at level of part or main score. The results
stating the presence of problems are given in a list:
Part XYYX, measure number
Y
Part afka, measure number
843
…………….
The dialog should be no modal to allow the clicking on
the list of problems to move the Music editor in the corresponding measure.
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Justification: is performed by opening a dialog box
on which one can select:
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The measure to format and on which to perform the check
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The range of measures to format and on which to perform the
check
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The justification type: LOG or LIN
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The justification parameter, one tuning parameter to set
a major or a minor width
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A radiobox to check and format all the part or the main score
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Save justification setting as parameters of default. A tick
in the dialog box or a condition on the MILLA module formatter.
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The selection between part and main score is performed by
working with the editor at level of part or main score, that is in dependance
of the view that the user has of the music.
The module of justification performs also checking on
the time consistency of the measures on which justification is required.
It is not out of this context to remind that single thiny
spaces can be manually inserted and deleted by the user and saved, so that
score have always that spacing until different justification is performed.
This guarantee that fine tuning of appearance is always possible. If automatic
line breaking is abled the measure anyway change his width to fit the page,
but the ratio between spaces, that reside between figures, is maintained.
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Line Breaking: It is a toggle item.
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Beaming: the automatic re-beaming according to the
Milla rules is performed by opening a dialog box on which one can select:
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The measure on which to perform the beaming
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The range of measures to perform the beaming. When the single
tick is set the end number has no sense the selected measure is chosen
considering the number imposed as start.
The selection between part and main score is performed
by working with the editor at level of part or main score.
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Up/Down: the automatic redefinition of up/down direction
according to the Milla rules is performed by opening a dialog box on which
one can select:
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The measure on which to perform the UP/DOWN imposition.
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The range of measures to perform the imposition. When the
single tick is set the end number has no sense the selected measure is
chosen considering the number imposed as start.
The selection between part and main score is performed
by working with the editor at level of part or main score.
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Edit Milla: starting an editing and debugging session
on Milla file.
The Milla file is a standard ASCII file which is possible
to be edited with a standard Notepad or any other text editor, present
on every platform. There are some valuable advantadges not to open another
window in WEDEL Editor to edit Milla file, that means not inserting a text
editor in the WEDEL editor to modify MILLA file : the most concrete advantage
is the possibility to see the changes inserted by user on rules and conditions
become instantly effective on music loaded in WEDEL Editor or Viewer and
not to wait to perform the operations of saving MILLA file, close editing
session in WEDEL Editor of MILLA file and finally to reload the music.
Instead of such difficult path the user open some music pieces in WEDEL
Editor, then he can start a debugging session on MILLA file, which bring
to him lot of information on how formatting engine is working in background.
Then, for example he can open the MILLA file in a standard text editor,
like Notepad. On the text editor he can change MILLA conditions to perform
different checks on the musical context; then he can save the modified
file and in the WEDEL Editor, launch a reload command for MILLA file and
the different style of formatting is instantly effective. It is not necessary
that the WEDEL Editor is in the state of debugging session for MILLA to
modify MILLA file and reloading it.
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Load Milla: loading a different Milla file, if the
corresponding permission is available. To this end, a standard dialog box
for loading files is activated considering the extension MIL.
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Re-Load Milla: re-loading the current Milla file,
if the corresponding permission is available.
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> Debug/Normal:
to pass from Normal to Debugger modality for Milla and vice versa.
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> See Invisible Rests: to
see in clear or in color the invisible rests, see in the following for
details.
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> See Achorage: to
see in clear or in color the achorage, see in the following for details.
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Edit Table: opening a table editor for editing and
visualising the value of the font table file.
The list of symbols managed by the table is shown
considering their graphic representation if it is possible.
Once a symbol is selected its parameters numbers are
depicted on the right side of the dialog box. These values can be modified
according to the user needs. Button Ok allow to apply the performed changes
without to save the changes into the file. UPDATE makes the changes into
the file if the corresponding permission is available. CANC return to the
calling menu without any change.
There are a set of numbers to be changed in order to modify
the character position in the displayed part.
All the characters displayed are positioned referring
to a base line. The base line is the same for all the characters from the
font.
There are two groups of parameters to set for a character
in a font. The first is related to the position and the second is related
to the margins of the selection area.
Position parameters:
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dx - give the x position of the centre of the character from
the basepoint (pixels)
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dy - give the y position of the centre of the character from
the basepoint (pixels)
There are no exact rule defining the centre of a symbol.
Generally it is placed in the symmetry centre of the figure but in case
of non symmetric one it should be placed in the bottom-left corner.
Margins parameters are used to define the "selected area".
That means a rectangle where a mouse click is considered as an action on
the symbol.
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left/right/up/down - defines the distance (pixels) between
the symbol centre and the left/right/up/down margin of the rectangle.
By default the editor are using valid value for all
parameters, but the user should modify them for a particular stile or for
adjusting incorrect positioning.
Also this file have to be modified in case new font are
introduced by the user.
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Load Table: re-loading the current or a different
Table file if the corresponding permission is available. To this end the
standard dialog for selecting files is opened. Files have to provide the
extension TBL.
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Score Excerpt: This allow the extraction of a piece
of music score, an excerpt. The selection consist in chosing a piece of
the screen with a square box via mouse. A music score excerpt can be extracted
from symbolic and from image score format as well. The protection manager
imposes the maximum number of measures a user can grab for each time. The
accounting mechanism has to consider this operation as one to be charged
into the user account. The extraction generate images with fingerprint
and watermark according to the protection mechanisms. Once the excerpt
is extracted a standard dialog box for saving files imposing a name is
opened. The File is saved in GIF, TIF or BMP format.
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