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The following features are new in Notation Composer version 2.5.
General User Interface
| • | When an error message is displayed in the status bar, it is now temporarily displayed with a red background to attract your attention. But after a few seconds that background faces into normal background color. |
| • | When an error message is displayed, you can hit the Esc key to dismiss it. |
Adding and Editing Notes, and Triplets
| • | In Add Mode, if you have selected, say, an 8th note duration, and you move the mouse over an area where there are 8th note triplet members, the value of the 8th note that you add will be assumed to be a triplet 8th note rather than regular 8th note. |
| • | There is now more flexibility in where triplets and quintuplets can span, rather than at just "strong" beats. |
| • | A triplet divided into two equal dotted notes is now better supported. |
| • | Better support for adding subdivided members of triplets, such as a 16th in an 8th note triplet pattern. |
Grace Notes and Ornaments
| • | It is now possible to select a short note, switch to the Grace Note Palette, and immediately convert that short note to a grace note by clicking one of the two grace note buttons (for "grace note borrowing duration from left" or "grace note borrowing duration from right"). |
| • | When a new grace note is added, it is now automatically selected, so that further editing can be done on it. |
Transposing
| • | In the Transcription dialog box, the direction of the transcription-- up or down-- is now determined by what would be the least number of half steps. For example, the transcription of C major to Bb major is by default assumed to be two half steps down rather than ten half steps up. |
| • | The Transpose Instrument Key command now automatically recommends an octave transposition for guitar and bass guitar. |
| • | The Transpose Instrument Key command now automatically displays transposed pitches rather than concert pitches in all parts (parts, as defined by Notation Composer). |
Ties
| • | It is now possible to add a tie across a barline where the note on the left has an accidental, while the note on the right side of the barline does not. In this case, it is assumed that the tied note on the right side of the barline will inherit the accidental. |
Lyrics and Repeats
| • | When you add a lyric, Notation Composer now finds the most nearby note and adds the lyric below it, rather than below a rest. |
Dynamic Marks
Measures and Barlines
| • | When new measures are added, the Hide Resting Staves option is now automatically switched to Show Resting Staves, so that you can see all of the staves and start adding notes to them. |
Meter
New Song Wizard
| • | The New Song Wizard now coordinates better with your default page setup. |
Parts
| • | The Piano Reduction command now automatically mutes the staves that were reduced into a piano part. |
| • | The Add Part command in the Define Parts dialog box now automatically selects the part name field ("New Song") for added convenience. |
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