XStick(TM) Notation Palette

The Notation Palette is the toolbox for manipulating the "Staff Tab(TM)" notation on the Notation Canvas. It consists of several rows of buttons and a matrix of finger/duration buttons that select the note symbol for placement on the staff.

• First Row:
  • Open File (File Folder Icon) - Opens a new XStick(TM) file.
  • Save File (Floppy Disk Icon) - Opens the Save As dialog.
  • Print (Printer Icon) - Print score to EPS file(s)
  • Move (Horizontal Arrows) - Move staff components horizontally.
  • Delete (Scissors Icon) - Remove staff components from score.
  • Free Text (Paper/Pencil Icon) - Add free text to score.
  
  All components when placed have a "handle". As the mouse is moved over a component in the various edit modes, it and all of it's components will change colors. This includes accidental notation, dots, ledger lines, and the fret/string notation. Moving or deleting will affect all the highlighted components.
  
• Second Row:
  • Refinger (Pointing Hand Icon) - Changes selected note fingering.
  • Fret/String (BiColor Box With Number 10) - Define fret/string for note.
  • Transpose (Vertical Arrows) - Transpose up and down the scale.
  • Duration (Quarter Note --> Eighth Note) - Change note duration.
  • Tie (Two Notes Tied Icon) - Add a tie symbol between notes.
  • Bend (Pyramid Over a Number Icon) - Add a bend symbol to a note.
  
  When placing a tie, move the mouse toward the first note, when the note changes color, click on the desired start point and release the mouse button. Move the mouse to the second note and when it changes color click on the desired end point and release the button. The arc will be associated with both notes and will move if either is moved, as well as deleted if either is deleted.
  
• Third Row:
  • Clear Accidental Mode (Blank Button) - Turns off accidental mode.
  • Flat (Flat Symbol Icon) - Activates flatted note placement.
  • Natural (Natural Symbol Icon) - Activates natural note placement.
  • Sharp (Sharp Symbol Icon) - Activates sharp note placement.
  
  For all of these, the actual displayed note marking will be determined by the current key signature.
  
• Fourth Row - These buttons serve a dual purpose. They place rests and serve as a column guide for the note/finger matrix below.
  
  • Set Dot Mode (Dot Symbol Icon) - Activates dot extension for placed notes/rests.
  • Whole Rest (Whole Rest Symbol) - Places whole rests on the staff.
  • Half Rest (Half Rest Symbol) - Places half rests on the staff.
  • Quarter Rest (Quarter Rest Symbol) - Places quarter rests on the staff.
  • Eighth Rest (Eighth Rest Symbol) - Places eighth rests on the staff.
  • Sixteenth Rest (Sixteenth Rest Symbol) - Places sixteenth rests on the staff.
• Finger/Note Matrix - The next four rows form a matrix that determines the symbol used when placing notes. Staff Tab(TM) uses a symbology that includes an indication of which finger is used, as well as the duration of the note.
  
  • Index Finger (Circular Symbol) - Select appropriate duration in the row.
  • Middle Finger (Diamond Symbol) - Select appropriate duration in the row.
  • Ring Finger (Triangle Symbol) - Select appropriate duration in the row.
  • Pinky Finger (Square Symbol) - Select appropriate duration in the row.
• Last Row:
  • Long Bar Mode (Line with an "L") - Toggles bars that extend across both the treble and bass staffs on and off.
  • Single Bar (Single Line) - Single dividing line for measures.
  • Double Bar (1 Wide, 1 Narrow Line) - Double line for the end of a staff.
  • Double Bar Begin Repeat (1 Wide, 1 Narrow Line, 2 Dots) - Double line to indicate the beginning of a repeating phrase.
  • Double Bar End Repeat (1 Wide, 1 Narrow Line, 2 Dots) - Double line to indicate the end of a repeating phrase.
  
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