The Score Editor

The Score Editor

Screenshot Brahms ScoreWindow

The Score Editors Additional Keyboard Shortcuts

The Shortcuts to be used within the score editor are those described in section Editor Shortcuts, plus the following additional shortcuts.

Table 3.3.

key description
SHIFT higher the insertion pitch by one half tone (like g sharp instead of g)
CTRL lower the insertion pitch by one half tone (like g flat instead of g)
ALT + N switch mode to insert notes (default)
ALT + A switch mode to insert note symbols
ALT + S switch mode to insert score symbols
ALT + L switch mode to insert lyrics
To insert note symbols, press the left mouse button on the note and move the mouse up or down before release. To insert lyrics, press the left mouse button when over the note: Enter the lyrics into the text field - the RETURN key closes the text field, while the SPACE key moves it to the next syllable.

For developers: Even the ScoreEditor is based on an abstract class (PrScoreEditor), which makes it easy to implement new ScoreEditors.

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