Pasting multi-syllable lyrics from a text file
When I enter lyrics directly in MuseScore 1.3 one syllable at a time, using a - to separate syllables in multi-syllable words, the - appears nicely centred between the syllables. However when I paste in lyrics from a text file in which syllables are split by - [space] using the multiple Cmd-V method the - appears directly after the preceding syllable i.e. "forum topic" would appear as "fo- rum top- ic" instead of "fo - rum top - ic"
Is there a way to achieve the symmetrical spacing of the dash using the paste-from-text method? (I am using a MacBook Pro with OSX 10.8.5)
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"To Achieve the correct position of the dashes"
here:
http://musescore.org/en/node/21522
You have to prepare the text before or correct it after ...
Fo- rum to- pic = foAltGr+dash space rum toAltGr+dash space pic
In reply to look to, by Shoichi
http://musescore.org/en/node/27916
(a recent post)
In reply to look to, by Shoichi
Yes, I've tried these combinations - but no success on OSX
In reply to look to, by Shoichi
And I am not sure what you mean by:
foAltGr+dash space rum toAltGr+dash space pic
What is 'foAltGr' and 'toAltGr'
In reply to PS by sjha
"fo- rum to- pic"
http://musescore.org/en/handbook/lyrics
BTW, the pasting facility will be improved in MuseScore 2.0
Fo-rum top-ic
will paste as expected. I don't think there is a solution yet for underscores / extenders, though.
In reply to BTW, the pasting facility by Marc Sabatella
@ sjha > stopgap :
Ctrl V as mentioned elsewhere;
Release the Ctrl key and press Shift + underscore as long as necessary
...between entering lyrics 'manually', or 'pasting from text' with Ctrl+V, or Cmd+V.
I think the OP was referring to this - how to paste from text and have the dashes appear centered between the syllables (the way they appear when entered manually):
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Regards.
In reply to There's a subtle difference... by Jm6stringer
@Jmb6stringer Yes, that is exactly what I mean. Is there any way to achieve the centred spacing using the copy/paste method?
In reply to Spacing by sjha
Try the attachment
In reply to Spacing by sjha
Easiest way (if you must enter from a file rather than directly, that is) is to enter the text with just spaces (i.e. strip out the hyphens) and then go back through the piece and enter the hyphens. You double-click immediately after the first syllable with a hyphen, enter a hyphen for a hyphen (obviously) and then press the space bar to jump through the next syllables in turn until you get to the next hyphen...and so on.
Fo rum to pic
then edit it to
Fo - rum To - pic
In reply to Easiest way (if you must by underquark
It seems like double-clicking anywhere in the syllable (not necessarily at the syllable's end) of a word, then entering a dash will accomplish the same thing - that is, a centered dash between that syllable and the next.
Still, the question remains: Why two different outcomes depending on each lyric entry method?
Should they not be alternate ways to achieve the same result?
Regards.
In reply to Double click 'after' a syllable (end of syllable) by Jm6stringer
As I wrote previously, ths will work as expected in 2.0