Choose what to cut/copy/paste (one or more of notes, lyrics, chords)
Hello
For some reason (maybe I read about it somewhere, but now I can't find where) I thought this would be in 2.0 but it's not.
When I cut/copy/paste I would like to be able to pick what gets pasted.
The default behavior is that cut/copy/paste applies to chords, notes, lyrics.
This is fine sometimes, and some other times not so fine.
For example, I write 16 bars with their chords and lyrics.
Now I want 16 identical bars but with different lyrics.
If I copy/paste, the lyrics from the source get pasted too, and I have to delete them one by one.
My apologies if this has been asked before, I spent some time searching this forum and could not find anything.
Comments
It *is* in 2.0 Beta 1. See View / Selection Filter (shortcut F6). Works great from what I have seen! Do note that it is a "pre-copy-filter" - you set it before doing the "Copy", not after. That is to say it operates on the selection itself, not on the contents of the clipboard.
In reply to It *is* in 2.0 Beta 1. See by Marc Sabatella
here is a post to remember when doing the handbook for 2.0 ... ;)
In reply to It *is* in 2.0 Beta 1. See by Marc Sabatella
Somehow I missed that. I just played around with, it works very well ! Thank you so much !
In reply to It *is* in 2.0 Beta 1. See by Marc Sabatella
I have tried the selection filter to copy just a section of lyrics from one part to another, but I can't get it to work. I'm probably doing something wrong.
If I deselect every filter check-box except "Lyrics", it is not possible to create the selection box. If I also tick, for example, "First voice", the selection box appears. However, the 'copy' action also transfers the notes to the destination.
Any suggestions?
In reply to I have tried the selection by Wyvern
I am not sure, but I think the selection filter does assume you want to copy some notes, and it's more about selecting what *else* to copy *or which voices). However, it *is* still possible to copy just lyrics. Select the lyrics (see below), Ctrl+C, click destination, paste. As long as the rhythms line up, it works in the beta.
Selecting a group of lyrics can be done a number of ways. Lasso might work sometimes, and there is always Ctrl+click. But new for 2.0 is a very useful facility: select a range normally, then right click a lyric and choose "select all similar in range selection" to then limit the selection to just the lyrics.
In reply to I am not sure, but I think by Marc Sabatella
Thank you, Marc. The new 2.0 feature works beautifully!
Regards,
Stephen