[Text input] Natural symbol shortcut
In text input, why is the shortcut for a natural symbol ctrl+shift+h instead of ctrl+shift+n?
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In text input, why is the shortcut for a natural symbol ctrl+shift+h instead of ctrl+shift+n?
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In German music h is a Bb so it might be confusing and would eliminate the possibility of changing the shortcut to h.
In reply to In German music h is a Bb so… by mike320
Well... so indeed the shortcut for natural should better not use an h
In reply to In German music h is a Bb so… by mike320
Actually, "H" is what much of the world calls "B"; our "Bb" is what Germans call "B".
Anyhow, as @jeetee mentions, the current shortcuts are based on appearance, not mnemonics. That's why we used "b" instead of "f" for flat. And consider, mnemonics are only useful int he language they were designed for.
In reply to Actually, "H" is what much… by Marc Sabatella
"H" is what much of the world calls "B"
oops! Pass a brown bag to Jojo for not catching it.
In reply to "H" is what much of the… by mike320
I just let it pass ;-)
# resembles a sharp
b resembles a flat
h resembles the natural symbol
In reply to resembles a sharp b… by jeetee
I remember better by feel rather than mnemonic. My right little finger can sit against the edge of the main keyboard and I use the following because they sit easily under the right hand:
'#' sharp
' flat
; double sharp
= neutral
In reply to I remember better by feel… by underquark
May work for a US keyboard, not for a German one though
In reply to I remember better by feel… by underquark
I guess though you are talking about the shortcuts for adding accidentals to a note, not to adding within text - the latter are not customizable.
In reply to I guess though you are… by Marc Sabatella
Yes, my bad, I misread the bit about text input. I blame the Germans as I was concentrating on the delivery guy coming to the door with my Crew Republic beer shipment.
In reply to I remember better by feel… by underquark
I personally use shift+r (for re-pitch) followed by up arrow for sharp, down arrow for flat, right arrow for natural, another shift+r then up arrow for double sharp and down arrow for double flat. I don't have to move my hands for these. I find this easier than looking around the keyboard for other keys. # and = are not so convenient on a US keyboard. I put my left hand on note names and right hand on the numeric key pad for durations with my thumb on the arrows. = disables auto placement by default.
Related question (esp.to @Asmatzaile): what 'letter' do you get when pressing Shift+#? I get a ' (Apostrophe) on a German QWERTZ, a British QWERTY gets a ~ (Tilde)
See https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/pull/7093, can you check whether that'd work for you?