Bracket vs brace
They point out some inaccuracies in the Italian translation:
Parentesi Parenthesis
Parentesi tonda () round brackets
Parentesi quadra [] square brackets
Parentesi graffa {} curly brackets
In particular for accidentals in Inspector they ask me to correct in this way
What strings do they correspond to?
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2335 Parenthesis
2246 Parentheses
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In reply to 2335 Parenthesis 2246… by Shoichi
Plural/Singular (actually the other way round I think, this confuses me every time)
In reply to Plural/Singular by Jojo-Schmitz
After much messing around I got:
But I turned the other 38 strings upside down (I'm afraid).
In reply to After much messing around I… by Shoichi
OT but:
In the Symbol in the palette I also see * which is not present when applied to the score.
From what I learn from frequenting the forums: Round brackets are applied to the accidental by the composer. The square brackets when not present in the original score, in the case you can add * and an annotation like "Arranger's suggestion".
Is there anything I haven't found?
In reply to Plural/Singular by Jojo-Schmitz
Parenthesis is singular, parentheses plural. "es" is a common plural ending in English (dress/dresses, church/churches), so even though this particular usage is unusual, maybe it helps to think of it that way. Similar for other -is words like thesis/theses.
Bracket technically speaking is a generic term that includes parentheses, braces, and square brackets. But used by itself I always assume it refers to square brackets, and it kind of bugs me when people use it to refer to ordinary parentheses, even though I guess it's a legitimate use of the word.
In reply to Parenthesis is singular,… by Marc Sabatella
Yes, in singular or plural Italian it's parentesi. It seems solved for the Accidental palette.
In reply to Parenthesis is singular,… by Marc Sabatella
Ah, finally an easy rule to remenber ;-)
In reply to Ah, finally an easy rule to… by Jojo-Schmitz
Taking advantage of your availability, does this line
have a specific name/meaning? The options from Inspector are the same for the other elements of the palette (column), what is its use?
In reply to Taking advantage of your… by Shoichi
When in doubt, try it out...
In reply to When in doubt, try it out... by Jojo-Schmitz
Which I did but, due to my lack of knowledge, I don't understand the purpose (and I'm not the only one), and the commendable WikipediA does not help me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musical_symbols
In reply to When in doubt, try it out... by Jojo-Schmitz
Column defines the order of these brackets, if more than one is used at the same time
In reply to Column defines the order of… by Jojo-Schmitz
Couldn't resist ;-)