What is the "Load XML" option used for when selecting a custom chord style?
When you specify a custom chord style, there is an option to tick named: Load XML.
I would like to know what this option is used for. The handbook does not give much information on that.
I assumed it was loading and applying my custom chords style file to my existing score, but that does not seem to be the case.
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It loads a new chord style, from an XML file
In reply to It loads a new chord style,… by Jojo-Schmitz
But that does not seem to required to make my custom chord style file work.
Here the steps I perform:
- Start a new score
- Open Format->Style->Chord sysmbols
- Select custom and browse to my custom chord style file and click Open
- Click OK to close the style dialog
- Start entering chords, this is now using the new/custom style
My custom style file is a copy of the chords_std.xml with 1 chord added at the end to do custom rendering for the t7 combination, so that it just shows a triangle instead of a triangle + 7.
Maybe it does not make much difference in this case, as the standard and custom file are almost equal?
But I don't see any other effect of the "Load XML" option.
In reply to But that does not seem to… by Henk De Groot
But that is an XML file
Hmm, I see, this is about that Load XML checkbox...
I guess the difference is whether or not the chord descriptions are embeded into the mscx ?
In reply to But that does not seem to… by Henk De Groot
Mu1 used to embed the chord descriptions in the mscx, and this setting is related to that
In reply to Mu1 used to embed the chord… by Jojo-Schmitz
Interesting to see this setting made it into MS4.
Thx for the explanation.
In reply to Interesting to see this… by Henk De Groot
Mu4 can still import those old scores