How do you enter repeat text left or right
In the complex Volta example there are examples of repeat text in bars 3 and 8. Both of these have Text style Repeat text right.
If I select one and move it I can see it is anchored to the bar line at the start of the bar.
I have tried adding both System text and Stave text and changing the Text style to Repeat text right, but they are still anchored to a note head.
I have tried the manual, but cannot find it described, so how can repeat text be added that is anchored to a bar line?
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Try a Fine, or any of the D.C.* or D.S.*
In reply to Try a Fine, or any of the D… by Jojo-Schmitz
Using a Fine works, but trying to use a D.C. al Coda causes a problem on playback.
Example 1
Used a Fine in bar 2 and changed the text to read x2.
Added another Fine in bar 3.
The screengrab below shows it is a marker type Fine with label fine (same as the Fine in bar 3)
![Screenshot 2024-10-18 184404.png]( "Screenshot 2024-10-18 184404.png")
Playback works as expected, playing the bars in the following sequence - 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 1, 2, 3. So it is ignoring the label fine in bar 2, instead going to the Fine in bar 3.
Example 2
Used a D.C. al Coda in bar 2 and changed the text to read x2
Added another D.C. al Coda in bar 4
The screengrab below shows it is a Jump going to start, Play until coda and Continue at codab
![Screenshot 2024-10-18 185559.png]( "Screenshot 2024-10-18 185559.png")
This plays the following sequence of bars - 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 5. So in this case it is using the x2 label as a D.C. al Coda. I was expecting it to play 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5.
I have attached the two scores for the examples in case I have missed something.
I will use the Fine as you suggested to show the play count, but I wanted to show the D.C.* suggestion can't be used (and presumably the D.S. * will have the same behaviour although I haven't tested that).
I'm not sure this is really a bug as it is using something in a way it wasn't designed for. Should I put in a request to add an option for Play count text to be added to the Repeats and jumps palette? I'm not expecting to see it any time soon as there is a workaround.
I will add a suggestion to the manual to use File and change it to x3, x4 or however many times is in the bar properties Play count.