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Band-in-a-Box 2016 Build 127 Update (May 11) #349249 05/11/16 08:31 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 6,983 Victoria, BC Andrew - PG Music OP PG Music Staff
OP Andrew - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: May 2002 Posts: 6,983 Victoria, BC	An update is available for Band-in-a-Box^® Version 2016 Download the Band-in-a-Box 2016 Build 127 update Summary of changes since Build 120 (May 11, 2016): Updated: 2016 full and upgrade PDF Manuals. Added: Save Song as MusicXML feature added. Fixed: StylePicker would crash if there were zero styles to display. Fixed: Splash screen background was white instead transparent. Fixed: Right-clicking on Master radio control would show a popup menu for the wrong track (for which ever radio control was selected previously). Fixed: Edit \| Lyrics \| Copy Lyrics to Clipboard did not do anything. This was previously for line-based lyrics, but now it opens a dialog with options for bar-based lyrics, note-based lyrics, and chords. Fixed: Edit \| Lyrics \| Move Lyrics Up/Down Row(s) to Clipboard did not do anything. This was previously for line-based lyrics, but now it works with bar-based lyrics. Fixed: The file type filter in the Video open dialog was not working properly. Fixed: The file type filter in the Audio import dialog was not working properly. Fixed: Crash on bootup (eg. crash reports regarding "ADDMENUITEM"). Fixed: Crash on bootup when mouse wheel is used before chord sheet appears. Fixed: When Band-in-a-Box is not the active application, and there is a modal dialog open, clicking on the chord sheet to bring focus back to Band-in-a-Box would cause bar highlighting to begin. Fixed: Settings for hints ("Show Help Tags", "Dialog Help Tags", and "Display Delay") were not applying to hints in some dialogs such as the new StylePicker or Display Options. Fixed: Clicking on the Master radio control resets all panning and reverb on the mixer. Fixed: Control+Click on the number next to "ALL SONGS" in the mixer would cause Band-in-a-Box to crash. Fixed: Control+Click on the number next to "THIS SONG" in the mixer would cause strange behaviour with all of the panning controls. Fixed: Number-pad number keys did not work for chord entry. Fixed: Typing "style" into chord sheet opens a text edit box which a style name can be typed into, but the style is never found. Fixed: Typing "song" into chord sheet opens a text edit box which a song name can be typed into, but the song is never found. Fixed: Switching to DAW mode would not resize the Audio Edit window. Fixed: Flay from and Record from features did not show "Click on a Bar #" flash message. Fixed: MIDI chord detection was not working. Fixed: "Chord Display" button was too big and in the wrong position. Fixed: Some video help buttons were not working. Fixed: There was not option to erase all bar lyrics. Changed: Edit \| Lyrics \| "Blank Lyrics" changed to "Erase Bar-Based Lyrics". Fixed: Editing lyrics or section text in layers was not undoable. Fixed: Edit \| Insert Measures would not shift bar lyrics or section text. Fixed: Edit \| Delete Measures would not shift bar lyrics or section text. Fixed: Edit \| Delete Measures would not shift repeats. Fixed: Clicking or double-clicking on a text layer to start editing would not place the cursor where the mouse clicked. Fixed: Some messages referred to the program "Notepad", but should say "TextEdit". Fixed: In the Overrides dialog, "Allow loading of any these settings" should say "Allow loading any of these settings". Fixed: The settings in the Overrides dialog would not be saved unless "Allow loading any of these settings" was not checked. Changed: The settings for importing line based lyrics were moved out of the "Allow Songs to load settings for:" section in the Overrides dialog. Added: More specific errors added to the Repeats dialog. If user is trying to add a second "Fine" type of repeat, they will get either error "Cannot have 2 Fine types. DC al Coda suggested." or "Cannot have 2 Fine types. DS al Coda suggested." Fixed: "DC al" on the chord sheet instead of "DS al" for a DS al Coda repeat. Fixed: "DC al Fine" on the chord sheet instead of "DS al Fine" for a DS al Fine repeat. Fixed: Some repeats were not allowed that should be, and showed the error "Error: Repeat conflicts with another repeat in the song.". Eg. a basic repeat should be allowed to overlap with a DC al Coda. Fixed: "Delete all repeats" was not undoable. Fixed: If opening the Repeats dialog, and clicking Close without creating a new repeat, there would be an option to "Undo Insert Repeat/Ending". Fixed: When playback starts from beginning of song, the chord sheet would not automatically scroll up to show bar 1. Fixed: Entering chords into the chord sheet was not undoable. Fixed: Deleting chords from the chord sheet was not undoable. Fixed: Play from and Record from features did not give user option to choose specific bar (played from current bar instead). Fixed: Notation window options did not have settings for picking bar lyrics font, and size percentage for lead sheet. Fixed: 'MIDI QWERTY Keyboard Wizard' feature was not working. Fixed: Some new menu items did not have hints. Fixed: Notation window keystrokes were not working when a flashmessage was visible. Fixed: Flashmessages would deactivate the chord sheet, and prevent chord entry (until user used ALT+TAB to reactivate the chord sheet). Fixed: It was not possible to enter chords, change part markers, etc. in the notation window. Fixed: Track names and/or patch names did not always show up on lead sheet and/or printout. Fixed: Issues with title, composer, style, and copyright font sizes on the lead sheet. Fixed: Printout of multiple tracks had the wrong font when drawing treble clef sign. Fixed: Sinsy dialog might open twice. Fixed: Section letters on chord sheet were not using the correct font. Fixed: StylePicker controls would not move according to window resize. Fixed: The MIDI Drivers window might get stuck behind the splash screen when running the program for the first time. Fixed: Jazz Chord Symbols ("PGChords") font might not work on the chord sheet. Fixed: StylePicker would sometimes not prompt to rebuild. Last edited by Andrew - PG Music; 05/16/16 08:56 AM. Andrew PG Music Inc.

Re: Band-in-a-Box 2016 Build 127 Update (May 11) Andrew - PG Music #349260 05/11/16 09:28 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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