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Yet another printing issue. (-:
The chord names on the first beat above the staff line are WAY to the left...just barely inside (to the right) of the measure line if it were to extend upward.
That appearance is both for the fake sheet and the Print Preview (and printed lead sheet)
The ISSUE is that if there is a chord with a longish name...say F#-/A on beat FOUR of a given measure...then it runs together with the chord on the first beat of the next measure.
So...F#-/A | B- comes out looking like F#-/AB- on the lead sheet.
For printing purposes, is there any way to slightly "indent" the chord name on beat one...but still have BIAB PLAY it on the first beat? (Other than with Whiteout!) (-:
THANKS!
Jim
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Never had any bother with printing direct from BIAB Jim. Before you print you could check your printer softwares' alignment ? Make sure the page is set to 100 %
Your other option is to take a screenshot of what you want to print & use something like PSP, Adobe or any other printing software. That should cure it.
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In the print window, try setting the font size lower. Later, Ray
Asus Q500A i7 Win 10 64 bit 8GB ram 750 HD 15.5" touch screen, BIAB 2017, Casio PX 5s, Xw P1, Center Point Stereo SS V3 and EWI 4000s.
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Never had any bother with printing direct from BIAB Jim. Before you print you could check your printer softwares' alignment ? Make sure the page is set to 100 %
Your other option is to take a screenshot of what you want to print & use something like PSP, Adobe or any other printing software. That should cure it.
Thanks Graham. But the issue isn't printer-related...because it is printing exactly what appears both on the leadsheet window and the Printing Preview.
So, taking a screen shot would merely duplicate what is visible on the screen. I will check the FAQs to learn how to post a graphic of what I am talking about.
But in the meantime...are you saying that if you have an extended chord name on the 4th beat of measure 1(Dmaj7/C# for example)...that it does not run together with the cord name at beat 1 of measure 2?
Again, for example if the chord at beat 1 of measure 2 was Bb...then on the leadsheet and the printed page, the above would look like Dmaj7/C#Bb. (-:
Jim
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In the print window, try setting the font size lower. Later, Ray
Thanks Ray. But setting the font size smaller makes the chord name unreadable.
The issue is that chord names start EXACTLY at an extended line above the verticle measure lines so that when using a long chord name at beat 4 of one measure, runs on to the chord name at the first beat of the next measure...given font sizes that are reasonably legible.
I guess my question is whether the position of the chord name at beat #1 can be indented a bit to the right in order to create separation from the chord name at beat #4 of the preceding measure.
THANKS!
Jim
PS: I couldn't find FAQ guidance on how to post an image. Ctrl C/Ctrl V places an image of the Print Preview into a Word page...but not in this forum post.
SORRY!!
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Two possibilities:
Reduce the number of bars to be printed on that line, so you have more room.
Simplify the chord hugely. It's one lousy beat. Trust your players to flesh it out.
Larry
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Change Font for the Chords may also help here.
I love the "Jazz Fonts" that give the more or less standard shorthands for the long chord names.
Another thing to try, in the Options somewhere you can assign the number of bars per line. Changing that to 3 may yield more room for what you are needing.
--Mac
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THANKS for all the suggestions!
I do use the jazz fonts.
Reducing the number of measures per line isn't an option...at least for songs that would therefore require 3 pages and a page turn. Plus, I just tried it and the 1st beat chord name is still nearly right above the vertical measure line. (-:
Assuming that indenting the beat #1 chord name isn't an option...Whiteout seems to be the workaround. And it wouldn't be that big a deal since the problem doesn't arise all that often. (-:
Please know that I fully understand that BIAB isn't primarily a notation software program. This isn't a "complaint" in any way.
(-:
Jim
Last edited by av84fun; 09/12/12 01:37 PM.
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...Whiteout seems to be the workaround...
Exactly how I handle those sorts of things with BB fake charts also, Jim.
I do the Whiteout, correct in pen or pencil, then I place the page in the scanner/printer and make a photocopy to pass out. Doing that kind of alleviates the "whiteout" look.
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...Whiteout seems to be the workaround...
Exactly how I handle those sorts of things with BB fake charts also, Jim.
I do the Whiteout, correct in pen or pencil, then I place the page in the scanner/printer and make a photocopy to pass out. Doing that kind of alleviates the "whiteout" look.
--Mac
Yep...I think that's the fix. But I will post on the Wishlist the ability to move chord names where you want them to be above the staff lines.
Best,
Jim
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One more comment. A seemingly simple workaround would be to copy/paste either the leadsheet window or the Print Preview page to Word or some other word processor and move the text there but I can't make that happen.
It pastes as an IMAGE that can't be edited.
Is it possible to somehow copy that page as text? (doubt it)
THANKS!!!!!
Jim
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I doubt that Word has the ability to recognize and use the necessary Fonts that install for Band in a Box, Jim. And we would be talking to entirely different formats anyway.
However, you might try exporting as .pdf file and using a .pdf editor where you may be able to highlight the graphical image of the chord on that page and then move it...
(But if the chord is superimposed over any other graphic, such as pieces of the actual staff or barlines, the would be moved along with the chordname.)
If you can find a place on the web to store a songfile that has this problem such that you could place the URL to download the file here, there are plenty of us around that might be able to take a look at what you are seeing and provide faster input on the subject. Barring that, you could send me a PM here and we could set up email communications and take it from there.
--Mac
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