I just upgraded to 2016, and I pulled up one of my song files as a test, and the fonts now are so small they cannot be seen on my laptop. (Desktop is showing the same problem, but since I use the 17" laptop for performing, these fonts are totally unreadable from more than 6-8" from the screen...)
I have a screen-capture .JPG file, but there doesn't seem to be any way to attach it here.
NOTE: I found the "Chord Display"/"Choose font for Chord Display" button, and the default was set to: "BigBand" which is too small for the human-eye to read... I set it to: "PG Text" which was a little bit of an improvement, but it's still about half the size of what it has been in previous versions of BiaB.
LJ
PS: Is there a way to get the old "StylePicker" window back?
Right-click on the Chord chart, select Display Options 1: Choose Custom Size, then 2: Choose Font.
PS: New Style Picker is very good, just takes a bit of getting used to.
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I have a screen-capture .JPG file, but there doesn't seem to be any way to attach it here.
Here's how:
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I tried setting to several different PG fonts, and the biggest they will go is 36pt. I also tried Arial, not much help. If I used the "Ctrl+T (Fullscreen Chordsheet View) they are approximately what they used to be, but then the Start/Stop controls are gone, and that's unusable.
It would be nice if there was a way to disable all of the stuff that takes up 40% of the screen that you don't need when you're performing.
Thanks for the suggestions, but they don't really solve my problem....
Have you tried disabling the "Auto adjust rows" under Display Options?
As you can see from my settings below, I have this disabled (#2) and I have the maximum number of rows set to 9 (#3). This gives me a good view of the chord sheet.
Noel, thank you so much for this tip! Although I have installed and updated BiaB 2016 I haven't had time to really get into it yet. I did notice the smaller chord chart and this tip saved me a lot of time trying to find the answer!
Thanx again.
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Thanks ZZ Snagit, by Techsmith. Fast and Easy. In my view, nothing else comes close... (and saves me typing a whole bunch of instructions)
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I had to drop down to 4 rows so my old eyes could read the chart.
Good luck!
Later,
Danny,
If you use CTRL+T to maximise the chordsheet, you could probably run at 6 rows. I've found that full screen display and the floating mixer (CTRL+SHIFT+M) are a very functional combination to work with (once number of bars, key, tempo, etc., have been set).
Noel, thank you so much for this tip! Although I have installed and updated BiaB 2016 I haven't had time to really get into it yet. I did notice the smaller chord chart and this tip saved me a lot of time trying to find the answer!
Do you know if the display settings will presist through an patch upgrade (for example from build 430 to build 431) if the patch does not involve display settings or will the settings revert back to default?
I checked the help file but it did not say. I did see where the display scheme can be saved and recalled by loading a *.csc file.
To be honest, I'm not sure. As far as I recall, I don't remember having to re-adjust the settings after a patch all that often. That being said, though, there might have been a couple of patches that did affect the display settings (especially when changes were made in the Display Options window). If that occurred, I would have just accepted it and simply reset my information without thinking about it (hence my inability to recall clearly!).
What I do as a safety precaution (regarding settings) is...
1. Open the window that has the settings I wish to save, use the snipping tool to clip the window's image, paste the image into a Word document. I save the documents in \bb\settings_noel. I've regularly done this for Audio and Midi setup over the years. Now I'll also do it for Display Options.
2. Under the Options menu, there's a "Save Preferences" selection. I keep updating my saved preferences with reverse dates so that they file from most recent backwards.
For example: the preference I just saved was 2016-01-20 backup.bbw and this sits on top of my last preference which was 2015-12-12.bbw
There have been a few times over the years when I've simply reloaded a preference backup file.
I’ve had the same problem as LadyJazzer, with the tiny fonts and lyrics. Seems like I noticed it first right after upgrading to the latest build. Thanks for all the suggestions. I’d never be able to figure that out. I’ll give them a try, as well. Surely can’t make it any worse than the present situation. For live gigging with BIAB, use of the computer live makes me nervous. But, I’ve used it that way often. Wouldn’t know what to do with computer failure. I’m thinking about leaving the computer at home and playing with wav or mp3 files generated from BIAB. Using playlists. From what I’ve fiddled with, it sounds pretty good that way.
Thank you so MUCH!! That solved the problem! The "Max Rows" setting was grayed-out until I unchecked that box, then I was able to set it as you suggested, and it looks good now.
Thanks Noel. I was not aware of the FullScreen mode (Control+T). The navigation panel takes up quite a bit of real estate in BIAB 2016, but this will definitely help when entering chords.
Rich
Windows 10, 64 bit | BIAB 2019 PlusPak | Studio One 2 Artist
Thanks Noel, but only having 4 rows on the screen does not bother me. With that said with the new (easier way) to enter lyrics I may end up doing just what you are advising.
PS: Now if I can only wave a magic wand and enter lyrics for 1500 or so songs, LOL
Later my friend,
Last edited by Danny C.; 01/22/1606:42 AM. Reason: Post Script
A little off topic, but for those of you with old eyes, (mentoined above) like me, have you thought about investing in a widescreen TV as a monitor? I realise that not all situations wuld be right for this, but if your studio has space, a cheap Hd TV is fantastic for this. I recently bought one for £250 UK and its 49 inches - solves font size problems. Once you use one going back to a laptop seems like using a periscope
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