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Hi, I just now upgraded from 2022 and I'm making my way around the new GUI.
In version 2022 I frequently used the "CAPO" option from the Views section under "Chord Display". There was a drop down box that let me select the capo position, or no capo position. It was very handy when transposing a song but while using a capo.
Did that disappear in the 2026 version, or am I missing it from some other button or window that's new to the 2026 version?
Thanks in advance.
BluegrassPicker
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Try selecting the Chord Display drop-down menu: ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32010&filename=2025-12-23_14-11-13.jpg)
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Try selecting the Chord Display drop-down menu: Thanks very much for your reply. That's exactly where I thought it should be, but when I click on Chord Display absolutely nothing happens. No drop down window. Nothing. That's why I thought that maybe it was removed from the new GUI. After reading your reply, I reset the preferences and everything else I could think of short of reinstalling and still nothing happens. All other buttons in that screen provide a drop down menu, but not Chord Display. At least now I know it hasn't been removed from the new GUI. But now I'm out of ideas on how to make that button do its thing. UPDATE: Now I think I might have discovered a bug. After rebooting and trying more things, I did some searching and it was recommended online to delete or rename the intrface.bbw file and then restart the BBW program, which I did and BINGO, the Chord Display button gave me the drop down menu. I was overjoyed! But then I clicked on the floating mixer option and floated the mixer like I had originally done, and ZAP - no more Chord Display drop down menu at all. After Re-docking the mixer, the button worked correctly again. Rinse and repeat, every time. I tried other actions similar to the mixer docking / floating, but nothing killed off the Chord Display button like the floating mixer did. So, unless I'm missing some kind of thing that I'm doing wrong, I'm thinking it's a bug in the code. Perhaps someone has other ideas?
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UPDATE: Now I think I might have discovered a bug.
After rebooting and trying more things, I did some searching and it was recommended online to delete or rename the intrface.bbw file and then restart the BBW program, which I did and BINGO, the Chord Display button gave me the drop down menu. I was overjoyed! But then I clicked on the floating mixer option and floated the mixer like I had originally done, and ZAP - no more Chord Display drop down menu at all. After Re-docking the mixer, the button worked correctly again. Rinse and repeat, every time. I tried other actions similar to the mixer docking / floating, but nothing killed off the Chord Display button like the floating mixer did. So, unless I'm missing some kind of thing that I'm doing wrong, I'm thinking it's a bug in the code. Perhaps someone has other ideas? Hmmmm. I'm not able to reproduce that. Perhaps try Options > Return to Factory Setting > Most and see if that resolves. Please let us know the outcome. ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32011&filename=2025-12-23_15-49-20.jpg)
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Hmmmm. I'm not able to reproduce that. Perhaps try Options > Return to Factory Setting > Most and see if that resolves. Please let us know the outcome. I just now did Most and no success. Still no Chord Display drop down with the mixer floating.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'll report it to the developers, referencing this thread.
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Additionally, can you please let us know the build number (Help > About)?
It's the number in brackets, next to the version number.
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Is it possible that he is using a style with no MIDI chart?
Has he tried using the capo function with many styles or just one?
I'm in a fitness protection program. I'm been hiding from exercise.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'll report it to the developers, referencing this thread. Thanks, I appreciate that. Additionally, can you please let us know the build number (Help > About)?
It's the number in brackets, next to the version number. Band-in-a-Box® for Windows Version 2026 (1217) 64 bit application Just bought and downloaded via the Download Install Manager yesterday 12-22-25. Desktop Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics 3.80 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (13.9 GB usable) Storage 932 GB SSD PNY CS2230 1TB SSD, 3.64 TB HDD ST4000DM005-2DP166, 224 GB SSD C2S3T/240G, 466 GB SSD Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500GB, 1.82 TB HDD TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 Graphics Card AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics (2 GB) System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Edition Windows 10 Pro Version 22H2 OS Build 19045.6466 Monitors: Dell 2209WA (Primary) ASUS PA248QV HP w2207 All monitor AMD drivers are current and installed. Motherboard MSI B550M Pro-VDH WIFI UPDATE: While gathering info for this post, I did some experimenting and found the answer - but not the total solution: My system has 3 monitors as referenced above. They are arranged in the system settings (and on my desk) in a triangle orientation with the HP w2207 (monitor #1) at the top of the triangle. The ASUS PA248QV (monitor #2) is at the bottom left of the triangle and the Dell 2209WA (monitor #3) is the primary monitor (main display). All monitors are set to extend the desktop to the display. The Dell 2209WA (monitor #3) is the monitor that the computer boots to with the CMOS settings available via the del key, and it is the monitor that Windows 10 comes up on and is the primary usage monitor thus it is the one that BIAB is used on. The ASUS PA248QV (monitor #2) is always OFF unless I'm doing some video or photo post processing. When I'm using BIAB it is on the Dell 2209WA (monitor #3) with the ASUS off. I found that when pressing the "Chord Display" button with the mixer docked, the drop down list appears just below the "Chord Display" button. When I have the mixer floating on any monitor and the BIAB pgm is still on the DELL, the drop down list appears on the ASUS PA248QV (monitor #2) which is always OFF, so in all of yesterday's experimenting, the drop down list WAS appearing, I just didn't expect it or see it on the ASUS because it is always off. (Kind of a "duh, I should have known that" moment....). Interestingly I moved the BIAB pgm to the other displays, and with the mixer floating to any other display the "Chord Display" button works perfectly and the drop down list appears below the "Chord Display" button on the display that BIAB is running on. I still have BIAB version 2022 installed so I experimented with it, and the drop down list consistently only appears on the screen below the button, and never on any other monitor, and consistently when running from any monitor or configuration. So, the bottom line here is that the "Chord Display" button IS working, and the drop down list IS appearing. I would think that coding the drop down list to appear ONLY within the confines of the main BIAB program would be the solution to this situation. The drop down list is not a floating window, so if its location is fixed and appears in the middle of the screen then all would be good for everyone. Thanks for your responses, much appreciated. I wrote this detailed reply so you could see what I have found out, and so that the info could be forwarded to the proper department at PG Music so they would have all of these details available to them. Please let me know if any clarification on any point or any additional info is needed. Thanks again, BluegrassPicker
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Is it possible that he is using a style with no MIDI chart?
Has he tried using the capo function with many styles or just one? Hi, tried with all styles and combinations thereof, and quite a few songs that have been working fine on version 2022.
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