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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Hi All, Apologies for cross posting, I know a number of people on these lists who might find this info useful that aren’t on all the lists, but I know a few of you will also be getting it multiple times.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>I wanted to share a couple of tips for optimising for Braille export and for screen readers using MuseScore that I’ve discovered over the last few weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>These first two have accessibility bugs currently which MuseScore developers are working on, but as there are a number of sighted transcribers and educators here as well as those of us using other sighted musicians to tidy up scores I thought they were worth mentioning even if a blind user can’t currently do them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Project Properties: This dialogue box of score info found in the File menu is where Sao Mai is picking up title, composer and other info from, and I’m guessing also will affect tagging of scores uploaded to Musescore.com. So, if you have been importing xml scores into Sao Mai and wondering why even though you have entered title, composer, lyricist etc it isn’t coming through automatically without entering it into the score dialogue there then just make sure you have filled in the project properties for each new score. Currently a blind user can read the info but not edit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Bar Numbering: Sao Mai does a perfect job of picking up the print bar numbering in an xml and using it for Braille repeats, etc. However, Musescore does not automatically adjust the print bar numbering for anacrusis, bars split for repeats and in cases where the print uses the same bar numbers for first and second endings. MuseScore by design uses bar numbers consecutively from 1 to end (no 0 for anacrusis) and these are the bar numbers we hear from the status. A request has been made as to how we could hear the print bar numbering and also have access to the editing of these via the measure properties which currently requires a right click on an empty space in the bar and no way to perform it without mouse. But for those who can do this all you need to do is right click on an empty space of the anacrusis bar or other bar that should not have a new number, go to measure properties and tick the check box for exclude from count. This will ensure that Braille scores come through with all the correct bar numbering matching the print. So a really important little trick if someone is editing a score for you to make sure they know how to do.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Coda, DC, DS & other Jumps: I couldn’t work out how to insert these this week. Turns out you need to select the whole bar not just the note. You can use Ctrl + Shift and arrow keys to do this then it will insert from the palette. I’m going to request a shortcut key for select bar to make this easier.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Selecting Similar: Another wonderful time saver is to right click on a note and go to select similar. This will select all of whatever that item is, e.g. all rests, all of a particular pitch, all stave text and if you want to be more specific use the more button at the bottom of the list to open a dialogue where you can customise exactly what you want to select more of, from what staves and what action to perform. So, I used this this week to select all the rests on a particular staff and delete them as it was an empty part I wanted to get rid of. I also used it when lyrics had come through jumbled and as staff text to remove all the stave text from that staff, taking note first of the few items I would need to put back like tempo that would also disappear with this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>I’m keen to hear other peoples tips for any shortcuts, work arounds or optimisations for Braille export.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Jeanie <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>