<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>System Layout</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><meta name="keywords" content="Gtk, NtEd, music, editor, notes, score, MIDI"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Manuel de NtEd"><link rel="up" href="ch01.html" title="Chapter 1. Using NtEd"><link rel="prev" href="ch01s13.html" title="Horizontal spacement"><link rel="next" href="ch01s15.html" title="Tuplets"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">System Layout</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s13.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 1. Using NtEd</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s15.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1" title="System Layout"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="system_layout"></a>System Layout</h2></div></div></div><p>You can group the staves by means of braces and brackets. Furthermore, NtEd allows you to determine whether the measure lines of subsequent staves are connected or not.</p><p>To do this mark a block of staves as described in chapter <a class="link" href="ch01s10.html#block_select" title="Select a block">Select a block</a>.</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/block_select2.png" alt="selected block"></div><p>Choose:</p><p> <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">E</span>dit</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">System layout ...</span> </p><p>Select one of the offered menu items:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><code class="computeroutput">brace</code> - This groups the selected staves by means of a brace.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><code class="computeroutput">bracket</code> - This groups the selected staves by means of a bracket.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><code class="computeroutput">connect barlines</code> - This causes the bar lines of the selected staves to be connected.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><code class="computeroutput">remove group</code> - This removes a staff group created with one of the 3 methods above.</p></li></ul></div><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/stafflayout.png" alt="staff layout"></div><p>To name a staff group, fill in the <code class="computeroutput">group name</code>, or <code class="computeroutput">group short name</code>, respectively (see: <a class="link" href="ch01s07.html#staff_props" title="Change staff properties">Change staff properties</a>) of the <span class="emphasis"><em>lowest staff of this group</em></span>:</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/group_name.png" alt="a group name"></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s13.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch01.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s15.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Horizontal spacement </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Tuplets</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
