<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Chordnames</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="ch01s25.html" title="Accelerato, Ritardando"><link rel="next" href="ch01s27.html" title="Guitar chord diagrams and chord annotation"></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">Chordnames</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s25.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 1. Using NtEd</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s27.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1" title="Chordnames"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="chordnames"></a>Chordnames</h2></div></div></div><p>You can attach chord names to notes and rests. To do this make sure NtEd is in insert mode (see <a class="link" href="ch01s04.html#the_modes" title="The 3 modes">The 3 modes</a>). Choose:</p><p> <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">I</span>nsert</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">chordname ...</span> </p><p>The chord name dialog appears</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/chordnamedialog.png" alt="the chord name dialog"></div><p>Insert a root, an up text and a down text. Then choose a size and a position relative to note line and press OK. Then click at the position to place the chordname on:</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/chordnameexample.png" alt="the chord name dialog"></div><p>NtEd allowes you to place special letters like the flat symbol inside the text:</p><p>A\b --> </p><p><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../docimages/as_example.png"></span></p><p>The following table gives an overview about the possible signs:</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>\O</td><td><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../docimages/coda_sym.png"></span></td></tr><tr><td>\S</td><td><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../docimages/segno_sym.png"></span></td></tr><tr><td>\#</td><td><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../docimages/sharp_sym.png"></span></td></tr><tr><td>\b</td><td><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../docimages/flat_sym.png"></span></td></tr><tr><td>\n</td><td><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../docimages/neutral_sym.png"></span></td></tr><tr><td>\o</td><td><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../docimages/circle_sym.png"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The chord name dialog remains open till you press <strong class="userinput"><code>Cancel</code></strong>. This way you can place the same chordname at multiple places. If you change the chord on dialog box the next mouse click will insert the new chord.</p><p>Modifying an deleting chord names works similar to <a class="link" href="ch01s24.html#change_arb_text_position" title="Change the position of the text">modifying and deleting arbitrary text</a>.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>Chord names are exported to LilyPond. But LilyPond offers a limited number of modifiers. It is your responsibility to use only LilyPond conform chord names.</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s25.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="ch01s27.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Accelerato, Ritardando </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Guitar chord diagrams and chord annotation</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
