Igor Engraver Manual

CHAPTER 11
Text Entry
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11.2.1 Page Text
A textbox that the Page text tool (the leftmost icon) creates is the same kind as
the default textboxes used for displaying the title, the subtitle, and the name of
the composer. To create such a textbox, point, click and drag at the desired position
in the score. In the example below, a selected textbox is shown. When
selected, it is possible to resize the textbox. The text gets redrawn in real time to
adjust for the changes in size.
There are several contextual menu commands that define the appearance of the
text, such as the justification (left, right, or centered text). When the textbox is
selected (clicked once), it is also possible to choose another font of the textbox
from the Font menu.
Macintosh: In case you want to insert an additional line of text, press B-
Return.
11.2.2 System Text
The System text tool creates a textbox that is attached to the system being
clicked. The terms that affect playback when they are written in a System textbox,
such as “Adagio” or “Faster”, are listed in Appendix C. All of these terms
may be entered with or without periods and still affect playback. However, if
other words are added to the keywords (“Faster and faster”), they will not be recoginsed.
Thus, the tempo will have to be manually set using the Tempo setting
window (available from the contextual menu when clicking the tempo textbox).
If an entry is clicked, the textbox will be attached to the rhythmical position of
that entry. If clicked elsewhere in a bar a window appears, asking at what rhythmic
position the textbox is supposed to be entered. The positions are expressed as
“0”, “1/32”, “3/4”, and so on – but not as “4/4” or “32/32”. If you are not certain
of the numbering you, can try for yourself by selecting Show sync points from the