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The items in this tab determine a number of the program (as opposed to tablature) elements displayed on your screen. Several of these elements can also be selected from {Display}>Palettes.
Palettes
The upper portion of the dialog allows you to select which palettes, if any, you want to have open in the working window.
Duration Errors
This option causes the following to be displayed in a different color in the tablature:
- any note whose assigned duration is impossible, e.g. a 1/4 note followed by another note on the same string at an interval of an 1/8th note
- 1/4 notes or greater entered on an off-beat
Duration errors can be displayed in the color of your choice in the tablature. The color is set to black by default but can be changed by clicking on the colored box. Doing so will open the standard color picker containing the basic colors for the color resolution you are currently using (i.e. 16 colors, High Color, True Color). You can select from any of these colors. You may also, if you wish, define your own custom colors by clicking on the colored square.
If this option is selected, notes whose stems have been forced one way or another or whose alteration have been changed manually are also displayed in color. Notes whose stems have been forced downwards are displayed in blue, those whose stems have been forced upwards are displayed in red and notes whose alteration (#, b) have been set manually are displayed in yellow. This is a valuable tool for proofreading tablatures.
Cursor Color
This, as you may have guessed, allows you to change the color of the cursor. This option will be useful for those of you using background colors other than white or off-white. If you select a color other than cyan-blue the cursor displayed during MIDI playback will have the same color as the program cursor. Otherwise, the playback cursor will remain the default navy blue.
Background Color
This allows you to change the background color used for TablEdit's working window from the default white. Other than the basic question of personal taste, this can be useful if you find that the standard white background results in too much screen glare for your eyes.
The procedure is the same as described above under "Duration Errors".
Dynamics
Causes the dynamic level of each note to be displayed next to it. This allows you to "fine tune" the sound produced by a tablature on MIDI playback. This is very important when producing what is referred to as a "Performance" tablature which is one step up from a "Note-for-note" tablature as it's concerned with the playback quality as well as the accuracy of the transcription, itself. The display of dynamics can also be toggled on/off from the keyboard by pressing [V].
Fingering Errors
String instruments
When TablEdit encounters a chord implying an impossible extension of the fingers, this will be enclosed by a thick, red line.
Accordion
TablEdit checks the agreement between basses and chords and the bellows direction (Push/Pull) specified for melody notes. It also warns you when two notes requiring opposite bellows directions are defined as being played simultaneously.
Ruler Position
This allows you to set the vertical position of the ruler. Any change made by "dragging" the ruler to a new position with the mouse is automatically reflected here.