FORM (MELODY) WINDOW
The Form window illustrates how phrases can be strung together
into forms.
In this window a phrase is shown as a
Unit, a rectangular panel representing 2 bars and color
coded as follows:
gray
|
no phrase available for this Unit to
represent
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| green |
phrases available for use but none
selected for use
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orange
|
color code for phrase 1
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pink
|
color code for phrase 2
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magenta
|
color code for phrase 3
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cyan
|
color code for phrase 4
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The Form window has these components:
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Edit Buttons, in the upper left of the window,
with these controls for these actions:
Undo button
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remove a form from the
Units Table starting at the
row opposite the slider
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Move button
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Select a Form for Use by moving it from the
Form Panes to the
Units Table
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Look and Feel Combo Box, sets the look and feel
to Windows, Java or Solaris.
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Play Button, plays the Form selected by the
Row slider.
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Help buttons, for window and field-level help:
Scr Help button
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Help for this window (screen)
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Item Help button
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Help for any item - click this button and then click
the item that you need help for
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Phrases Available Panel, in the mid left of the window,
shows the color(s) of phrase(s) available for use (made up in the
Melody (Phrases) window) but not yet
selected
for use,
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Composition Panel, in the upper right of the
window, holding:
- Row slider,
indicating the first row for an operation using the
Move button or the
Undo button,
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Composition Table, comprised of:
Fields Table
|
three rows and four columns of white 1-bar
Chord Fields,
displaying chords selected for use in the
Chord Progressions window
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Units Table
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three rows and four columns of colored 2-bar
Units, displaying forms selected for
use i.e., moved into this table from the
Form Panes |
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Forms List, at the lower left of the window,
a list of the forms found in the Form Panes. The name of the
displayed form is highlighted. A different form can be
selected for viewing by clicking its name,
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Form Panes, in the lower right
of the window, a set of tabbed panes each containing a series
of Units, also know as a form. The tabs show the names of the
forms.
A form can be selected for viewing by clicking on the appropriate
tab.