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Working with symbols
The Symbols Inspector
Layout layer symbols
Now let’s examine the layout layer symbols. The layout layer is not stored individually
for each track, as the other symbols are. Instead it is common to a “set of tracks”. Let’s
illustrate this with an example:
You have four tracks that make up a string quartet. You edit them all at the same time
and add symbols to the score, both note layer symbols and layout layer symbols.
Now you close the Score Editor and open only one of the tracks for editing. All your
note layer symbols are there just as you left them, but the layout layer symbols have
disappeared! Don’t worry, close the editor again, and open all four tracks for editing
and the symbols are back.
This is due to the fact that the layout layer symbols are part of a “bigger entity” called
“layout”. And a layout is something that is stored not per track, but for a group of
tracks. Each time you open the same combination of tracks for editing, you get the
same layout.
For a detailed description of the layout layer, see the chapter “Working with layouts”
on page 858.
Project layer symbols
Project layer symbols are layout symbols that are present in all layouts.
Using project layer symbols in conjunction with the Arranger mode, you can have
playback in the program follow the score – repeats, Da Capos, and endings are
played back properly allowing you to hear your compositions as they would be played
back by live players.
Why three layers?
There are several reasons for this division into layers:
- Many of the symbols that are in the layout layer can be stretched to span over
several staves, or for other reasons make more sense to think of as belonging to a
certain group of tracks.
- The layout layer is only one part of the bigger concept of layouts. Layouts allow you
to easily extract parts from a full score and perform automatic formatting. This is
described in the chapter
“Working with layouts” on page 858.
- Typically, you want to display some symbols – repeat bar lines, endings, score
titles, etc. – for all layouts in a score. To achieve this, insert them on the project
layer.
Which symbols are part of which layer is described in the section “The available
symbols” on page 814 and onwards.
The Symbols Inspector
To display the Symbols Inspector, click the “Set up Window Layout” button on the
toolbar and activate the Symbols option.
Customizing the Symbols Inspector
You can customize the appearance of the Symbols Inspector by showing/hiding tabs
and by specifying their order in the Inspector.