Shortcuts for octaves

2012-05-29 Thread Álex R . Mosteo
I'm transcribing a piece which is heavy on chords with only two notes in octaves: c c' and so on. I wonder what's the fastest way to enter lots of these. Using the 'q' shortcut helps a little; in other parts I use the {} {} notation and that also helps depending on the distribution of

Re: Shortcuts for octaves

2012-05-29 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
lex R. Mosteo writes: c c' and so on. I wonder what's the fastest way to enter lots of these. Can you elaborate on the `and so on' bit? If it's c c' es es' why not type c es and use replace to add the \1 \1'? Jan -- Jan Nieuwenhuizen jann...@gnu.org | GNU LilyPond

Re: Shortcuts for octaves

2012-05-29 Thread Marc Hohl
Am 29.05.2012 16:48, schrieb Álex R. Mosteo: I'm transcribing a piece which is heavy on chords with only two notes in octaves: c c' and so on. I wonder what's the fastest way to enter lots of these. Using the 'q' shortcut helps a little; in other parts I use the {} {} notation and that

Re: Shortcuts for octaves

2012-05-29 Thread Álex R . Mosteo
Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: lex R. Mosteo writes: c c' and so on. I wonder what's the fastest way to enter lots of these. Can you elaborate on the `and so on' bit? If it's c c' es es' It is, usually a few of these and then some stand-alone note. why not type c es and

Re: Shortcuts for octaves

2012-05-29 Thread Álex R . Mosteo
Marc Hohl wrote: Am 29.05.2012 16:48, schrieb Álex R. Mosteo: I'm transcribing a piece which is heavy on chords with only two notes in octaves: c c' and so on. I wonder what's the fastest way to enter lots of these. Using the 'q' shortcut helps a little; in other parts I use the {} {}