What's new in Portable Denemo 2.5.1
Mar 4, 2021
- New Features:
- MusicXML export
- Supports export of multi-movement scores
- Support for Musical Sketches
- Cut selection as sketch
- Support for LilyPond 2.20.0
- Menu Navigation from Keyboard enabled
- Comments in Lyric verses
- Bug Fixes:
- Various fixes in MusicXML import
- Various fixes in LilyPond import
- Wrong Keyboard Shortcuts on MacOS
New in Portable Denemo 2.4.0 (May 18, 2020)
- New Features:
- Omission Criteria
- A lightweight alternative to Score Layouts
- A single flag turns on/off features of the score
- Swing Playback
- Playback with altered note durations
- Use for Jazz swing and note inègales ...
New in Portable Denemo 2.3.0 (May 12, 2020)
- New Features:
- Seek Locations in Scores
- Specify type of object sought
- Or valid note range
- Or any custom condition
- Creates a clickable list of locations
- Each location is removed from list once visited
- Syntax highlighting in LilyPond view
- Playback Start/End markers draggable
- Source window navigation by page number
- Page number always visible
- Rapid marking of passages
- Two-chord Tremolos
- Allowing breaks at half-measure for whole movement
- Also breaks at every beat
- Passages
- Mark Passages of music
- Perform tasks on the marked passages
- Swapping musical material with staff below implemented
- Search for lost scores
- Interval-based
- Searches whole directory hierarchy
- Works for transposed scores
- Compare Scores
- Index Collection of Scores
- All scores below a start directory indexed
- Index includes typeset incipit for music
- Title, Composer, Instrumentation, Score Comment fields
- Sort by composer surname
- Filter by any Scheme condition
- Open files by clicking on them in Index
- Intelligent File Opening
- Re-interprets file paths for moved file systems
- Improved Score etc editor appearance
- Print History
- History records what part of the score was printed
- Date and printer included
- Improvements to Scheme Editor
- Title bar shows open file
- Save dialog gives help
- Colors now differentiate palettes, titles etc. in main display
- Swapping Display and Source positions
- for switching between entering music and editing
- a single keypress or MIDI command
- Activate object from keyboard
- Fn2 key equivalent to mouse-right click
- Shift and Control right-click via Shift-Fn2 and Control-Fn2
- Help via Email
- Auto-translation to Spanish
- Bug Fixes:
- Adding buttons to palettes no longer brings hidden buttons back
- MIDI playback of empty measures containing non-notes
- Instrument name with Ambitus clash in staff properties menu fixed
- Visibility of emmentaler glyphs fixed
- Update of layout on staff to voice change
- Open Recent anomalies fixed
- Failures to translate menu titles and palettes fixed
New in Portable Denemo 2.2.0 (Aug 2, 2017)
- New Features:
- Virtual Piano Keyboard
- Defaults to 8 octaves
- Enter rhythm then pitches
- Enter Chords via right click
- Score editing key shortcuts unaffected
- Touch screen ready
- MIDI Simulation
- PC-keyboard simulates Piano Keyboard
- Enter rhythm then pitches
- Octave Control
- Works for entering chords too
- Customize key assignments
- Lyrics Improvements
- Handle mis-matched quotes
- Avoid accidental verse deletion
- Figured Bass Enhancements
- Position figures on whole notes better
- Make accidentals without a figure bigger
- Position accidentals before a figure better
- Slur and Tie Styles
- Choose from Dashed, Dotted or Solid
- Support for .gz files
- Open compressed files without renaming
- Bug Fixes:
- Upgrade keeping shortcuts
- Command Center searches with leading space
New in Portable Denemo 2.1.0 (Apr 10, 2017)
- GTK Upgrade
- UI manager dropped
- All deprecations to version 3.22 fixed
- New Features
- Gregorian Chant Support
- Easier Mirrored Dynamics
- Lyrics verses can be mirrored to other staffs
- Easy selection of staffs to typeset
- Improved Playback Controls
- Less Cluttered Dynamics Line
- Cross Voice Arpeggios
- Baritone Clef support
- Invoke Command Center on commands from Object Editor
- Tear-off Menus
- Now tear off as palettes
- Keep them around, dock them, edit the tooltips…
- Clearer Display
- Object Position indicators only where needed
- Bug Fixes
- Setting playback start via button is now reliable
- Playback View sometimes playing from wrong point fixed
- Instability on Undo after delete of staff with lyrics
- Ledger lines in display for staffs of less than 5 lines fixed
- Fix display of Drum Clef
- Fix positioning of graphics in display for windows
- Fix Playback View for certain locales
- Improved Lyrics display
- Fix Lyric aligment syntax
- Fix for wrong note names after octave up/down
New in Portable Denemo 2.0.14 (Feb 3, 2017)
- New Tooltip System
- Controllable Popup rate
- Unaffected by Gtk changes
- Preview Pane for Markup
- Markup previewed as you type
- Bad syntax picked up straight away
- New Features
- Specify total page count
- Set a distinctive style for page numbers
- Duplex View now shows page edges clearly
- Chord Entry by MIDI keyboard without sustain pedal
- Palette button creation for chord types
- Reload standard palettes
- Support for percent style repeats
- New transposition interfaces
- Comprehensive Chord Inserts palette
- Mensural/Petrucci Style Palette
- Conditional Behavior for Clef, Key and Time directives
- Edit Book Titles with markup
- Multi-line text and music
- Preview Pane
- Insertion of music glyphs
- Insertion of Chord Symbols separated from insertion of note names
- Applying effects to the selected text
- Raising/Lowering of glyphs, fret diagrams etc to match text
- Transcription from Source Improvements
- Allow selected parts to be highlighted
- Edit the masked-off sections
- Reduces errors (e.g. switching to wrong part)
- Polymetric Staff Support
- Allow different time signatures simultaneously
- Allow non-synchronous barlines
- Hidden (dummy) measures
- Verses at End of Music
- Add further verses
- Edit with preview
- Multiple columns
- Bug Fixes
- Hide Initial clef, key, time now update print view correctly
- Navigation from stale Print View fixed
- InsertChord command fixed at clef change
- Typeset Verses at End now copes with quotes, underscore, tildes
- Fix dragging rests in Print View
- Fix syllable alignment
- Transpose chord root names in Display
New in Portable Denemo 2.0.12 (Sep 15, 2016)
- New Features:
- Assign current staff to an instrument
- Create Ligatures
- Add staff for instrument now sets time and key signatures
- Improved menu layout
- Custom Templates preserved on upgrade
- Direct setting of Mute/Printing status of staffs at staff start
- More GUI features:
- Highlighting objects as the cursor hovers over them
- Staff tools in Display expanded
- A Movement tools button installed
- Tools in Display now sensitive when hovered over
- Hidden Staffs indicator now clickable
- Bug Fixes
- Fix Print View update when changing initial clef/timesig
- Fix Print View update when using score properties dialog
- Fix WYSISYG beam angle alteration
- Fix display update on attaching ornaments without cursor highlighting
- Fix visibility of cursor on Denemo Directives
- Various fixes to undo
- Handle absence of LilyPond more gracefully
- Edit staff by mouse interface improved
- Known Bugs
- Navigation from stale Print View with selection causes problems with Default Score Layout
- InsertChord command gives bad display when used after clef change
New in Portable Denemo 2.0.10 (Sep 15, 2016)
- New features:
- More Conditional Settings
- Apply conditions to score directives
- Create duplicate directives to be used conditionally
- Use for page breaks between movements, margins etc
- Lyrics Pane Improvements
- Save directly from verse
- Navigate verses from keyboard
- Hidden Staff Improvements
- Now auto-show when the cursor moves on them
- Can be navigated with the mouse as well as keyboard
- Settings stored with score
- New Commands
- Create Click-Track
- Auto-filled with beats
- Custom fill available
- Create Intro
- Handles upbeat
- Create Multi-Measure rests in bulk
- Create Palette Buttons for Object Instantiation
- Chords and Standalone Directives
- Clones fingerings, string numbers, ornaments etc
- Swap chord notes
- Applies to doubled notes (e.g. c c or c c#)
- Eases editing of the notes
- Use for fingerings, string number etc
- Auto-open Source File
- First link opened on file open
- Bug Fixes:
- Nth time bar numbers match font
- Layout sync fixed
- Undo/Redo fixed for several bugs
New in Portable Denemo 2.0.8 (Sep 15, 2016)
- Copy and Paste
- Applies to note/chord attributes
- CtrlC, Ctrl-V work for these
- Copied marking is highlighted
- Selection changes color when copied
- Improved Acoustic Feedback
- Trill makes a short trill sound on entry
- Copy attributes sounds
- Improved Visual Feedback
- Status bar notices are animated
- Characters are highlighted in Lyric Verses
- Directives are made more legible when cursor is on them
- Cadenza Time
- For un-metered music
- Music can still display in “bars”
- New Commands
- Tuplet Positioning
- Curved Tuplet Brackets
- Cadenza on/off uses Cadenza Time, sets smaller note size, editable text
- Notes without stems
- Multi-line text annotation
- Bold, Italic etc now apply to selection
- A guard prevents accidental syntax collision
- Updated Manual
- More detail
- Now indexed
- Bug Fixes:
- Command Center search now reliable
- Standalone Multi-line text with backslash editing
- Pasting into measures that precede a time signature change
New in Portable Denemo 2.0.6 (Apr 16, 2016)
- New Features:
- Play Back Controls
- Buttons to play selection or from cursor
- Fix bugs with initial use
- Mute Staffs
- Mute/Un-mute all or groups of staffs
- Whole Score Volume Override
- Denemo Display
- Upbeat bar numbering matches typesetter
- LilyPond Error Reporting
- Separate report for each run
- Only report include filenames when they error
- Playback View
- Shift-Click to Navigate
- Revert to simple MIDI while editing
- Playback from Typeset View
- Unified interface with Playback View
- Lyrics
- Insert Skips
- Translations
- Chinese (Simplified) Translation
New in Portable Denemo 2.0.4 (Mar 10, 2016)
- new features:
- Conditional Directives on Chords/Notes
- Create editions with/without ornaments, fingerings …
- Conditional items are highlighted in the display
- Object Inspector reports on them
- Enhanced Object Editor
- Set Conditional Behavior
- Initiate Search/Edit from Object
- New Commands
- Gaps in Staffs
- Enharmonic transpositions of passages
- Generating Parts
- Part naming extended to multi-staff instruments
New in Portable Denemo 2.0.2 (Feb 12, 2016)
- New Features:
- Playback View
- Fully Typeset View
- Click to Play
- Drag to play selection
- Shift-Drag to loop
- Auto-scrolling
- Simple Scrolling
- Multiple Scroll Points (tempo changes etc) ...
New in Portable Denemo 2.0.0 (Nov 2, 2015)
- New features in this version:
- Object Inspector
- Full details of current object nicely formatted
- Includes all attachments to the current object
- Tracks the cursor
- Available from the Print View
- Object Editor
- Edit built in attributes
- Edit attached features
- Available from Inspector or by right click.
- Create Palette Buttons for instantiating the current attached features
- Score and Movement Properties Editor
- Edit global properties of the Score
- Edit global properties of the Movement
- Switch between movements to edit properties
- Create Palette Buttons for instantiating the current score or movement property
- Staff and Voice Properties Editor
- Edit global properties of the Staff
- Edit global properties of the Voice
- Create Palette Buttons for instantiating the current staff or voice property
- Search and Replace
- Search for rhythmic patterns
- Edit at found pattern and continue
- Search for note sequences
- Wrap to staff start/next staff
- Resume search
- Score Layout Editor
- Duplicate Movements with separate edits
- Re-order Movements
- Duplicate Staffs with separate edits
- Staffs can be added from any movement into any other
- Titles
- Control of bold, italic and fontsize
- Control of spacing
- Comprehensive set of fields to set
- Beaming Rules
- Create scorewide beaming rules
- Rules for multiple time signatures
- Regular rules with exceptions done by example.
- Preview of Text/Music/Fret Diagram/Chord Symbol Markup
- Check the appearance before re-typesetting the score
- Notehead Styles
- Complete set of notehead styles
- Set on individual notes or score-wide
- Vertical Spacing Controls
- Complete set of vertical spacing distance settings
- Titles to System
- System to System
- … more
- Improved MIDI output
- Sustain Pedal effect
- Bug Fixes:
- MIDI message lengths corrected for custom messages
- User Manual
- Many new sections added
New in Portable Denemo 1.2.2 (Jul 17, 2015)
- More mouse selection support
- Extend an already made selection by dragging
- Dragging selection now scrolls as needed
- Large (Deep) Score Support
- Hide staffs in the Display
- Display only selected staffs, e.g. woodwind section
- Use for deep scores, e.g. full orchestra.
- Navigation commands available
- Improved Ornamentation Interface
- Place accidentals above and/or below ornament
- Stack ornaments.
- Quick and easy WYSIWYG dragging.
- Support for Proof-Reading
- Add PDF Annotations to Denemo typeset Score
- Open the proof-read score in Denemo
- Locate proof reading marks
- Transfer proof read comments to the Denemo score
- Edit/Delete all of one type of object
- Chord Chart Bass Inversion Sequences
- Support for editing from MIDI controller
- Artificial Harmonics
- Caesura
- Arbitrary text for N’th time bars
- Intelligent tied notes edits
- Duplicate, Split or Merge Movements
New in Portable Denemo 1.2.0 (Jul 17, 2015)
- New features:
- Palette Shortcuts
- Execute Palette Commands from Keyboard
- Label is typed in
- Label truncation allowed
- Switch active palette
- Works even on hidden palettes
- Automatic Cues
- Install Reference to Cued Part
- Automatically detects difference in clef
- Changes are automatically reflected in cue
- Fret Diagrams
- Can be placed in any score
- Can be embedded in text
- Can be re-positioned by dragging
- Accidental Styles
- 16 styles available
- Apply across entire score
- Lyrics Improvements
- Choose Font Face
- Choose Font Size
- Chord Chart Improvements
- Interface for Customized Chord Symbols
- Page size and measures per line control
- One-off arbitrary chord symbol creation
- Tailored shortcuts for fast keyboard entry.
- MIDI information on double-click
- Timing information
- Volume (velocity) information.
- Default Font Faces
- Choose from system installed fonts
- Titles, Lyrics etc
- Chord Names and other sans serif text
- Mono-spaced font
- General Improvements
- More checks for user errors
- Better flow of notes into new measures.
New in Portable Denemo 1.1.8 (Jul 17, 2015)
- New Features:
- Spanners:
- Dynamics such as cresc. poco a poco
- Text such as rall …
- LilyPond takes care of the extents
- Lyrics Enhancements:
- Lyric stanza numbers can be inserted
- Available on lyrics pane menu
- Lyric font style control
- Melismata Insert
- Text and Graphics:
- Graphic Title Pages
- Multiple columns of text
- Edit in external vector editor
- Use for music books, verses …
- Multi-line text, with embedded music snippets
- Custom Ornaments/Symbols:
- Edit the Ornament Shape and Size
- Re-define existing ornaments
- Attach to notes or stand-alone
- Custom Barlines:
- Define new barlines
- Re-define existing barlines
- Control over how/if they print in all positions
- Chord Charts:
- Chord Symbols
- With barlines, repeats
- Text markings, pauses
- Use for songs, jazz …
- Display on smartphone while busking…
New in Portable Denemo 1.1.6 (Jul 17, 2015)
- New features include:
- Lyrics Interface
- Cursor on music moves to match cursor in lyrics
- Jump to any point in the lyrics by mouse or keyboard
- The inactive pane (lyrics or music) clearly indicated by graying-out
- Margins Control
- Set top, bottom, left and right margins in mm.
- Tweaking Typesetting
- Individual notes, chords and rests can be tweaked
- Accidentals and markings move with the note
- Fingerings can be offset
- For use when LilyPond is sub-optimal
- Fret Diagrams
- Chords typeset as fret diagrams
- Defaults to Guitar
- Can be used with Chord Names too
- Comprehensive Musical Symbol Support
- Menu access to the complete set of LilyPond music symbols
- Over 600 types of music glyphs can be placed and dragged on the score
- More Ornamentation Support
- Coulés
- Arpègements
- Suspensions
- Editing Timer
- Displays time spent creating a score
- Accumulates over all editing sessions
New in Portable Denemo 1.1.4 (Jul 17, 2015)
- New Features:
- Spillover
- Appending over-length notes spill into next bar.
- Works for rests too.
- Optional – set a preference for old behavior.
- Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
- Current set of shortcuts listed.
- Alphabetical order.
- Gives description of command.
- Support for Aubio 4
- Microphone Input Note Detection.
- Note Onset Detection.
- Instrument Tuning.
- General Seek and Edit Facility
- Choose from all available object types in movement.
- Choose from objects at cursor.
- Seek and edit the chosen type in music playing order.
- Restart last search, wrap to beginning, to next movemnt.
- Display Editing
- Control+Shift drag to move objects in the input music display
- Does not affect the final typeset score.
- Useful when the input music display is too cluttered to see clearly.
- MusicXML import
- Imports Titles, copyright and other text
- Imports dynamic markings
New in Portable Denemo 1.1.2 (Jul 17, 2015)
- New features include:
- Links to source files can be relative to current score location
- Transcribing from MIDI
- Play in to a click track.
- Enter rhythm afterwards.
- Guided MIDI import
- Durations can be checked as they are entered.
- Support for LilyPond 2.18
- Old scores are updated for incompatible syntax.
- Re-shaping/Re-positioning Ties
- Both WYSIWYG and tweaking width/height/convexity.
- LilyPond View Improvements
- Bracket Matching.
- Line numbering visible.
- Cursor position highlighted.
New in Portable Denemo 1.0.8 (Jul 17, 2015)
- The new features are:
- Audio Speed Control
- Slow down the audio output in real time
- Aids transcription from audio files.
- Skeleton Score from Audio
- Note Onsets detected and marked above skeleton score.
- Note Onsets can be dragged to set tempo and synchronize
New in Portable Denemo 1.0.6 (Jul 17, 2015)
- Import MusicXML
- Direct import of music XML.
- Improved Rhythm Entry
- Dotted rhythms in two keypresses
- Triplets in three keypresses
- Slurred versions of these too.
- Combined Key Signatures
- Search and Edit
- Seek a selected type of item
- Edit or continue seeking
- Applies to ornaments, Rehearsal Marks, barlines ...
- Grace Note Hints
- works around the long-standing LilyPond "feature"
- More Wysiwyg facilties
- Adjust padding of fermata, trills etc
New in Portable Denemo 1.0.4 (Jul 17, 2015)
- New features in this version:
- Playing back repeats in MIDI
- Da Capo and Dal Segno also supported
- ouble-Clicking for Help
- Explore the object at the cursor
- Learner mode
- key presses are shown as you make them *the command and its tooltip is explained
- Note Entry by PC-keyboard Improved
- The duration keys sound the note entered
- They simultaneous set the prevailing duration Audio Recording
- Export to .ogg or .wav files
- Live performance also recorded
- Translations
- Italian Complete
- French Complete
- Czech Complete
- A few strings still not offered to the translators
- Bug Fixes:
- Layout blocks properly supported
- Mouse clicking positioning
- Accessing the space above the top staff
New in Portable Denemo 1.0.2 (Jul 17, 2015)
- New features in this version:
- Wysiwyg Improvements
- Dragging now shows the object as you drag moving over the score
- Dragging of objects attached to notes can now be done
- Slurs can be re-shaped
- Chord Symbols
- Place chords on a separate staff and have them automatically typeset as Chord Symbols
- Bug Fixes:
- Octave playback bug fixed