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Lime™ User’s Manual
Part II: Reference Manual
Piano Window
The piano keyboard drawn on the screen, together with the other symbols drawn below the
keyboard, are called the “Piano Window”.
If the piano keyboard is not visible, select the music symbol (the topmost of the four symbols)
at the left of the window.
Edit Cursor, Note Entry Cursor
Lime has two note selection “cursors", an edit cursor and a note entry cursor.
The edit cursor is indicated by a flashing note head, Clicking the mouse near a note head in
the music selects that note with the edit cursor. Rests are selected in a similar way. With the
edit cursor, the note that is flashing can be changed using Piano Window symbols and menu
options.
The note entry cursor is indicated by a flashing box around a note head or rest. Double
clicking the mouse near a note or rest in the music selects that note or rest with the note entry
cursor. Use the note entry cursor when you want to enter notes from the music keyboard;
your new notes will replace old notes and rests starting at the flashing box.
When the edit cursor is engaged, the duration symbols (whole note, half note, etc.) in the
Piano Window are not available. When the note entry cursor is engaged, the symbols are
available.
With the edit cursor (flashing note head) you can perform most editing operations such as
adding slurs, ties, key or time signatures, changing stem direction, moving staves or notes
using Chord Drag… etc. But you are not able to enter new notes. To enter new notes, engage
the note entry cursor (flashing box around a note head) by double clicking on a note or rest.
With this cursor you can enter new notes by choosing durations and clicking on the keys in
the Piano Window or by using the computer keyboard or a MIDI keyboard. You can also
select most of the editing options available with the edit cursor for the notes you are entering.