I occasionally forget to add the cmd key (ctl on PCs) to the opt-cmd-arrow shortcut to move one or more notes right or left. And it still seems to work. Is there any difference? In other words:
opt-right arrow moves a note to the right
opt-cmd-right arrow does the same thing
Let me know if this is not correct. I could not find anything in the manual for just opt-arrow. thanks.
Adding Ctrl/Cmd moves items a “large” amount, as opposed to a “standard” amount without.
Edit: Sorry, I think I misunderstood. You’re talking about shifting notes in Write mode, not moving things in Engrave mode.
I’m getting the same result as @dtoub with either key combo - and why a note in 4/4 on beat 4 jumps to beat 3 of the next measure is a head scratcher. It jumps over both a rest and a note to land on another rest. (edit: I just re-enter notes as needed. It’s not that hard.)
I’m not convinced that adding Command does anything in Write mode. Option Arrows is the way to move anything.
As said, adding Command in Engrave will move things by a larger interval.
Correct. Certainly opt/alt-arrow seems to do the same thing so it might not matter if cmd/ctl is pressed.
Yes I found that out by accident a few weeks ago in Engrave mode trying to indent a system to the left. Works great.
The cmd key does do something in Write mode. The one I immediately think of is opt-cmd-arrow, which transposes notes by an octave in Write mode. Opt-arrow moves a note up or down by a whole step, so the cmd key does act as a modifier.
In Key Commands, Move Left is mapped to Alt+arrow, and Move Left by Grid Value is mapped to Ctrl+Alt+arrow. But both of those do seem to move by the grid value, so I don’t know what the difference is.
@phase_Shift Do you have your grid resolution set to a dotted half note? That would explain why things are moving 3 beats for you.
@asherber Indeed. I expected Dorico to determine the grid by the key signature. Thank you. (fixed tyop)
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