Hi all,
Since upgrading to Sibelius Ultimate I have had, numerous times, issues trying to select certain objects, mainly text.
When I try to select a Chord Symbol, for example, the mouse cursor defaults to those little white boxes attaching themselves to the text. Often it takes me a dozen or more clicks to 'grab' or 'select' the object, even if I zoom in to 500%. Has anybody else experienced this issue, which is, frankly, rather annoying and wastes valuable time...
Furthermore, when trying to click on a blank section of the page to drag the score around, often you cannot avoid clicking those same white boxes, which are all hidden and attached to various objects. Today I simply could not click on any blank section because the mouse kept finding these hidden squares (whatever they are called). Any help/advice appreciated!
Best,
DS
Difficulty selecting objects
Those little boxes are called "Handles". For some time, text has been handled differently than it was in Sib 6, using frames. These frames are a bloody nuisance when working with small items. The only workaround I have is to zoom in on the oject until the handles stop being a problem.
Sib 6.2, 7.5 and 2023.6, Windows 11, 32GB RAM, 16TB 7200RPM Storage, 2TB SSD, Note Performer 3.3.2, EWQLSO, EWQLSC, Harmony Assistant and some others. mike@mike-lyons.co.uk
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I'll try to get one for you to see. Thanks for the reply. Per the reply below, the 'handles' (as I have discovered they're called thanks to MikeLyons) are often unavoidable. Today it took me about 15 seconds to select a single chord symbol even when I zoomed all the way in because all the mouse would select is the handle. Annoying... I wish they'd take them away. In other news, Ctrl, Shift, Alt + F for Advanced Filter no longer works. I have to use the taskbar. Another annoyance....
UPDATE: I attached a file showing all the handles that are created but never used and just get in the way. Any advice appreciated!
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