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11-04-2015, 06:49 PM
docdosco

Chart window size

Some charts cover the whole width of the page, yet others have larger margins, and sort of squashing the changes. I was wondering how and why that occurs. Perhaps for reading off a digital device maybe? I have found some charts that I would un-squash if I knew the command to do it.

Doc Dosco
11-05-2015, 07:54 PM
engelbach

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Originally Posted by docdosco

Some charts cover the whole width of the page, yet others have larger margins, and sort of squashing the changes. I was wondering how and why that occurs. Perhaps for reading off a digital device maybe? I have found some charts that I would un-squash if I knew the command to do it.

Doc Dosco

Doc,
. Not sure to what you're referring. You can of course vary the width of the whole program. And you can vary the relative widths of the playlist on the left and the chart on the right by moving the border in between them.

Cheers,
Jer
11-06-2015, 01:06 AM
docdosco

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Originally Posted by engelbach

Doc,
. Not sure to what you're referring. You can of course vary the width of the whole program. And you can vary the relative widths of the playlist on the left and the chart on the right by moving the border in between them.

Cheers,
Jer

On the formatting, if you go to the 1300 tunes, and look at 500 miles high then skip down to After you've gone, you'll see what I mean. 500 miles high uses the complete width of the chart space. After you've gone has dead space on both sides. I'm just curious as to why....

Cheers,

Doc
11-06-2015, 01:26 AM
pdxdjazz

500 has only 6 systems, afteryouvegone has 10 systems so it's, um, taller...
Not an issue on tablets/phones.
Perhaps this topic should move from jazz>GGB to the Mac OS X discussion forum.
:))BOB
11-06-2015, 01:27 AM
raymb1

Formatting

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Originally Posted by docdosco

On the formatting, if you go to the 1300 tunes, and look at 500 miles high then skip down to After you've gone, you'll see what I mean. 500 miles high uses the complete width of the chart space. After you've gone has dead space on both sides. I'm just curious as to why....

Cheers,

Doc

I just checked those songs on my android phone and tablet. They both fill up the screen. Maybe there's something in the tutorials that can help you. Ray
11-06-2015, 01:33 AM
dflat

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Originally Posted by docdosco

On the formatting, if you go to the 1300 tunes, and look at 500 miles high then skip down to After you've gone, you'll see what I mean. 500 miles high uses the complete width of the chart space. After you've gone has dead space on both sides. I'm just curious as to why....

You are viewing on Mac? As Bob said, the proportions are different. You should see a larger black 'margin' top and bottom or on the sides depending on the size of the chart window (you can drag the edge to change the amount of screen width it takes up, then swap between the two. Is this what you are wondering?
11-06-2015, 05:55 PM
docdosco

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Originally Posted by dflat

You are viewing on Mac? As Bob said, the proportions are different. You should see a larger black 'margin' top and bottom or on the sides depending on the size of the chart window (you can drag the edge to change the amount of screen width it takes up, then swap between the two. Is this what you are wondering?

I am on a Mac. I know I can resize the window. Some charts take up the whole chart window the way I have it set. (and short charts get centered with lots of black on top and below). Some, however have 1/2 " to a inch black side border, when most charts have no black border on the sides. Is this just on a Mac? There seems no way to resize the actual chart inside the chart area.

In other words, I can drag the chart window to the right to make it smaller but the width of some charts is different, no matter how I size this window. So, my question still remains, but I will rephrase it. Why are some charts smaller than others in width? When I drag the chart windows back and forth? Maybe on a tablet or phone this doesn't occur, but it sure does on my Mac as I have the Library, Song List and Chart Window all open next to each other.

Thanks,

Doc
11-06-2015, 07:27 PM
docdosco

From another thread:

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Originally Posted by Marimb

Can you revert back to having songs fill the full screen on iPhone? Just using 2/3 of the page makes it really hard to see! I've asked before & so far, no response.

Seems that the size of the charts varies on certain devices? .....and also between charts inside the chart window on my MacBook.

Hmmnmmmm.....

Doc
11-07-2015, 01:10 AM
dflat

on the Mac, you should find each chart will either have black top and bottom or on both sides. They cannot expand further into the black because there is either no more systems vertically to expand downwards nor fill up the side margins because that is the length of the 16 spaces along the system horizontally. In other words, the chart will expand into the window until it fills vertically or horizontally, whichever comes first, then stops (and you see the black behind it). It shows it as large as it can within the window, within the limits of its height or width.
After a certain number of systems, it will stretch and get small to accommodate its vertical length.

Slightly unrelated: you can hide the sidebar so just the chart shows full screen, again in the same way).
11-07-2015, 03:59 AM
docdosco

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Originally Posted by dflat

on the Mac, you should find each chart will either have black top and bottom or on both sides. They cannot expand further into the black because there is either no more systems vertically to expand downwards nor fill up the side margins because that is the length of the 16 spaces along the system horizontally. In other words, the chart will expand into the window until it fills vertically or horizontally, whichever comes first, then stops (and you see the black behind it). It shows it as large as it can within the window, within the limits of its height or width.
After a certain number of systems, it will stretch and get small to accommodate its vertical length.

Slightly unrelated: you can hide the sidebar so just the chart shows full screen, again in the same way).

In theory, sure. On my Mac, some charts fill the given space to the margin (at it's max), as you explain. Got that. However these charts and their fonts are larger than some other charts which don't reach the margins and don't fill the same space..... those particular charts are not the full dimensions of the other charts and don't fill the same 'available' space. I don't know how else to explain this. If any Mac guys can see what I am talking about, maybe they can pipe up. It can't just be my Mac on my OS.

Doc
11-07-2015, 04:15 AM
dflat

I just had a thought, are you using a large monitor? I have not checked what happens in that case.
11-07-2015, 04:53 PM
docdosco

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Originally Posted by dflat

I just had a thought, are you using a large monitor? I have not checked what happens in that case.

Here is It's a wonderful world. I took the Doxy changes and fudged them:
It's A Wonderful world - Johnny Watson

It's alright with me:
It's All Right With Me - Cole Porter

I see the longer the chart in measures, the more it gets squished, which probably is the answer I am after. Wonderful world font is twice or more as big as It's alright and fills more lateral space.... like 2/3 of the whole screen when I drag the side bar. It's alright stays the same size, about 1/4 of the screen with the side bar pulled left.

So, is this a Mac thing or does this occur on all charts on hand held devices?

Ah ha, ... bingo! When I limit the size of the chart window, (1/8th of a page) all charts are sized the same. There's the answer. The portable devices have a smaller window area by default. I had my chart window size open on my Mac much more than a portable device is able too. So, short charts can be made gigantic while long charts can't expand much at all.

Thanks,

Doc Dosco