Redraw

In order to speed up your work with SongWriter, you may want to limit the number of times SongWriter redraws the screen picture—a process that requires the computer to do time-consuming calculations, particularly with large scores.

To halt a redraw in progress

When you’re working with large or complex scores, waiting for the computer to finish redrawing the screen picture can be frustrating—especially when you don’t need the full picture redrawn, as when you’re simply scrolling through a piece trying to find a particular spot.

• At any time during a screen redraw, press esc. SongWriter halts the redraw in mid-stride, leaving the rest of the screen blank, but returning control of the computer to you.

To move the screen picture diagonally

Occasionally, you need to move both scroll bars—for example, if you want to move diagonally across the score—which means that SongWriter must redraw the screen at least twice.

In those situations, adjust the screen picture using the Hand Grabber tool instead of the scroll bars; this tool lets you drag the display in any direction without redrawing until you let go.

Finally, as a shortcut, remember that you can switch to the Hand Grabber—regardless of which tool is highlighted on the palette—by pressing the right mouse button.

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