Dot-Plot 0.1.2.2

Dot plot is a tool for creating svg images of chord and scale diagrams for fretboard instruments like guitar, bass, ukulele, viola da gamba etc

Author:

Nicola Cappellini

Version:

0.1

Copyright:

This document has been placed in the public domain.

Tutorial

Chord and / or scale entry

Via click

Left-click on the diagram

Places a dot

Left-click on an X

Changes it into an O

Right-click on a dot

Removes it

ctrl + scroll wheel up / down

Adds fretting-hand fingering information

alt + scroll wheel up/ down

Adjusts position indication marker

Manual entry

Type in the text fields to enter chord information manually. Note: Multiple dots per string (scale entry) is not possible with manual entry.

Keyboard corrections

return

Add the diagram in the sandbox to the render queue

alt + r

reset the diagram in the sandbox

shift + backspace

Remvoe the previously entered diagram from the render queue

alt + backspace

Load the previously entered diagram into the editor for correction.

ctrl + shift + backspace

Fiasco: Reset both the sandbox and render queue.

shift + [right / left]

add / remove new strings to the diagram in the sandbox

shift + [up / down]

add / remove new frets to the diagram in the sandbox

escape

Exit the script

In addition:

alt + t

generate a “Takemitsu-style chord / scale” (mainly used for testing)