Sequence - View

The Sequence View window is invoked from the CSDS main menu via 'Sequence | View'.

This window displays a single sequence at a time, and can be used with a laptop to call sequences at a dance. However, Call From Screen is much better suited for this task.

Keystrokes allow you to change the sequence database, display a specific sequence from the current database, display the previous or next sequence from the current database, scroll text within in sequence up or down, and jump to the first line or last line of the sequence.

When the music player is loaded, additional keystrokes can control the music player.

This window consists of several parts:

1. Title Bar

   
   Shows the database name and record number of the sequence being viewed.
    

2. Menu

   • File

     
     • Change database and/or index - prompts for a sequence database and/or sequence index. This menu option can be skipped by simply typing a record number followed by the Enter key.
     • Print... - invokes the Print Sequence dialog box.
     • Add to a dance
     • Move sequences between two databases
     • Move sequences within a database
     • Upload to ceder.net Choreography Database
     • Preferences...
     • Sequence Properties
     • Close - Closes this window
      

   • Edit

     
     • Edit sequence [Graphics] - edits the sequence in graphcs mode.
     • Edit sequence [Text] - edits the sequence in text mode.
     • Show Progression
     • Clear contents of sequence
     • Date of sequence
     • Dates for this sequence
     • Problems
     • Swap heads and sides
     • Parse sequence - parses the current sequence.
     • Proofread sequence - attempts to proofread the current sequence.
      

   • Navigate

     
     • Find Text String...
     • Find Next
     • Find by Sequence ID
     • First sequence in database - displays the first sequence within the database.
     • Previous sequence - displays the previous sequence in the database.
     • Specified sequence in database
     • Next sequence - displays the next sequence in the database.
     • Last sequence in database - displays the last sequence within the database.
      

   • Display

     
     • Colors and relative sizes...
     • Font... - changes the font name and font size of the font used to display the sequence text.
     • Inserted formation size...
     • Primary spacing
     • Blank line every 3 lines
     • Music control (at bottom center)
     • Asymmetric
     • Calls at level
     • Dates - when checked, displays the dates (including location and club name) of when the current sequence was used. This information is shown in the lower R-H corner.
     • Difficulty (other than Medium)
     • Level warnings
     • Not Proofread
     • Problems
     • Sequence ID
     • SSD Week
      

   • Music

     
     • CSDS Music Player - brings the Music Player to the foreground.
     • Square Dance Cue Sheet Database - opens the Square Dance Cue Sheet Database window.
     • Round Dance Cue Sheet Database - opens the Round Dance Cue Sheet Database window.
     • Lyrics Database - opens the Lyrics Database window.
     • Database - Music - Database Load window.
     • History List - opens the Music History List window.
     • Quick List - opens the Music - Quick List window.
     • Composite History List - opens the Music - Composite History List window.
     • Music Labels - opens the Music - Labels window.
      

   • View

     
     • Definitions - opens the Definition Database window.
     • Cue Sheet - opens a window showing the cue sheet for the currently loaded music item.
     • Lyrics - opens a window showing the lyrics for the currently loaded music item.
     • Copy Text to Clipboard - copies the text of the sequence (without formatting characters) to the windows clipboard, then displays a confirmation message box.
    

3. Toolbar

   
    

4. Recent Database Buttons

   
    

5. Data Region

   
   The 'Data Region' shows:
   • The date that the sequence was last modified.
   • The number of lines in the sequence.
   • The parse status:
     • 'NOT parsed' indicates that the sequence has not been successfully parsed.
     • 'Parsed as X' indicates the level at which the sequence was successfully parsed.
   • The proofread status: 'Proofread' if the sequence has been proofread, or 'NOT Proofread'.
   • Difficulty
   • Rating
   • Star marks the sequence as being extra special. When checked, stars are added at the top of the sequence when the sequence is printed in normal mode, indicating that it is a very good sequence.
   • In print list, when checked, the sequence is in the print list (i.e., waiting to be printed).
    

6. Sequence Text

   The sequence text is displayed in the large white box.
   The following keystrokes are useful:
   • Home (or PgUp) scrolls the sequence so that the first line of the sequence is displayed at the top of the window.
   • End (or PgDn) scrolls the sequence so that the last line of the sequence is displayed at the bottom of the window.
   • Up-arrow scrolls the sequence up one line.
   • Down-arrow scrolls the sequence down one line.
   • F1 displays the previous sequence in the same database.
   • F2 displays the next sequence in the same database.
    

7. Dates Used

   
   The lower left portion of the window shows the dates information (if available) for the current sequence. This shows when and where the sequence was used.
   Right-click within the 'Dates Used' region to invoke a popup menu to change date settings, edit the date, or edit the list of dates for the currently displayed sequence.
    

8. Music Player