When you open the KTabS program for the first time, the
first thing you will want to do is click the "New"
 icon on the Top Toolbar. This
will open the "Kalimba Configuration" window. This window allows you
to perform many vital KTabS functions. You can use this window
to:
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A - Kalimba Setup Sectionused to configure the tablature to match the kalimba you have |
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A1 - Number of Tinesenter how many tines your kalimba has using the keyboard number pad and press "Enter" or click anywhere on the "Kalimba Configuration" window to update the screen |
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A2 - Tine Shading Colorclick the box to open a color selection window that can be used to change the color of the shaded tines |
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A3 - Kalimba Tinesshows how many tines the kalimba has, as well as what notes are assigned to each tine; click a tine and then click a note on the piano keyboard to change the note assigned to the tine |
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A4 - Right Click to Shade Tinesright click on a kalimba tine to shade or unshade that tine |
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A5 - Piano Keysclick a kalimba tine and then click a piano key to change the value of the selected tine to the selected piano note |
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A6 - Sharp/Flat ChoiceSelect whether you want the black keys on the piano to be displayed as sharps or flats. |
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B - Edit Music Setup SectionUsed to configure how the kalimba tablature will look on your computer screen |
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C - Print Music Setup SectionUsed to configure how the kalimba tablature will look when printed |
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B1, C1 - Scale FactorAllows you to scale the size of the tablature up or down; example: A scale factor of 1.5 will increase the size of the tablature by 50% |
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B2, C2 - Tine Widthadjusts the width of the tablature; the default value is 22 pixels; a value may be entered from 10 to 30 |
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B3, C3 - Note Stylechoose between "Classic", "Minimal", and "Modern"; "Classic" style notes have curved stem flags and the beams connecting notes are bold, similar to traditional music notes;"Minimal" style notes have straight stem flags and the beams connecting notes are thin; "Modern" style notes represent the stems and flags symbolically, within the note itself |
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B4, C4 - Note Spacingchoose between "Fixed" and "Variable"; "Fixed" means the space between notes will be the same, regardless of the note’s value; "Variable" means the space between notes will vary with the length of the note, so that longer notes have more space after them than shorter notes; both “Fixed” and "Variable" note spacing can have the space between notes adjusted; the default spacing is 40 pixels, and this may be increased or decreased |
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B5, C5 - Fixed Measureschecking this box means each measure will take up the same amount of space regardless of how many notes or what kind of notes are in those measures; if this box is selected, then you can also adjust the size of the measures; the default size for fixed measures is 300 pixels |
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B6, C6 - Draw First Measure Barwhen this box is checked, the first measure of tablature will begin with a barline; if the box is not checked the beginning barline will not be displayed, although that barline can still be edited (such as adding a time signature) |
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C6 - Print HeadersWhen this box is checked, any authorship information entered for a piece of music (title, author, copyright), as well as page numbers, will be printed as headers and footers in the music. If this box is unchecked, then the music will be printed without the authorship information and page numbers. |
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D1 - Load Templateclicking this button will open a window that lets you select a saved template file; click "OK" on the "Open" window and then click "OK" on the "Kalimba Configuration" window to open the selected template file |
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D2 - Save Templateallows you to save all the settings of your "Kalimba Configuration" window as a template; clicking this button will open a "Save As" window |
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D3 - OKclicking this button will close the "Kalimba Configuration" window, and blank tablature will open that corresponds to the settings you entered or loaded |
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D4 - Cancelclicking this button will close the "Kalimba Configuration" window without opening blank kalimba tablature |
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