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RKmark10062487
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April 2, 2014
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Sonata font on MacOS - not working correctly

  • April 2, 2014
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Hi,

I just downloaded and installed the Sonata Standard OpenType file via FontBook in MacOS 10.9.2. So far the font is not working correctly in either MS Word or Apple Keynote -- I get standard qwerty letters rather than musical notation. Anyone ideas on how to fix/troubleshoot?

Thanks!

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Correct answer MiguelSousa

Not sure if the "SonataStd.keylayout" file that's included in the download package would help. I can't figure out a way to open that file (the system tells me there is no application available to open the file).

Definitely.

Put that file in ~/Library/Keyboard Layouts

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MiguelSousa
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MiguelSousaCommunity Manager
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April 2, 2014

You need to use the characters from the Musical Symbols Unicode block (PDF file).

Here are some of those characters:

<p>&#x1d100;  &#x1d102;  &#x1d103;  &#x1d104;  &#x1d106;  &#x1d107;  &#x1d108;  &#x1d109;  &#x1d10a;  &#x1d10b;  &#x1d10c;  &#x1d10e;  &#x1d110;  &#x1d111;  &#x1d112;  &#x1d113;  &#x1d116;  &#x1d11a;  &#x1d11d;  &#x1d11e;  &#x1d121;  &#x1d122;  &#x1d125;  &#x1d126;  &#x1d12a;  &#x1d12b;  &#x1d134;  &#x1d135;  &#x1d136;  &#x1d137;  &#x1d13a;  &#x1d13b;  &#x1d13c;  &#x1d13d;  &#x1d13e;  &#x1d13f;  &#x1d140;  &#x1d141;  &#x1d142;  &#x1d143;  &#x1d144;  &#x1d146;  &#x1d147;  &#x1d148;  &#x1d149;  &#x1d14f;  &#x1d157;  &#x1d158;  &#x1d15c;  &#x1d15d;  &#x1d15e;  &#x1d15f;  &#x1d160;  &#x1d161;  &#x1d162;  &#x1d163;  &#x1d164;  &#x1d165;  &#x1d167;  &#x1d16c;  &#x1d16e;  &#x1d16f;  &#x1d17b;  &#x1d17c;  &#x1d17d;  &#x1d17e;  &#x1d17f;  &#x1d180;  &#x1d183;  &#x1d18c;  &#x1d18d;  &#x1d18e;  &#x1d18f;  &#x1d190;  &#x1d191;  &#x1d194;  &#x1d195;  &#x1d196;  &#x1d197;  &#x1d19d;  &#x1d1aa;  &#x1d1ab;  &#x1d1ac;  &#x1d1ae;  &#x1d1af;  &#x1d1b8;  &#x1d1b9;  &#x1d1ba;</p>
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RKmark10062487Author
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April 2, 2014

Thank you, Miguel. That definitely opens a door. I can search for those characters and then add them to the "Special Characters" list in the MacOS Font Book application.

But... is going the special-character route the only option? The SonataStd.pdf that's included in the Sonata download shows an ANSI keyboard "neutral" layout with quarter note, whole note, and eighth note for q, w, and e respectively across the standard qwerty keyboard. Is there any way to set things up so I can use the regular qwerty ("neutral") keyboard to type in Sonata characters?

Not sure if the "SonataStd.keylayout" file that's included in the download package would help. I can't figure out a way to open that file (the system tells me there is no application available to open the file).

MiguelSousa
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MiguelSousaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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April 2, 2014

Not sure if the "SonataStd.keylayout" file that's included in the download package would help. I can't figure out a way to open that file (the system tells me there is no application available to open the file).

Definitely.

Put that file in ~/Library/Keyboard Layouts

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