On Sep 5, 2004, at 3:50 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Hi Chuck,
Probably the best workaround is to stop using measure-attached expressions entirely, except for expressions you want to appear in *every* part.
Hi Darcy et al,
The problem is this: all the measure attached expressions are copied into the new document - overlaying the ones that are already there, so this suggestion doesn't really result in improved behavior or more overall control.
Post-2004, there's really no good reason anymore to use Staff Lists instead of note-attached expressions for staff-specific things like dynamics or instrument changes. They will go in faster with metatoools anyway (vs. Staff Lists, which were always cumbersome), and in most cases, positioning will be better.
Every once in a while, it is useful to have a measure expression attached to one staff only. (This doesn't happen often, but there are occasional reasons to do it.) These expressions also "migrate" to the new document, even when they have been assigned to unrelated staves - like "To Alto Sax" showing up in a trumpet part. Trust me. This is misbehavior and needs to be fixed by someone at MakeMusic.
(It will be even easier if Coda ever implements my suggestion to make Expression metatools work like Articulation metatools.)
Seems like a logical idea to me.
Chuck
On 05 Sep 2004, at 06:41 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:Chuck Israels
On Sep 5, 2004, at 2:56 PM, Lon Price wrote:
When I perform a Mass Edit copy and paste function in FinMac 2005 I find that expressions and repeat text entries get copied and pasted along with everything else. This is new and extremely annoying behavior. An expression that is meant for only a single staff gets copied to all staves, requiring me to delete the unwanted expressions. And why should repeat text get copied at all? A repeat effects every staff, whether it shows up on every staff or not. I can't find any reference to this behavior in the "What's New" section of the User Manual. I how do I keep these annoyances from happening?
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This is, in fact, a bug. I have reported it, and have been told that this will be addressed in a maintenance update. I hope this turns out to be true, and that it happens quickly. Choosing "Entries"only, or any other "workaround" I've attempted has had no effect on this odd and annoying behavior. I discovered it soon after installing Mac 2005 when I used what used to be an efficient method for creating block orchestrated parts (where more than one part in a section play similar material with different notes). I extract the first part, lay it out, then clear it of entries and re-fill it with entries from related parts. This new behavior showed up immediately, and nothing I have tried seems to control it. More complaints may get quicker response. Please join me in bringing this to the attention of the support folks.
Thanks,
Chuck
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