Hi J.D.
There is a quick way to set up staff attributes using Plugins>Scoring and Arranging>Global Staff Attributes (Global Staff Attributes may be in a different place in 2003....but I think it is still under the plugins menu...) I have gotten a lot of mileage out of this plugin! (I use it to quickly choose which staves to show/hide measure expression on too.)
Using Global Staff Attributes go back and choose to show measure numbers on both Vln1 and Vln2 (or Viola) by highlighting just those staves in the list and then checking the measure numbers box....conversely, you can turn measure numbers off in the other staves all at once. Of course you will probably leave "always show on top staff" checked in edit regions (measure tool).
You can then create a new staff style that only has the purpose of hiding measure numbers. (when creating this style keep the settings as usual but uncheck the measure number box.) You can also choose to have the staff style show up in the contextual menu So when you apply the staff style to a given set of measures, the numbers won't show up.
You can use the Edit>Select region (choose the appropriate staff from the drop down menus) to quickly choose the measures where you want to hide the measure numbers and then apply the new staff style.
When you extract the parts, just delete the staff style and measure numbers will show up.
Take care,
Karen
I'm working on an optimized score and after consulting with the client, we decided we want measure numbers showing on the top staff and the Violin 1 staff thruout the score to aid the conductor. I set up regions for the numbers to always display on the top staff and with the staff tool to display on the Vln. 1 staff. So far so good. There are points in the score where Vln. 1 are out for a system, where Vln. 2 or Violas are playing and I want the numbers to display there. I thought there was a way to force a measure number to display on the measure or system, and indeed, consulting the manual confirms this. I tried Patterson Measure Numbers plugin to create a new region for the selected measures but I cannot get the numbers to show. The Show Numbers command does zip and everything else I've tried is futile.
I seem to remember that option-clicking on a measure should work, but it doesn't. Strange.
Any suggestions?
I'm on FinMac 2K3, OS9.2.2.
TIA
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