for the problem of management of a large number of Texts (page blocks, expressions, dynamics etc.), the bookmarks i mentioned could be helpful (click on "dynamics" and you are taken immediately to the marker "dynamics" in the list - key commands could be implemented), but perhaps something more along the lines of "tabs", like in the current expression designer dialogue box, might be useful. with such tabs, each user could manage their Text Lists according to their own personal understanding of the function of the Text items. for me, the distinction between text and expressions is dubious and varies according the era and style of the composition i am scoring, and in some cases, according to the composer, or even the individual score.
for extensive (multi-line) Texts, only the first line would appear in the Text List (as with current functioning), but clicking on it would show it in detail to the right of the List (appearance would be similar to the dialogue box that appears when clicking on Edit now).
taking the above comments into consideration, can anyone give me an example of how their work would be _hindered_ or otherwise adversely affected if the (current) text tool and expression tool were combined into one tool (with an efficient interface of course)? ...preferably the response would reflect experience with, or at least an understanding of, the improvements to the expression tool in 2004/2005...
jef
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