On 15 Jul 2005 at 1:25, Gerhard Torges, geb. Hölscher wrote: > Am 14.07.2005 um 08:04 schrieb Darcy James Argue: > > >>> 14 Clunky text selection for expressions etc. > >> > >> I assume this is a complaint about our word menu system (where you > >> right-click during text input for a useful menu of terms to input > >> into the score). This is actually pretty flexible (e.g. you can > >> create your own shortcuts both for text styles and for individual > >> text items within those text styles), and Sibelius, for example, > >> has *always* been able to mix fonts in text expressions, something > >> which I understand Finale has only recently been able to do. > > > > My understanding is Sibelius still does not have any method of > > expression entry that is as fast as Finale's context-sensitive > > metatools. And as Richard Yates discovered, entering articulations > > is still much faster and more flexible using Finale's metatools. > > (Does Sibelius have anything to compare with Finale's "drag-enclose > > notes while holding metatool key" method to assign an articulation > > to multiple notes in multiple staves, all in one step?) > > Hmm. > Selecting several notes and then hitting "/" on the keypad is not what > you want?
Yes, I don't find this at all difficult in the Sibelius 4 demo. I can select and entire measure and apply an articulation to all notes. Of I can click a note and then shift-click any additional notes, then apply an articulation. This latter allows non-contiguous selection, which would be quite useful to me in many cases. Yes, Finale allows you to apply articulations to a particular rhythmic value, but I often need to apply to some notes of a uniform rhythmic value (such as a da-yat-dit- dit pattern in 8th notes). Sibelius actually makes this much more flexible and easy than Finale. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc All non-quoted content (c) David W. Fenton, all rights reserved _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
