On 11/26/06, Chuck Israels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The main time consumer for me has to do with how long each part layout takes when there is no way (as far as I have been able to figure out) to use one part as a template for another similar one.
I went back and reviewed the old thread on this topic. It seems Finale 2007 provides an superior way to do this, but not while retaining linked parts. The technique is to create one linked part, then substitute one staff for another in that linked part. (Make sure "Space System Evenly" is turned off in the Part Creation Options.) You get the new staff, but all the page formatting, spacing, etc. is preserved. You then save off each copy in a different file. This is an interesting way to use the linked parts feature without having linked parts. There are a number of other areas where the linked-parts feature is useful even without having linked parts. Of course, the only thing preventing you from having both in this case is the lack of a "clone part" command somewhere in Finale. I would be tempted write a plugin to do it, except that MM has not provided any means for a plugin to manipulate part data independently. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
