But Eric's main point was -- why not rewrite the plug-in AND
add the new capability to the expressions? As Eric says, it
has long been a hallmark of Finale to be able to do things
in multiple ways, so that each user could find the method
which works best for him/her.
I'm not sure I follow your logic, though -- when you say
"double-click in the score" don't you need to be in a
particular tool? In other words, if you have just used
Speedy Entry, then double-click outside the edit box,
expressions become the active tool?
I don't have 2009, so I can't test Florence+Michael's
method, but it seems to me as if there must be at least one
more mouse-click to their method than is mentioned.
David H. Bailey
Florence + Michael wrote:
I would call it "buried" in the expression designer. Double-click in the
score to see the list of expressions. If the tempo marking you want is
already there, just use it. If it isn't already there, one click takes
you to the Expression Designer where you can create the tempo marking.
If you use the old plug-in, you have the choice: either you go straight
to the plug-in, at the risk of unnecessarily creating a tempo marking
that already exists in the expressions library, or you check first with
the expression tool to see if the marking you want is already there. If
it is, all's well and good. If it isn't, you'll need to cancel the
expression selection dialog, change tools, select the measure and make a
choice in the plug-in menu to get to the point where you can create the
expression: considerably more work than just one click to get to the
Expression Designer.
On 16 Nov 2008, at 10:23, Eric Dannewitz wrote:
So rather than modify the plugin to use the new expressions, it gets
deleted. So instead of a simple highlight the measure and go to the
plugin and type in some simple things, it is now buried in the
expression designer, a good 3+ clicks more than before?
The old philosophy of MakeMusic would have been to keep the old way
and allow the new way. Having multiple ways of doing things has always
been the hallmark of why many of us have stuck with Finale rather than
being pigeon-toed into Sibelius.
So.......what other deletions can we expect in Finale 2010? Maybe
Speedy Entry will fall victim because it is hard for many people, or
doesn't conform to some new functionality?
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Allen Fisher
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Tempo markings have always been expressions. This functionality was
separated from the expression tool, making it hard to find for many
people.
The create tempo marking PI also did not use the new expression
functionality. Now, everything's in the expression tool, doesn't
require
switching tools, obeys staff lists, and can be assigned a metatool.
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