Just noticed today that that delete button isn't enabled for the hard wired categories.
DH On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Don Hart <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Mark. Sounds as if we're going down similar paths, though > I probably want a few more pre-defined expressions at my disposal than > you. FYI, there is a button at the bottom of the "Category Designer" > window that allows you to delete a category. > > DH > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Mark D Lew <[email protected]> wrote: >> I did a big upgrade from v04 to v10 earlier this year, so adapting to the >> new expressions is pretty fresh in my memory. >> >> Caveat: I doubt I'm a typical user. I've found that in general I'm more >> detail-oriented than most here, and I tend to be a bit of a control freak. >> >>> If you don't mind sharing, I would like to know the various ways list >>> members organize expressions into categories. Have any of you added >>> new categories to the ones Finale provided? >> >> ALL of the expressions I used are in new categories. I didn't like Finale's >> definitions in their default categories*, and I was having difficulty >> editing them. At the time it seemed like there were some things that were >> hard-coded and couldn't be changed. I'm not sure if that's actually true or >> I just couldn't find the right dialog box. >> >> (*Is it just me or do Finale defaults have an awful lot of definitions that >> are, um, eccentric? In general, MakeMusic's template style choices always >> seem so weird to me.) >> >> In any case, I only wanted to use expressions that I myself had explicitly >> defined, but I also found it useful at first to keep Finale's default ones >> around for reference, so I made my own categories for my own expressions and >> I only use those. >> >> I have four categories: tempos, dynamics, generic expressions, and rehearsal >> numbers. For me category are purely typographic definitions, regardless of >> musical meaning, so for example "dynamics" is anything I'd put in the music >> font at that size, like a pedal mark or luftpause. Expressions default to >> the usual italic, but I use that as a catch-all for anything that doesn't >> fall into another category and I'll define the specific expression as >> needed. >> >> I don't put many expressions in my template. Except for dynamics, my >> categories start out nearly empty, with just a couple of really basic ones. >> They exist primarily for the category definition, then I'll add expressions >> as needed in each document. I haven't found it valuable to have a zillion >> expressions pre-made. If I need, say, "molto allargando", it's easier to >> just type it fresh than hunt through a list of 50 phrases looking for it. >> >>> A couple of related questions about category staff lists (some have >>> 'em, some don't): Is there a way to get a new expression category >>> with (or without) staff list capabilities besides through duplication? >>> Is there a way to turn on/off the staff list feature for a given >>> category? >> >> I remember wondering the same thing. After looking around a bit I just gave >> up and used duplication. I also couldn't figure out how to delete >> categories I don't want. I'm not sure that's possible either. >> >> mdl >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
