Hi Matthew, The "Align Vertically" contextual menu for smart shapes is not new. I forget when it was introduced, but it's been around for a very long time.
Of course you know that you can bring up the filter settings when copying by selecting a source region and option-shift clicking on the target? Presets would be nice but you can always program your own using macros. Even absent macros, it doesn't take much time to click "None" then "Measure-attached Smart Shapes." Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 28 Dec 2010, at 11:22 PM, Matthew Hindson (gmail) wrote: > Thanks for the tip, Darcy. > > I tend avoid changing the filter settings because then it can be a bit of a > hassle changing it all back i.e. if it's more than "All" or "None". If there > were programmable Filter presets available of course, that would help things. > > Interesting also re. the align vertically command. I presume that this is in > Finale 2011? > > In an ideal world, one would be able to option-arrow to copy smart shapes > from one staff to another, as is the case with expressions. Maybe in Finale > 2012. > > Thanks > > Matthew > F2010 OS X > > On 29/12/10 11:08 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> I definitely second this request -- adding identical hairpins to multiple >> staves at once would be *extremely* useful. >> >> However, I should point out that in the interim, it's not necessary to use >> Mass Copy to copy hairpins between staves. You can simply use the Filter to >> select only measure-attached smart shapes. (Of course, this assumes that the >> source and destination staves do not use any *other* measure-attached smart >> shapes -- but if you're careful about the order in which you add Smart >> Shapes, this usually isn't too much of a problem.) >> >> You can also select a group of hairpins and make them all the same length by >> choosing "Align vertically" from the contextual menu. >> >> Cheers, >> >> - DJA >> ----- >> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >> >> >> >> On 28 Dec 2010, at 3:26 PM, Matthew Hindson (gmail) wrote: >> >>> Thanks Jari for your latest plugins - I look forward to using them when >>> they get to OS X. It's very generous of you. >>> >>> In case you are looking for any further ideas: >>> >>> How feasible (or not) would be a plugin that adds a smart shape for the >>> duration of the selected region? >>> >>> e.g. have a section selected, and then it adds a smart shape to that. >>> >>> The reasons why this would be useful: >>> >>> - it would enable adding e.g. crescendos to multiple selected staves at >>> once. Furthermore these would presumably be the same length, which is not >>> easily possible to achieve at present (it's necessary to use Robert >>> Patterson's Mass Copy plugin). The result would be better, visually. >>> >>> - it would make it easier to apply smart shapes to longer regions that go >>> across pages in Scroll View. At present as you would know, it's necessary >>> to scroll across, reselect the smart shape, click and drag the end of it to >>> the edge of the page, repeat as necessary. >>> >>> - it would avoid the dreaded unwanted smart shape artifact when, by adding >>> smart shapes manually, the smart shape inadvertently extends into the start >>> of the following bar and thus onto the following system across a system >>> break. >>> >>> Anyway, just for your consideration, >>> >>> Matthew >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
