On the subject of hyphenation, since whatever "rules" apply have always been a mystery to me and I used to sit with a dictionary in my lap as I entered lyrics, the Dictionary widget included with the Mac Dashboard turns out to be pretty easy and convenient. Once you have it open, it stays selected when you return to Dashboard from Finale, and you can just type the word in, hit Return and, like a regular dictionary, you see both the definition and the hyphenation.
Unfortunately Command-Tab on the Mac doesn't see it as an application so you can't use that keystroke to cycle to it from within another app, so it takes one mouse click on the Dashboard icon in the Dock to get there (or you could probably set up a macro if you have QuicKeys or something similar). Certainly there are other ways to do this, including having the website Christopher mentioned open that you *could* use Command-Tab to cycle to. FWIW . . . Doug On Dec 2, 2011, at 9:16 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Adding extra spaces doesn't work for click assignment, as Finale seems to > ignore them. It also treats carriage returns and multiple carriage returns as > a space, moving to the next note as if it were a space. > > The opt-spacebar on Mac will NOT add space the way you might think! It will > add a space that Finale thinks is a normal character, attaching to a note or > allowing two words on the same note. I think the "shift right" is our best > option, I just want a way to do it faster. > > For hyphenation, I use this website: > > http://juiciobrennan.com/hyphenator/ > > You have to check the results, as it doesn't always return what you think is > right ("bless-ed" instead of "blessed": "pleas-ed" instead of "pleased", for > example) and it doesn't seem to know contractions ("hadn't" comes back > undivided), and it doesn't know slang ("gonna" and "havin'" stump it) as well > as many proper names don't get divided. But it's great! > > Christopher > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Huggins <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, December 2, 2011 10:26 am > Subject: Re: [Finale] Click Assignment > To: [email protected] > >> Haroldo, I never thot of extra spaces. I tried it and by gum it >> works. >> On the Mac, Option-SPacebar inserts a forced space. So, EX: "Be- >> hold >> the rose," where "hold" spans three notes, would be entered >> "hold (os) >> (os) the Rose." Note it's a common space (no Option held down) >> then >> Option-Space etc. ThAnks much! >> >> Christopher, exactly! A fast key combo would make SUCH a >> difference! >> Along with that, the ability to use arrow keys and a key combo >> to >> cause the next word to be entered, thus eliminating mouse >> positioning, >> would be glorious. Lastly would someone >> please create a word-dividing app, putting the hyphens in the >> right >> place in one fell swoop? ! >> >> RH >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
