Hi Robert, Assuming the selection has to be done with the selection tool, I'm not sure how I would select one group at a time... all the staves where I would want to use this plugin are members of multiple groups (e.g., the "Strings" group plus the "Violin I" group).
(These aren't Score Manager groups.) Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 3 Oct 2012, at 10:26 PM, Robert Patterson <[email protected]> wrote: > You have to choose one group at a time and select exactly the bars and > staves you want a separate group in. At least that's how I got it to work. > The group has to be not a Score Manager group. (But I got a different error > when i was trying to split a Score Manager group.) > > On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Robert, >> >> JW Split Group looked promising in theory, but in practice, I get a "No >> groups were found" error. >> >> Cheers, >> >> - DJA >> ----- >> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >> >> >> >> On 3 Oct 2012, at 9:56 PM, Robert Patterson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On further research, it appears JW Split Group will do exactly what you >>> want, except it won't mess with a group that is owned by an multistaff >>> instrument. (This is actually a wise precaution for a plugin to have.) >>> Since you are trying to mess with the instrument names, you may have to >> put >>> your groups in external to the Score Manager. >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Robert Patterson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> There is JW Split Groups, but I haven't done much with it yet, so I am >> not >>>> sure if it will help. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 8:35 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> While the solution Robert linked to is an improvement over how I'd been >>>>> doing things, it still requires me to: >>>>> >>>>> (A) delete and re-create instrument brackets wherever I want to >>>>> reposition a group name (on one system) >>>>> (B) delete and re-create the group name wherever I want to >>>>> reposition it (on one system) >>>>> >>>>> I don't suppose there is any way around this? In earlier versions of >>>>> Finale, group names were unlinked and moving them on one system only >> was a >>>>> simple matter of clicking and dragging. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> - DJA >>>>> ----- >>>>> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 3 Oct 2012, at 8:05 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Robert, >>>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks! I found that entry, but the language talks only about >>>>> brackets, not group names. I didn't realize it would work for both! >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> - DJA >>>>>> ----- >>>>>> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 3 Oct 2012, at 7:54 PM, Robert Patterson < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> My Google search terms were: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Finale 2012 modify staff groups on one system >>>>>>> >>>>>>> which put me 2 clicks away from: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >> awww.finalemusic.com/UserManuals/Finale2012Win/Content/Finale/Brackets_Staves6.htm >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Robert, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I wasn't able to find instructions for doing this on a >>>>> system-by-system >>>>>>>> basis in the documentation. Do you remember what you searched for? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - DJA >>>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>>> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 3 Oct 2012, at 7:07 PM, Robert Patterson < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There's a way to do it (in page view), but it is a bit confusing, >>>>> and I >>>>>>>>> always have to look it up in the doc pages. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected] >>> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I'm hoping someone has figured out an efficient way of dealing >> with >>>>>>>> group >>>>>>>>>> names in recent versions of Finale (2011 and 2012). >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> For instance, if I want to customize the positioning of a group >>>>> name on >>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>>>> single system, in the middle of the score -- let's say from >>>>> mm.250-255 >>>>>>>> of a >>>>>>>>>> 500-measure score -- the only way I can see to do that is: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 1) Edit the group attributes and switch from "All Measures" to >>>>> Measures >>>>>>>> 1 >>>>>>>>>> to 249. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 2) Add a new group, from measures 250-255, re-enter the >> abbreviated >>>>>>>> staff >>>>>>>>>> name, click the "Position" checkbox, and enter the desired custom >>>>>>>>>> positioning. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 3) Add a *third* group, from measures 256 to 500, that has the >> same >>>>>>>>>> abbreviated staff name and positioning as the first group. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This procedure gets *really* tiresome very quickly, especially if >>>>> you >>>>>>>> need >>>>>>>>>> a lot of custom group name positioning. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Isn't there some way to move a group name on a single system only, >>>>>>>> without >>>>>>>>>> affecting the rest of the score? 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