Let's hope they don't "fix" it in a future release!
On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Darcy James Argue <djar...@earthlink.net>wrote: > Hi Robert, > > That method actually clears the positioning on the top staff as well! > Hence my frustration. > > However, while messing around with it just now, however, I discovered that > if I invoke the Expression Assignment dialog box on the rehearsal letter > attached to the Violin I staff, I can enter an offset of zero in both boxes > and it will return to the default position without touching the top staff. > So that would seem to be the best method to use going forward. > > Cheers, > > - DJA > ----- > WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org > > On Sep 10, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Robert Patterson <rob...@robertgpatterson.com> > wrote: > > > I have wrestled with this, too. I can't remember exactly, but I would > start > > with: > > > > 1 Everything at default. > > 2 Unlink in score > > 3 Move top staff where you want it > > 4 Select handle violin staff and hit "clear". This should restore it to > > default position. > > > > But every time you move the top mark you will have to go back and clear > it > > in the violin staff. > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Darcy James Argue < > djar...@earthlink.net>wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Let's say you have boxed rehearsal letters set up to show up above the > top > >> score staff and the Violin I staff in an orchestral score. And let's say > >> you want to move ONLY the rehearsal letter above the top score staff, > ONLY > >> in the score. > >> > >> I have yet to find an effective method for doing this. Has anyone sorted > >> out a good workflow? > >> > >> If you move the rehearsal letter in the score, it moves it everywhere > >> (including the violin staff in the score, and all parts). This is as > >> expected. > >> > >> However, if you unlink the rehearsal letter in the score (or hold the > >> override key and drag) and move the top rehearsal letter in the score, > the > >> rehearsal letter showing on the violin staff also moves. You can move > the > >> rehearsal letter showing on the violin staff independently, but whenever > >> you adjust the rehearsal letter attached to the top score staff, the > >> rehearsal letters showing on other staves move with it. > >> > >> It is possible to go to the top part (let's say it's the Flute 1 part), > >> hold down the override key, and drag the top rehearsal letter. That > moves > >> the rehearsal letter in the top score staff as well without affecting > the > >> rehearsal letter attached to the Violin I staff. But possibly you don't > >> *want* to move it in the part, meaning you'd have to unlink it in the > part > >> after dragging with the override key and remove manual adjustments. But > >> that is a lot of work just to make a simple adjustment in the score, and > >> also involves a certain amount of guesswork since you are trying to > adjust > >> the positioning of a score element by moving it in the part! > >> > >> Has anyone figured out a better way to do this? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> - DJA > >> ----- > >> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Finale mailing list > >> Finale@shsu.edu > >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
