FWIW: I figured out a simple way to address this issue with an additional option in Mass Copy. Look for it in the next release.
On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 3:25 PM, dc <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Robert. Happy to know it's not me. > > It's easy to change all the quarters back to 8ths with the "Change" > function. And then I can copy the tuplets with your plug-in. So I guess > it's not so bad, as Iong as I don't forget to do so. (I can't change the > document options, because the whole score isn't in void notation, and I > need my quarters in some sections.) > > > Le 02/10/2017 22:00, Robert Patterson écrit : > > This is a bug in Finale's copying algorithm. For some reason it quantizes > > and "simplifies" tuplets when it copies. It's actually worse than this. > Try > > entering a double-dotted half, then use the tuplet tool to make it worth > 5 > > 8ths instead of 7 eighths. When you copy that measure, it is is copied > as a > > half note worth 5 eighths! > > > > There is no workaround and it is extremely frustrating. You can use my > Mass > > Copy plugin to copy the tuplets, but it won't change the quarters to > > eighths. Looking at what you are trying to do, I'm wondering if it all > > wouldn't be easier to change the quarter-note symbol in Doc options to a > > half note. Then you wouldn't have to fool with tuplets at all. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
