Re: [Finale] (Not) reducing text expressions
As a former QuicKeys user, I'll add my recommendation of Keyboard Maestro as an excellent replacement. John Roberts On 9/21/16 1:56 PM, Doug Walter wrote: > Good point - thanks. I even bought Keyboard Maestro a while back and haven’t > managed to spend the time to get into it and program some of the macros I > used to use all the time in QuicKeys. This is a perfect situation for a macro > program. > > Doug > >> On Sep 21, 2016, at 10:33 AM, j...@thomastudios.com wrote: >> >> This is another one of those really tedious workflows in Finale. I get >> around this by using a macro program called Keyboard Maestro. It basically >> solves the issue and only takes moment to program. I’ve even taken this >> approach when doing a specific editing routine for a client, even if it >> meant just for that session. It saves a bundle of time if you’re repeating >> this over and over and I just delete the macro when I’m done. >> >> Something to mull over, perhaps? >> >> >> *** >> J D Thomas >> ThomaStudios >> >> >> >>> On Sep 21, 2016, at 10:29 AM, Doug Walter wrote: >>> >>> I’ve always meant to ask this and it came up again . . . >>> >>> When I add a text expression to reduced-size notes - cue notes, e.g. - if I >>> don’t want the text reduced by the same percentage as the note heads, I >>> have to Control-click the handle, select Edit Expression Assignment, then >>> UNcheck the box in the next dialog that says “Scale Expression with >>> Attached Note.” I’d just like to save all those keystrokes by making that >>> (the unchecked box) the default state and I’ve never found a way to do it. >>> >>> I know I could make each expression so it has a fixed font size, but I >>> don’t want that either, because I may need to reduce the page or staff size >>> and then the expression is way too big. >>> >>> Thanks for any insights. >>> >>> Doug >>> ___ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> >> >> ___ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
Re: [Finale] (Not) reducing text expressions
Good point - thanks. I even bought Keyboard Maestro a while back and haven’t managed to spend the time to get into it and program some of the macros I used to use all the time in QuicKeys. This is a perfect situation for a macro program. Doug > On Sep 21, 2016, at 10:33 AM, j...@thomastudios.com wrote: > > This is another one of those really tedious workflows in Finale. I get > around this by using a macro program called Keyboard Maestro. It basically > solves the issue and only takes moment to program. I’ve even taken this > approach when doing a specific editing routine for a client, even if it meant > just for that session. It saves a bundle of time if you’re repeating this > over and over and I just delete the macro when I’m done. > > Something to mull over, perhaps? > > > *** > J D Thomas > ThomaStudios > > > >> On Sep 21, 2016, at 10:29 AM, Doug Walter wrote: >> >> I’ve always meant to ask this and it came up again . . . >> >> When I add a text expression to reduced-size notes - cue notes, e.g. - if I >> don’t want the text reduced by the same percentage as the note heads, I have >> to Control-click the handle, select Edit Expression Assignment, then UNcheck >> the box in the next dialog that says “Scale Expression with Attached Note.” >> I’d just like to save all those keystrokes by making that (the unchecked >> box) the default state and I’ve never found a way to do it. >> >> I know I could make each expression so it has a fixed font size, but I don’t >> want that either, because I may need to reduce the page or staff size and >> then the expression is way too big. >> >> Thanks for any insights. >> >> Doug >> ___ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
Re: [Finale] (Not) reducing text expressions
This is another one of those really tedious workflows in Finale. I get around this by using a macro program called Keyboard Maestro. It basically solves the issue and only takes moment to program. I’ve even taken this approach when doing a specific editing routine for a client, even if it meant just for that session. It saves a bundle of time if you’re repeating this over and over and I just delete the macro when I’m done. Something to mull over, perhaps? *** J D Thomas ThomaStudios > On Sep 21, 2016, at 10:29 AM, Doug Walter wrote: > > I’ve always meant to ask this and it came up again . . . > > When I add a text expression to reduced-size notes - cue notes, e.g. - if I > don’t want the text reduced by the same percentage as the note heads, I have > to Control-click the handle, select Edit Expression Assignment, then UNcheck > the box in the next dialog that says “Scale Expression with Attached Note.” > I’d just like to save all those keystrokes by making that (the unchecked box) > the default state and I’ve never found a way to do it. > > I know I could make each expression so it has a fixed font size, but I don’t > want that either, because I may need to reduce the page or staff size and > then the expression is way too big. > > Thanks for any insights. > > Doug > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
[Finale] (Not) reducing text expressions
I’ve always meant to ask this and it came up again . . . When I add a text expression to reduced-size notes - cue notes, e.g. - if I don’t want the text reduced by the same percentage as the note heads, I have to Control-click the handle, select Edit Expression Assignment, then UNcheck the box in the next dialog that says “Scale Expression with Attached Note.” I’d just like to save all those keystrokes by making that (the unchecked box) the default state and I’ve never found a way to do it. I know I could make each expression so it has a fixed font size, but I don’t want that either, because I may need to reduce the page or staff size and then the expression is way too big. Thanks for any insights. Doug ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu