The padlock ICONS are purely advisory, to show you which systems have been locked, but the action they represent, the locking of those systems, is far from advisory. I find it easiest to work with those padlocks showing when I am in page view.
helgesen wrote: > Thanks for all responses re Padlocks. I'm still not entirely clear on the > usage thereof, but it seems they are (almost) purely advisary, so I'll do > some experimenting and hang in there! Thanks again, Keith in OZ. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David H. Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: helgesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Finale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 7:57 PM > Subject: Re: [Finale] Padlocks > > > >>Those padlocks show that you have locked the layout somehow, so that >>when you update the layout those measures on those staves will stay on >>those staves while all the others around the locked staves can flow back >>and forth as the program feels best suits the layout. >> >>You can have the padlocks NOT show (the locked systems will still be >>locked, however, until you unlock them) while you are in page layout by >>unchecking the Show Layout Icons under the View menu. >> >>I find it helpful to see them because then I know that if I like what I >>see I need to lock any that are unlocked so the layout remains the same >>even if I change something. >> >>They don't prevent you from editing the music in the measures, or adding >>or deleting expressions or anything. They simply indicate those staves >>where the measures have been locked in place. >> >> >> >>helgesen wrote: >> >> >>>I seem to be always the bloke who asks the stupid questions! Never mind! >>>Here's another! >>> >>>What do the padlocks on the right of staves actually lock? It seems to >>> > make > >>>no difference if they are there or not. I don't put them there. How do >>> > they > >>>get there? What do they stop me from doing? Am I just, by accident, >>> > avoiding > >>>trying to do what they stop? Can I remove them? Do I ever need to? I can >>>move staves, reduce/enlarge, add measures to, take measures from, move >>>staves from page to page, etc, etc. so just what DO they lock? >>> >>>Standing by for howls of laughter, I remain, here in OZ- Keith. >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Finale mailing list >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> >>> >> >>-- >>David H. Bailey >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Finale mailing list >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> > > -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
