Re: [Finale] Measure number Plug in request

[Darcy James Argue]

Actually, we just had this discussion with Bob Florence.  Though I'm 
sure Robert's plugin makes this easier, I question the wisdom of having 
two sets of measure numbers for repeated sections in the first place.  
I know this is an old manuscript convention, but I don't see what 
advantage is gained by doing things this way.  What's wrong with 
calling out "Let's start in bar 5, but take the second ending?"  To me, 
that's a lot less confusing than having two different measure numbers 
which apply to a single bar.

- Darcy

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On 15 Feb 2004, at 02:27 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:

Here's a question for plugin developers:

Is it practical/possible to create a plug in which will renumber 
measures, taking into account first and second endings?  In other 
words (a simple example), you have a 32 measure form in which the 
first 8 measures and measures 17 through 24 are identical; you could 
make measures 9 - 16, and 25 - 32, into first and second endings; then 
you could number the first region twice - 1 - 8, and 17 - 24 (being 
careful to end the first region at "real" measure 8, and the second 
set of numbers at 16), start a new number region at what looks to 
Finale like measure 17, start numbering there at 25, and all is 
logical.  Of course, this requires a horizontal offset for the second 
set of numbers in the first region and a lot of counting of measures 
to do it successfully.  Imagine a succession of choruses of "Sweet 
Georgia Brown", ABAC - in which A sections in each chorus are 
identical.

Plugin?

Thanks,

Chuck
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