As far as I can tell, the bug has no serious consequences, since there is no need to have Independent Key Signature checked for a single staff score. But it's worrying all the same.
And other weird things happen. Try these steps:
- New Document Without Libraries: time signature is 'C'
- Add 5 measures (makes 2 systems)
- Fill measures 4 to 6 with 12 quarter notes
- Use Staff Attributes to set independent key signature (please note: KEY signature, not time signature!)
- Change to Time Signature tool, double-click on the first measure and change the time signature to 3/4 (or any other, as far as I can make out)
- When I have finished these steps, the time signature is still 'C' but the music I entered in measures 4 to 6 has moved to measures 1 to 3
Note that the bug does not appear if independent TIME signature is also checked.
Best wishes,
Michael Cook
On 28 Mar, 2005, at 3:38, Richard Yates wrote:
After months of protest at the EPS failure I was forced to move up to
Finale2005. The first thing I tried to do revealed a bug. Can anyone confirm
this one?
Start a new document, single staff, with 4/4 time signature. In Staff Attributes check 'Independent Key Signature'.
With the Time Signature Tool try to change the time signature to 3/4. Nothing happens - it won't change. Go back and uncheck 'Independent Key Signature'. Now changing time signature works.
Why would anyone want to do this, you ask? When SmartScore starts a file it
has that attrribute checked and assumes 4/4.
Richard Yates
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