On Nov 22, 2007, at 12:12 AM, Randolph Peters wrote:
I don't know why I haven't seen this before, but in Finale 2007
(and probably 2008) if you use the macro method to apply
articulations, the articulations get attached to notes in every
layer instead of just the layer you are working on.
I don't believe this is a feature, because previous versions didn't
behave this way and it isn't a good way to work. (It also
contradicts the way most other tools work, except Smart Tools.)
To elaborate: In the articulation tool, hold down, say, number 1
(staccato for me), draw a box around some notes, including notes in
other layers, and let go. All the notes in all the layers get
staccatos.
Is this bug well known or reproducible on other systems?
Not only does this happen in 2007-08 but also 2005-06 and probably
before. It has worked this way for as long as I remember, and yes, it
is a mighty pain in pre-2008 versions.
However, in 2008 (I haven't checked 2007) the articulations in the
suppled default files are much smarter, as there is a new setting to
flip them to the correct side when they are applied to layers.
At least, in a classical setting they are correct. If you are in a
jazz or commercial style where you want most articulations above the
note instead of opposite the stem, then the new feature won't do it
properly and you have to go back to flipping them by hand. I wish
there was a command to move them to the opposite side without
dragging, like there is for tuplets and slurs.
Anybody?
Christopher
(BTW, I find that often in older files opened in 2008, the tuplet
flip command doesn't work. Sigh.)
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