Hi Jari, Okay, I get why that happens now -- I have different vertical offsets from the note for dynamics that contain an "f" vs. those that do not. So when switching from "f" to "ff" via metatool, the expression stays put. But when switching from "f" to "p," the "p" reverts to the default positioning.
I'd actually prefer that the plugin (and the metatool) *not* work this way -- instead, I'd like for any manual positioning to be retained no matter what. I'd only want the position to be recalculated if the original expression has not been manually adjusted. Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 23 Jan 2011, at 5:16 PM, Jari Williamsson wrote: > On 2011-01-23 21:38, Darcy James Argue wrote: > >> That is interesting -- I can reproduce that with a Fin2011 default >> file, but not with my custom document styles. >> >> Is there some expression positioning setting in Finale that governs >> what happens when you select a handle and double-tap a metatool? I >> always assumed that there was no way to prevent the replacement >> expression from snapping back to the default position! > > I did some tests with dragged expressions and the metatool double-tapping > seems to work like this for expressions: > > * The manual position is not changed if the new expression def use the same > positioning system as the previous expression def. > > * The manual position is reset if the new expression def use a different > positioning system than the previous expression def. > > (With manual position, I mean the offset position compared to the > definition's origin positioning.) > > So my plug-in doesn't work exactly as the metatool double-tap after all. I > think the behavior (when the positioning modes differ) of the double-tap is > better and will try to do the same for v1.02. > > > Best regards, > > Jari Williamsson > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
