So many things about Score Manager take away functionality from previous versions.
On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Randolph Peters <randolphpet...@shaw.ca>wrote: > Thanks Christopher and Robert, > > I always feel better when I know it is a feature. ;) > > It does break the conventions and standards of how the program operates > and it takes away functionality from previous versions, so I will lobby MM > for a change. > > -Randolph Peters > > On 2012-09-03, at 2:34 PM, Christopher Smith < > christopher.sm...@videotron.ca> wrote: > > > Yes, that is how it works. If you only want an instrument change for one > measure, just select the measure AFTER the instrument change and set it > back to the first instrument. No worries. > > > > In your case, set the FIRST instrument to something you know before > starting, so you can change it back again afterwards. Or just rename it so > you can find it in the list. > > > > I wish I could have instrument changes/transposing staff styles that > work on partial measures. > > > > Christopher > > > > > > On Mon Sep 3, at MondaySep 3 3:29 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: > > > >> It's a feature not a bug! That is, they mean for it work that way, but > by > >> all means write it up: > >> > >> Workarounds: > >> > >> 1 Change the staff lines with a staff style (which is what I did). > >> > >> 2 It may be possible to select the rest of the staff after the single > bar > >> and change it to the other instrument. I can't remember if I tried it. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Randolph Peters <randolphpet...@shaw.ca > >wrote: > >> > >>> I don't know if Robert Patterson got an answer to his question from > last > >>> April, but I've only now realized there is a bug in the change > instrument > >>> command. (Finale 2012b) > >>> > >>> If you choose 1 measure, the changes apply to the rest of the staff. If > >>> you select 2 measures or more, the changes work on the selected > passage. > >>> > >>> Can anyone else confirm this before I send in my report to MM? > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> -Randolph Peters > >>> > >>> On 2012-04-01, at 9:29 AM, Robert Patterson < > rob...@robertgpatterson.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Is there any way to edit the instrument-change map directly? I need to > >>>> change the instrument for 1 bar on a bass drum part so that I can add > a > >>>> cue, but when I only select one bar it changes the part from there > >>> forward > >>>> rather than just for the selected bar. Normally, I could change back > in > >>> the > >>>> next bar, but this is a file imported from an earlier version, so the > >>> base > >>>> instrument is "Unknown" which makes it impossible to select in the > Change > >>>> Instrument dialog. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
