Often, when I move systems, the file fails to update and shows one system in two places at once. Alt-U doesn't help. If I exit the file (or even exit the part I am editing) and come back, all is well, but herein lies the rub: If I print without doing one of those exits, I get multiple copies of the same system. This bit me just before Xmas on a chart for middle schoolers in which we had only two rehearsals(!) so I know it can hurt. Any solutions are appreciated!
Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 5:39 PM, Aaron Sherber <aa...@sherber.com> wrote: > Ah, but that's exactly the issue -- you're moving measures by hand to > another system. Finale has used its spacing algorithm to decide where it > thinks measures should go, and you're overriding that. If Finale > *didn't* lock the systems, then your measure would just pop back to > where it came from. The lock is what keeps things where you put them. > > In my workflow, I find that I most often move a measure or two down a > system, in order to make more room on the previous one. So if I move a > measure from system 10 to system 11, Finale does lock both of them -- > and then I usually wind up unlocking system 11 so that it and the > following systems will reflow. It's a minor hassle, but it makes sense > because Finale has no way of knowing my real intentions -- maybe I did > mean for system 11 to have one more measure, rather than wanting to have > things reflow. (If I unlocked both 10 and 11, Finale's spacing algorithm > would eventually put the measure back on system 10 -- either when it > runs automatically or when I choose Update Layout.) > > Aaron. > > > > On 12/27/2014 10:22 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: > > Thanks, I know that method and am forced to use it every time I move a > measure to another system. I am looking for a way to eliminate locked > systems. I don’t want Finale to lock anything automatically. > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > On Dec 27, 2014, at 1:28 AM, Craig Parmerlee <cr...@parmerlee.com> > wrote: > > > >> And you can easily clear all locks by selecting the entire score and > >> doing ctl-shft-L (I believe that is the command on Windows). > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 12/22/2014 3:38 PM, j...@thomastudios.com wrote: > >>> To my knowledge, the only time Finale will lock the systems is either > by the keyboard command, CMD-L, or if you physically move a measure to > another system using the old Mass Mover tool, now the Selection tool. > Otherwise they stay unlocked. I know this because there have been many > times where I’ve forgotten to lock the systems and Finale moves measures in > a way I was not expecting. > >>> > >>> J D Thomas > >>> ThomaStudios > >>> > >>>> On Dec 22, 2014, at 12:28 PM, Lawrence David Eden <lde...@comcast.net> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Happy Holidays, Listers > >>>> > >>>> I am using FinMac 2k11c.r1 on a Mac Mini running Mavericks. > >>>> > >>>> Is there a way to prevent Finale from locking my systems? I prefer > to have control over this feature, instead of it having control of me. > >>>> > >>>> Please advise. > >>>> > >>>> Larry Eden > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Finale mailing list > >>>> Finale@shsu.edu > >>>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > >>>> > >>>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > >>>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Finale mailing list > >>> Finale@shsu.edu > >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > >>> > >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Finale mailing list > >> Finale@shsu.edu > >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > >> > >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
