I'm not up with recent versions, but in Fin 2005 and 2007 there is indeed an option in the endings dialog of "Go to measure #". Do you not have it? But anyway, it's very easy to create it if MakeMusic don't include it in the modern default files.
Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "David H. Bailey" <dhbaile...@comcast.net> To: <finale@shsu.edu> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Always skip first ending > > Thank you, Lawrence and Gerald. I had fun trying to figure out how to > solve the problem. > > But even though my workaround is easy enough to accomplish, it certainly > begs the question of why MakeMusic haven't built into the endings > dialogs the option "Ignore this ending - jump to measure #[target > measure]." > > I hope the MakeMusic people who monitor this list take this under > advisement. > > The problem of using the "ignore repeats" in the Playback is that > sometimes, as in this situation of Robert's, perhaps there is one first > ending that should be ignored on playback but others that need to be > taken. > > My solution solves that problem but it's a bother and should be an > option in the repeat dialog. > > Thanks, > David H. Bailey > > > > > On 1/12/2016 6:49 PM, Lawrence Yates wrote: >> Excellent - thank you! >> >> Cheers, >> >> Lawrence >> >> On 12 January 2016 at 23:35, GERALD BERG <gj.b...@rogers.com> wrote: >> >>> Brilliant David! GJB >>> >>> >>> From: David H. Bailey <dhbaile...@comcast.net> >>> To: finale@shsu.edu >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 6:05 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Finale] Always skip first ending >>> >>> >>> On 1/12/2016 1:05 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: >>>> Is there away to set an ending always to be skipped? I have an optional >>> 1st >>>> ending that I never want to hear in playback, regardless of "Ignore >>>> Repeats" settings. The option to skip the ending is not jumping out at >>> me. >>> >>> I don't see any easy way, but the workaround I've found isn't too >>> onerous: >>> 1) in the repeat tool duplicate the D.S. al Fine instruction and edit >>> the font to be hidden. >>> 2) select this new hidden D.S. al Fine in the repeat tool and set the >>> target measure number to be the start of the 2nd ending. >>> >>> This worked in my short 3 measure example so I see no reason why it >>> shouldn't work for you in a more major piece. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> David H. Bailey >>> dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com >>> http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> >> > > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ 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
