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There is a Lua script, Expression Add Opaque Background. This will "add an opaque background to a single-staff expression in the currently selected region." If this doesn't quite do it, perhaps one of the experts here (not me, by a long shot!) can make it do better. https://www.finalelua.com/scripts

If Finale still offered the entry level NotePad, and low-cost PrintMusic, they might not have so much trouble attracting new users. I followed that route, and I'm sure many others did, as well. Make no mistake, the full version is needed to take advantage of plug-ins, which enrich the app way beyond...

Thank you, sir!

Edit: the older version of RGP Lua (0.67) Is installed, and the new version of Chord Kerner 2.1 works just fine! Happy camper.

That’s great, Michel. Thanks! Any suggestions where I can get the earlier version?

Since you're on a Mac, look at the RGP Lua script, Chord Kerner. https://michaelmcclennan.com/chord-kerner-v1-0/ There are some problems. It crashes when you try to add or delete a character. I have corresponded with Mike McClennan, who is aware of it. He promises a fix, as soon as he is done with a...

Oh, it gets better. My response to that: Sorry, (name redacted). Not an acceptable answer. Could you maybe ask around, and see if anyone knows more? MM: I did ask around, and I consulted the user manual, which gives conflicting information. As best as we can tell, they provide the simple suffixes th...

motet wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:21 pm

But how are you selecting the lyric in the score? Or is this with "type into score," prior to typing?

With the Selection tool, double click on the lyric. This also puts you in the correct verse and layer.

ebiggs1 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:41 pm

it does things the way Musescore wants them done.

Wasn’t this always the complaint about Sibelius? It’s interesting that since Dorico arrived, we see a lot fewer “but Sibelius does it this way…” posts.

It gives you these options for individual lyrics selected in the score, or groups of lyrics (or an entire verse) in the lyrics window.

I believe it says so in Document Options > Fonts > Lyrics

I make “after the fact” lyric changes this way:
Select All in the Lyrics window
Go to the Text menu (which is there, even though you're in the lyrics tool) and choose Character Settings…
Make your changes in the next window, OK

And besides that, guys only know the colors they had in their crayons as a kid. Not being from an especially rich family, I only had the Crayola 8 color box. So those are the only colors I know!

Thanks, guys. Oldmkvi, the position is meaningless. I was just playing with the chord entry.

A friend on mine sent me a doc. some of the chords are orange. Why?

Does it have something to do with parts (about which I know nothing?) The first three chords were in his doc. I added the fourth, just to see what happened.

DING, DING, DING! A new winner in the “Worst Customer Support Response” contest. I asked tech support, “What is the purpose of the Slash Chord Library?” The answer (I won’t say who it was) Frankly, I have no idea. Having never investigated them, I just loaded them myself and all they provide are sim...

Interesting. There are only seven suffixes (suffices?) in the Jazz Text and Times slash libraries, and 14 in the Arial set. And they all contain the delta symbol. I think this calls for a request to the mothership.

I will do so!

Very little info in the manual, and I’m away from the computer. Why not load it and find out? If you load it into a document without libraries, you’ll see exactly what it contains.

As Peter said:

Thanks for checking back in, Andrew. Now, at least, we know what you wanted!

Good to know: another tool in the toolbox.

That post was from 17 years ago. That might be a necropost record!

You would have to look on the MakeMusic website for more current information.

Which one - my suggestion or motet's?

As near as I can tell, the Title frame in Score Manager won't take a symbol, even if It's in the font. I entered the title on the page, using Finale Maestro Text, which does have the flat symbol. But when I looked in Score Manager, the flat entered as the missing character box, which was also promul...

Since other files work correctly, try exporting your faulty file as XML, and then, import it back in. If that fails to clear the corruption, you might want to send it in to tech support, and see if they can determine the problem.

That’s all done in the Staff menu > Groups and Brackets > Edit…

What plugin panes are you looking for?