Measure Numbers Below Measure Distance
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:51 pm
Hi There,
I like having measure numbers below every measure in the score to speed up the rehearsal process. I'm trying to find a way to make them appear the same distance below the system no matter how large score is. For instance, they should always be 1 inch below the score (I just picked a number).
I use this method with different size scores (like octets to orchestra) and therefore the system scaling can vary quite a bit. The normal position settings with the measure tool will scale with the system settings. So on large scores the numbers are too close and on smaller scores the numbers are too far. The numbers are set with a fixed font size to ensure readability for every size score.
To try to get around this, I have a JW Lua script that automatically inserts the numbers. I could try to simply look at the scaling of the first measure and adjust the position setting accordingly, but this won't work for scores where the number of any instruments change on each page.
Any suggestions? I've included a sample document to show what I mean in the extreme case as well as the JW Lua script. Solutions don't need to involve JW Lua.
Thank you
Finale 25.5
macOs High Sierra 10.13.6
I like having measure numbers below every measure in the score to speed up the rehearsal process. I'm trying to find a way to make them appear the same distance below the system no matter how large score is. For instance, they should always be 1 inch below the score (I just picked a number).
I use this method with different size scores (like octets to orchestra) and therefore the system scaling can vary quite a bit. The normal position settings with the measure tool will scale with the system settings. So on large scores the numbers are too close and on smaller scores the numbers are too far. The numbers are set with a fixed font size to ensure readability for every size score.
To try to get around this, I have a JW Lua script that automatically inserts the numbers. I could try to simply look at the scaling of the first measure and adjust the position setting accordingly, but this won't work for scores where the number of any instruments change on each page.
Any suggestions? I've included a sample document to show what I mean in the extreme case as well as the JW Lua script. Solutions don't need to involve JW Lua.
Thank you
Finale 25.5
macOs High Sierra 10.13.6