Is it possible to edit Speedy keyboard commands?

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Post by Rhypht » Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:09 am

I see the option to create my own keybind setup for Simple entry mode, but not for Speedy. Is this possible to do?


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Post by Peter Thomsen » Fri Oct 05, 2018 10:59 am

It may not be exactly what you are asking for, but in the Speedy Options there is the button “Create Key Map…”.
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Post by Rhypht » Fri Oct 05, 2018 12:04 pm

As far as I could tell, that lets you remap MIDI input, but not keyboard input. I'm looking to actually change the default keybinds, such as what key inputs notes or what keys move the carat around the bar.

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Post by Peter Thomsen » Fri Oct 05, 2018 2:07 pm

I guess that the word “keyboard” can mis-understood (MIDI keyboard <=> computer keyboard).

You probably mean
that lets you remap MIDI keyboard input, but not computer keyboard input.

You are inputting via computer keyboard, not via MIDI keyboard, right?

I do not think that the Finale program itself offers an option to customize the hotkeys in the Speedy Entry Tool, sorry.
But you may be able to maker some customization via other software.

If I Recall Correctly, the plug-in collection TG Tools has a plug-in that lets you create hotkeys to menu items.
Take a look in the Speedy menus and sub-menus.
In principle it should be possible to create hotkeys to all menu commands.

A command that is not listed in any menu, On The Other Hand, may present difficulties.
(but perhaps all Finale commands are items in a menu somewhere?)
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Post by Rhypht » Fri Oct 05, 2018 2:27 pm

Thanks for the reply. To clarify, I'm not using MIDI at all. I intended to use my computer keyboard to input into Finale, yes.

I actually came across TG Tools when initially looking for this feature, but from what I understand, it is only available in the full version, and I'm not too keen on spending ~$100 USD for a plugin after already buying Finale, especially just for one feature that should probably be in the program itself anyway.

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Post by zuill » Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:30 pm

TGTools Lite does have the shortcuts feature. Which version of Finale are you using?

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Post by Rhypht » Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:48 pm

I'm using the latest version, but I'm not sure what it is (25.??) as I'm not in front of it at the moment.

Looking in the plugins folder, it looks like TGTools already has a folder in it. Does Finale come with the Lite version of this plugin?

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Post by zuill » Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:57 pm

Yes. Menu Shortcuts is the tool within TGTools lite.

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Post by motet » Fri Oct 05, 2018 6:23 pm

It is in fact possible to customize Speedy Entry's key map, if you're technically oriented:

http://www.finaletips.nu/index.php/tips ... umentation

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Post by Harpsi » Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:40 pm

There used to be an app called FinaleTweak that took care of that. Maybe it is still out there to find, still working with recent versions of Finale.
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Post by Harpsi » Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:41 pm

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Post by HaraldS » Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:46 am

I do use Autohotkey, which gives heaps of additional possibilities when it comes to keyboard remapping. Highly recommendable.
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