Expression tool double click

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bindner
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Post by bindner » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:08 am

I´ve sort of lost the ability to doubleclick Expression tool. When I select expression tool and click, it automatically selects fff - How can I get the expression tool menu back?


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N Grossingink
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Post by N Grossingink » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:49 am

Shut the computer down and restart, restart Finale and all should be well. It's a fairly well known bug.
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bindner
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Post by bindner » Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:10 am

Tsk - should have known that would fix it. Thanks!

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Post by Nick Mazuk » Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:05 pm

Yeah, sometimes certain keys will "stick" virtually. Then when you use a tool with metatools like the expression tool, Finale thinks you're pressing down that button.

One thing that has helped me is to use that metatool key in another program. For instance, if 2 was sticking (like in your case), I'd go to a text editor and press 2 until everything works fine. About 50% of the time, it fixes the issue without restarting my computer. The other 50% of the time, I still need to restart.
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