[JW Lua] JW Lua window functionality improvements

[Jari Williamsson]

On 2014-02-06 21:25, Jan Angermüller wrote:
> - Ctrl-F (or Alt-F): Please insert a simple text search function to be
> able to browse the code faster.
> If it gets longer and longer (more than 1000 lines), it takes quite some
> time to find the right function.
> Idea: Just open a dialog with one text field, a search button (=ok) and
> a cancel button

I'll see if I can perhaps get this to the next beta.

> - On Finale/Windows: Map Alt-S (for save) and the other menu functions
> to Ctrl-... which is more common on Windows.  Or does that interfere
> with the Finale standard "Save" functionality ?

I have written it up. Perhaps in the next beta, perhaps not.

> - To be able to make the JW Lua window as big as 1920x1080 screen size
> (or whatever big screen size you have). Currently the maximum size I can
> get is about 1108x824 on my 1920x1080 screen.

Written up.

> - when closing a Finale file (i.e. the score, not the JW Lua plugin),
> the JW Lua plugin closes as well - currently without asking if the
> changes should be saved. So changes in the plugin code will be lost,
> when closing the score file. Is it possible to ask "Save changes ?"
> within the plugin, when the score file is to be closed ?

I'll see if I can solve this for the next beta or not. Loosing work is 
not fun.

> - And one more suggestion for the UI/environment variables: Give access
> to the standard Finale directories. E.g. to be able to find the
> "PercNoteTypes.txt" automatically

Written up. Perhaps in next beta.


Best regards,

Jari Williamsson