[JW Lua] UI:MoveToMeasure doesn't advance the score

[Harald Schollmeyer]

Hi Jan,

> But in score scroll view it only advances if it is a measure that is  
> currently not visible.

Very interesting, thanks! Also for the workaround.

But obviously, MoveToMeasure doesn't work as it should. Or am I
missing something?  The documentation on
http://www.finaletips.nu/frameworkref/class_f_c_u_i.html#a4fd5ee9154ebe4df73326d5dfbe9c650
gives no limitations about jumping to
visible/not visible measures, so I have to assume,
the command is supposed to jump to *any* measure.

Is it a bug or a feature? Maybe anyone has the full Finale pdk
and could shed some light on the underlying function?

I need it for easy and precise scrolling while entering music.
I use a Roccat Tyon mouse and want the thumb lever to control
Finale's horizontal scrolling. Up to now, I assigned Strg+PgUp/PgDown
to that lever in the mouse's software, but that scrolls a whole screen
into either direction. I need single-measure-scrolling.

As Finale doesn't have a hotkey for single-measure-scrolling, the only
solution up to now is a FinaleScript with command e.g. "click 240/945"
to trigger the horizontal scrollbar's arrows. But that displaces my
cursor, which is really annoying during the entering process.

> or something like shift+mouse wheel to jump to the next measure ?

Shift+Mouse does vertical scrolling, not horizontal, so that
doesn't get me where I want.

Apart from that...in long-term view, I would even prefer to use the
(now useless) Pitch-Bend and Modulation wheels for controlling
horizontal+vertical scrolling. They could even help a lot for completely
other purposes, like moving articulations, expressions or opening
hairpins. But that's another story.

Harald


Am .09.2015, 15:47 Uhr, schrieb Jan Angermüller <jan at angermueller.com>:

> I noticed that it works fully in part scroll view (on Windows).
> But in score scroll view it only advances if it is a measure that is  
> currently not visible.
> Here is a tiny workaround: first jump back to the (probably invisible)  
> measure 1, then jump to the next measure.
> That works fine for all measure, except the very first ones where it  
> will always jump to measure 1.
>
> local ui = finenv.UI()
> local currentmeasure=ui.CurrentMeasure
> ui:MoveToMeasure(1,0)
> ui:MoveToMeasure(currentmeasure+1,0)
>
> But why do you need that in a script ?
> Isn't it easier to use macros (arrow keys ?) or something like  
> shift+mouse wheel to jump to the next measure ?
>
> Jan
>
> Am 22.09.2015 um 15:20 schrieb Harald Schollmeyer:
>> Hello to all,
>>
>> I recently discovered JW Lua and find it an amazing tool.
>> I used to write C and C++ code for music/notation purposes, but as
>> a full-time musican and music instructor, my time resources are limited.
>> So a simple script language comes in very handy - thanks, Jari.
>>
>> I stumbled across the fact, that UI:MoveToMeasure obviously
>> doesn't advance a score. Rewinding works. Scroll view, of course.
>> Can anyone confirm that behaviour?:
>>
>> local ui = finenv.UI()
>> -- works:
>> ui:MoveToMeasure(ui.CurrentMeasure-1,0)
>>
>> -- works not:
>> ui:MoveToMeasure(ui.CurrentMeasure+1,0)
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Harald
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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