[JW Lua] FCTimeSignature.Abbreviate

[Jari Williamsson]

Pietro,

If you want to to abbreviate time signatures on a measure basis in 
Finale, you need to use the time signature for display for the 
abbreviation. Something like this:

---
local measure = finale.FCMeasure(1)
measure:Load(1)
measure.UseTimeSigForDisplay = true
local ts = measure.TimeSignatureForDisplay
if (ts:IsCommonTime()) then
     ts.Abbreviate = true
     measure:Save()
end
---

If you want to abbreviate globally in the document, use FCMiscDocPrefs.

To replace time signature characters in the document, use the 
FCMusicCharacterPrefs data.


Best regards,

Jari Williamsson





On 2016-02-20 20:44, Pietro Barizza wrote:
> Jari, others
>    I am new here. Sorry if my questions may be banal.
>    1]  I tried to abbreviate the common time using
> FCTimeSignature.Abreviate (or FCTimeSignature:Abreviate()), but without
> success
>
>    What I am doing wrong?
>
>
> if TS:IsCommonTime()
>      then
>          -- with props
>          TS.Abbreviate=true
>          -- with method
>          --TS:SetAbbreviate(true)
> end
>
>
>    2] is possible to replace top and bottom characters?
>   I mean replace the default char and font associated with
> Beats/BeatDuration
>   e.g. replace the 52 (4) Maestro 81 (Q) to achieve Orff TimeSignature
>
> Thx
> Pietro
>
>
> =====
>
> -- test FCTimeSignature
> -- load first measure
> local meas = finale.FCMeasure()
> meas:Load(7)
>
> -- load timesignature
> local TS = meas.TimeSignature
>
> --set numerator
> TS.Beats = 4
> -- set denominator in EDUs whole = 4096, halfwhole 4096/2, quarter
> 4096/4, etc
> TS.BeatDuration = 4096/4
>
> --use common time
> print("Is Common Time:\t\t",TS:IsCommonTime())
> if TS:IsCommonTime()
>      then
>          -- with props
>          TS.Abbreviate=true
>          -- with method
>          --TS:SetAbbreviate(true)
> end
>
> -- print readonly props
> print("Composite Bottom:\t\t", TS.CompositeBottom)
> print("Composite Top:\t\t\t", TS.CompositeTop)
> print("ConnectedDocID:\t\t", TS.ConnectedDocID)
>
> -- actualize changes
> meas:Save()
>
>
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