[JW Lua] Problem with the new FCSmartShapeEntryConnectStyle: only first image updated and not affecting the slurs

[Jan Angermüller]

Robert,

I was just playing a bit the new FCSmartShapeEntryConnectStyle-stuff as 
I received an old Finale score where the slur placement wasn't setup yet 
(all values set to 0).
I don't know what Finale version this score was created in, probably in 
Finale v1 or v2.
The user wrote that he has been using Finale since v1.0.
The file info lists creation date and application as "unknown".
However, the score was imported into Finale 27 and sent to me as a 
Finale 27 document.

When I run the script below in Finale 27, the default slur placement 
settings are correctly written into the slur placement dialog.
However, the preview images in the slur placement dialog are not updated 
- except for the very first image (slur above downstem notes).
And when I attach a new slur it still uses the old 0,0 values instead of 
the values written.

It seems like only the images of the first dialog are updated (slur 
above downstem notes) and only the first four values are actually used 
from Finale - although all other values look fine in the Slur Placement 
dialog.
Could it be that there is something missing in your code that actually 
writes the new values (after value 1-4) more deeply into Finale?

Below is my test code.
For trying to track down the problem I have reloaded the 
FCSmartShapePrefs for each value pair and immediately saved it.
But it's the same result when I load it only once and save it after the 
loop.

Attached is the file excerpt and here is a screencam video that shows 
the problem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPa0LeALXCs
I have tested it both with RGP Lua v0.66 and v0.67. Same result.

Any ideas?

local defvalues=
{0,12,0,12,
12,-24,-12,-24,
0,-12,0,-12,
12,24,-12,24,
12,-24,-12,-24,
6,4,-12,-48,
8,0,-6,48,
0,-3,-24,-3,
0,3,0,9,
0,12,0,12,
0,-12,0,-12,
24,-24,
24,-24,
24,24,
0,8,0,8,
0,-8,0,-8}

local numentr=29
local index=1
local i
for i=1,numentr do
     local prefs=finale.FCSmartShapePrefs()
     prefs:LoadFirst()
     local a 
=prefs:CreateEntryConnectStyle(finale.SSENTCNCTSTYLETYPE_SLURS,i-1)
     if a then
         a:SetHorizontalOffset(defvalues[index])
         a:SetVerticalOffset(defvalues[index+1])
prefs:SaveEntryConnectStyle(a,finale.SSENTCNCTSTYLETYPE_SLURS,i-1 )
         prefs:Save()
     end
     index=index+2
end

Jan
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