[JW Lua] eachentrysaved can automatically remove the TieBackwards flag

[Jan Angermüller]

Thank you for the quick explanation and solution, Robert!

Jan

Am 15.04.2024 um 04:48 schrieb Robert Patterson:
> This is definitely Finale resetting the tie end bit (as it can do at 
> any time.) The interesting part is, what's triggering it is saving the 
> empty layer 2 frame in bar 2. The `eachentrysaved` function uses 
> FCNoteEntryCell 
> <https://github.com/finale-lua/lua-source/blob/master/built-in-functions/rgplua_built_in_functions.lua>to 
> hold the frames. By default, a frame for all four layers is created. 
> (This allows a script to insert notes into empty frames, for example.)
>
> You can limit the layers it loads with SetLoadLayerMode. Then the 
> empty for loop will not reset the tie end:
>
> local region=finale.FCMusicRegion()
> region:SetFullDocument()
> for e in eachentrysaved(region, 1) do
> end
>
> Weirdly, even freezing the accidental doesn't preserve it from this 
> Finale bug. A helpful addition might be a new loadlayermode that loads 
> only the frames that are there, which could be different cell by cell.
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 11:05 AM Robert Patterson 
> <robert at robertgpatterson.com> wrote:
>
>     This is almost certainly Finale recalculating the Tie End bits
>     when the TGF is saved, but I'll check it. Finale can recalculate
>     ties at any point, so if you don't want an accidental it should be
>     forced.
>
>     On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 10:19 AM Jan Angermüller
>     <jan at angermueller.com> wrote:
>
>         Robert,
>
>         the following simple "Do nothing, except save" script on the
>         attached score makes an accidental appear on the layer 2 note
>         in measure 3:
>
>         local region=finale.FCMusicRegion()
>         region:SetFullDocument()
>         local e
>         for e in eachentrysaved(region) do
>         end
>
>         Is this the expected behaviour?
>         It may not be best practice to use the "TieBackwards /Tie End"
>         flag to hide the accidentall as the tie comes from another layer.
>         However, eachentrysaved should not remove the TieBackwards
>         flag either.
>
>         When running the loop with eachentry, everything remains like
>         it is.
>         (tested with RGP Lua 0.66 and 0.73)
>
>         Jan
>
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