Re: [Denemo-devel] Adding cresc. marking

[Richard Shann]

On Thu, 2015-11-05 at 14:15 +0000, Joe Wilkinson wrote:
> if it is something you will use in many scores, make a palette button
> cloning it (using the object editor). Then you will be able to insert
> it
> with p, label, Enter
> In both cases you avoid having slightly different appearance (e.g.
> cresc
> with a dot or without, or in a bolder face or whatever...)
> 
> OK. I created a TextAnnotation, and it appears bold and italic in the
> proper
> place on the Typeset screen
> Then I picked the Text Annotation and Ran the object editor.
>         Then chose Create Button for clone
>         Chose the Dynamics Palette and the name 'z'
>         Then I chose a different note where cresc should appear
>         Tried both the button, and p, z, Enter.
>         No change. So tried Refresh Typeset and it did not appear.
>         Scratches head.......... 

Ah, you have found a bug in the clone thing. The problem is this text
annotation DenemoDirective has an unusual internal name (a "tag") which
has a carriage return character in it.
Simplest workaround: use Multi-line Text and Music instead.
You can click the bold and italic buttons first then type cresc. and
then ok that. Check with Preview button. Then ok it.
If it looks like it needs to be bigger or smaller or anything you can
right click and edit it.
Then clone it, you did this exactly right, just the script generated was
bad because of the carriage return.

Alternative - if you want to flex your muscles:
Right click the button z and choose Get Script into Scheme Window.
In the Scheme windo you will see the first line, (well two lines)
;;;TextAnnotation
pizz.

Delete the newline to get

;;;TextAnnotationpizz.

(this is actually just a comment, it doesn't matter what follows
the ;;;)

Then right click the button z and choose Save Script from Scheme Window.

(oh, and then delete the text in the Scheme window, Ctrl-a, Ctrl-x
otherwise it will ask you if you want to keep it with your score to be
executed every time you open the score).

That would fix the script that the z button runs.

HTH

Richard