AddRestMeasures

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AddRestMeasures

2020-04-30 09:05 pm

The reason I wrote this tool is this topic.
This tool add 'rest measures' to every visible staff that has less measures then the active staff. Each 'rest measure' contains a copy of the corresponding measure in the active staff, replacing notes, chords and restchords with rests of the same duration.
Edit 03/05/2020: hidden staves remain unchanged
Installation: download the attached script, start NWC, open any file and drag anddrop the downloaded script onto the NWC window.

Re: AddRestMeasures

Reply #1 – 2020-05-01 12:28 am

Quote from: Opagust – 2020-04-30 09:05 pm

This tool add 'rest measures' to every staff that has less measures then the active staff.

Does it affect ALL inactive staves, or only the visible ones?

I ask because I use templates that often have many more staves than I might use for any particular work and filling staves I'm not going to use would be something of a nuisance I reckon.

Re: AddRestMeasures

Reply #2 – 2020-05-01 03:43 am

Thank you so much! This is going to save me a lot of time!

Re: AddRestMeasures

Reply #3 – 2020-05-01 06:44 am

Quote from: Lawrie Pardy – 2020-05-01 12:28 am

Does it affect ALL inactive staves, or only the visible ones?

I ask because I use templates that often have many more staves than I might use for any particular work and filling staves I'm not going to use would be something of a nuisance I reckon.

Yes, it affects all inactive staves. May seem a nuisance, but who cares? Do you?
I could add a dialog to indicate the staves (not) to be affected, but that would make the tool less handy.

Re: AddRestMeasures

Reply #4 – 2020-05-01 11:21 am

Maybe just a single question whether to include hidden staves. Is there a way for a user tool to have a parameter passed in on the command line, so that the tool won't prompt for it when it is run? That would allow people to customize it so it doesn't ask questions that they will always answer the same.

Re: AddRestMeasures

Reply #5 – 2020-05-01 12:16 pm

Quote from: Mike Shawaluk – 2020-05-01 11:21 am

Maybe just a single question whether to include hidden staves. Is there a way for a user tool to have a parameter passed in on the command line, so that the tool won't prompt for it when it is run? That would allow people to customize it so it doesn't ask questions that they will always answer the same.

I think that's possible. I'll look into it.
Any suggestion for the command line parameter, something like 'hidden=no'?

Re: AddRestMeasures

Reply #6 – 2020-05-01 02:11 pm

IMO, the tool should only affect visible staves. A command line switch is not really needed.

Re: AddRestMeasures

Reply #7 – 2020-05-01 03:24 pm

Quote from: Rick G. – 2020-05-01 02:11 pm

IMO, the tool should only affect visible staves. A command line switch is not really needed.

Any other opinions?

Re: AddRestMeasures

Reply #8 – 2020-05-03 11:55 am

OK, Rick, I follow. One can always unhide a staff, if needed.
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