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gogreen
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| Posted 1/17/2013 10:56 PM (GMT -6) |   | Anyone know a Finalescript that creates a text box and fills it with specified (font and size) text? I can search and replace text well enough, and place the box on the page in a specific spot, but I don't know how initially to create the text box and format its text. Thanks.
Arthur J. Michaels
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UCG Musician
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| Posted 1/18/2013 9:25 AM (GMT -6) | | Arthur, yes that can be scripted. The following is an example of how I did it:
Mouse 61 203
Text tool
double click
press "z"
press "z"
press "z"
Menu item "Text/Frame Attributes..."
Dropdown "Single Page" near "Page"
Dropdown "Left" near "Horizontal:"
Type 0 near "H:"
Dropdown "Top (Header)" near "Position From:"
Type -0.5 near "V:"
Dropdown "Page margin" near "Position From:"
Check "Position from edge of frame"
UnCheck "Use right page positioning"
Hit OK
Search "zzz" Replace "Instrument" [Palatino Linotype] 15 italic bold
This script uses a function I have never seen in documentation which Robert Piéchaud (FinaleScipt's creator) told me about, that of using mouse positioning commands. It takes some trial and error because mouse positions are "absolute" but music often is not. Assuming you can determine where the text box goes, invoke the text tool, use the mouse position commands to locate a spot, double click to create a text box and then put something in it like the above. I found that typing "zzz" did not work; it had to be "Press z", "Press z", "Press z" to get "zzz". I chose "zzz" because this is something that would never appear in the music, no matter what the lyrics are.
After creating the text box in some approximate position, it is still active and then can be positioned exactly where desired as in the second part of the above script. Then you can use text search and replace to change "zzz" to what you really want. I found this to be a fast executing script and one that could be easily modified when the actual text was not "Instrument" as the above. Or, more precisely, for me "Instrument" was the standard generic text that I put into the text box so that in subsequent scripts it could easily be replaced with "flute", "clarinet" or whatever.
One word of caution: Mouse position is tricky. One coordinate is the vertical and one is the horizontal. I had to do a lot of trial and error to find a good spot for it. Also, I found that my results were far better controlled and predictable when I preceded the above script with a zoom command to set the music at 75% or 100% or some other level. Then, the same script would create a text box in the same place on different files and I did not have to adapt the script for different situations.
I hope this helps. I have had to become very proficient in FS because I'm processing thousands upon thousands of files and cannot manage the work without the use of automation. (It's a hymnal project with 190 hymns being arranged for 22 different instruments.) | | Back to Top | |
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gogreen
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| Posted 1/18/2013 5:28 PM (GMT -6) | | Thanks, UCG Musician. I got this to work with some adaptation for my specific needs. I start by double-clicking the location of the text box myself, then starting the script with "press "z" and so forth. It's odd that "type" doesn't work here when it does in other scripts. Thanks again!
Arthur J. Michaels
www.arthurjmichaels.com
Finale 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011b.r2 (currently using 2011b.r2)
Core i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz, 8.0 GB RAM, Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1
Sonar X2 Essential
Garritan COMB2, GPO4, Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra, Aria Player 1.504, Audacity 2.0.2
Dell 2408 WFP, 1920x1200
M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496
M-Audio Keystation 88es, Casio WK-3000
Logitech Z-2300 speaker system
Brother HL-5150D printer
AKG K-240 Studio headphones | | Back to Top | |
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