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| Posted By : Hector Pascal - 11/20/2016 6:20 PM | Greetings all,
Once upon a time, I made a text block to display some info in the footer of my score. I then set it to display on page range 2 through to the end of the score. Nothing suspicious so far.
Some weeks later, wishing to remind myself of the font size that I had used for that footer, I opened the file, double clicked on the text block using the arrow tool, at which point the content of the said text block vanished, leaving only its handle. I immediately clicked away from the vanished text block content and re-drew the screen, alas the content didn't reappear. I then did "undo" but it did nothing. I resorted to closing the file without saving. Upon opening the file, the footer showed itself normally.
To date, this vanishing text block content issue has happened regularly for me in a variety of different scores.
Is this vanishing text block content behaviour known to others here on the forum?
Best wishes,
Hector Pascal.
Fin 25, Mac Pro.
Edit: PS: I should add that this is an intermittent issue.Post Edited (Hector Pascal) : 11/20/2016 5:25:33 PM (GMT-6) |
| Posted By : N. Grossingink - 11/20/2016 6:51 PM | Yes, this happens to me occasionally. It seems to happen when I am typing over existing text to change the content of the text box. If I continue to type, finish, click away and redraw, the text always appears. I can't explain what's going on.
Next time try 2 undos.
N.
OSX El Capitan 10.11.6
Finale 2011c, 2012c for production work
Finale 2014.5, not used by my clients
(Finale v25 - not interested yet)
TgTools, Patterson Plugins, JW Change and Staff Polyphony, QuicKeys 4
Mac Mini 2.4 Ghz Intel, 8GB RAM
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| Posted By : Peter Thomsen - 11/21/2016 12:51 AM | Here is another way.
As Far As I Can Tell, it always works:
When you are in the Text Tool, drag-select the text block handle.
Without de-selecting the handle, go to
Text menu > Edit Text…
Use the window Edit Text to edit the Text Block.
Peter
Mac Finale, 2012c, 2014d & 2014.5, Dolet 6.6 plug-in, Mac OS X 10.11.6, iMac Intel Core i7, 2.93 GHz, 16 GB RAM |
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