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jariw [JW Yada Yada Tremolo Settings]
jw_yada_yada_tremolo [2017/07/22 09:47] (current)
jariw [JW Yada Yada Tremolo Settings]
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 Positioning of the tremolos are based on the boundary box for the tremolo glyphs in the font annotation file. The most common music notation font are already included in the plug-in'​s settings by default. Positioning of the tremolos are based on the boundary box for the tremolo glyphs in the font annotation file. The most common music notation font are already included in the plug-in'​s settings by default.
  
-**IMPORTANT!** The plug-in will __only__ process articulations that are set to //Always on Stem Side// in the articulation definition. The //Always Place Outside Staff// must also be OFF for the tremolo articulation.+**IMPORTANT!** The plug-in will __only__ process articulations that are set to //Always on Stem Side// in the articulation definition. The //Always Place Outside Staff// must also be OFF for the tremolo articulation. You can use the //Verify font...// button in the plug-in to verify that your articulations have the correct settings.
  
 === FAN or no FAN? === === FAN or no FAN? ===
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 This window is modeless, so you can have it open at all times if needed. This window is modeless, so you can have it open at all times if needed.
  
-The //​Verify...//​ button will perform a number of tests on the active ​items in the tremolo font list. This is a useful tool to detect configuration errors before applying the plug-in on a region. It will do the following tasks:+The //​checkmarks//​ to the left of the fonts decides if the tremolo font should be //active// for processing or not. 
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 +The //​Verify ​fonts...// button will perform a number of tests on the __active__ ​items in the tremolo font list. This is a useful tool to detect configuration errors ​and troubleshoot ​before applying the plug-in on a region. It will do the following tasks:
   * Check if the font exists on the system.   * Check if the font exists on the system.
   * Check if the glyphs seem to have the correct FAN information. (This test is very basic.)   * Check if the glyphs seem to have the correct FAN information. (This test is very basic.)
   * Check that the legacy fonts are also included in Finale'​s //​macsymbols.txt//​ file.   * Check that the legacy fonts are also included in Finale'​s //​macsymbols.txt//​ file.
   * Check that the fonts defined as user-defined mapped font have tremolo symbols added.   * Check that the fonts defined as user-defined mapped font have tremolo symbols added.
 +  * Since version 2.01, it will also check the articulation definitions and report if any errors were found in those settings.
  
 The //Close// button will close the window without saving any settings. The //Close// button will close the window without saving any settings.
-The //Apply// button will apply the current settings to the plug-in, but it will not close the window. +The //Apply// button will apply the current settings to the plug-in, but it will not close the window. Version 2.01: if you have a region selected, you get a question if you want to apply the new settings to the region
-The //OK// button will both apply the current settings to the plug-in and close the window.+The //OK// button will both apply the current settings to the plug-in and close the window. Version 2.01: if you have a region selected, you get a question if you want to apply the new settings to the region.
 ==== Tremolo Font Options ==== ==== Tremolo Font Options ====
  
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 These are the known limitations in the current version of the plug-in. I will try to fix these issues in future plug-in updates: These are the known limitations in the current version of the plug-in. I will try to fix these issues in future plug-in updates:
   * Flags that use a different positioning system than Finale'​s "​standard fonts" will cause incorrect tremolo placement. (Bravura flags will cause this to happen.)   * Flags that use a different positioning system than Finale'​s "​standard fonts" will cause incorrect tremolo placement. (Bravura flags will cause this to happen.)
-  * Percussion notation is currently not supported. 
-  * The plug-in is quite slow at the moment. Just use it on the regions where you want to change the tremolos. 
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