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| ===== Using JW Lua - Create Harp Glissando ===== | ===== Using JW Lua - Create Harp Glissando ===== | ||
| + | If you have never used //JW Lua// to run scripts before, this is a good page to start. At the bottom of the page is a full script that will automatically create a harp gliss from a 7-tuplet that you might want to test (the script works on Finale 2012 and later versions). | ||
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| + | This wiki page is based on **beta version 0.07** of //JW Lua//, but it should hopefully work with any later version as well. | ||
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| + | ==== Step 1 - Download and Install JW Lua ==== | ||
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| + | The beta versions of JW Lua are available for download at this page: | ||
| + | http://finaletips.nu/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=28:beta-version&Itemid=2 | ||
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| + | Install the plug-in as any other third party Finale plug-in. The Windows version contains a DLL file as well, which must be put in the same location as the plug-in .fxt file. | ||
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| + | ==== Step 2 - Start JW Lua ==== | ||
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| + | Once the JW Lua plug-in has been installed and Finale has been restarted, select //JW Lua...// in Finale's //Plug-ins// menu. | ||
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| + | ==== Step 3 - Create a script group ==== | ||
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| + | To organize the scripts into a workflow, a script need to be put in a group. | ||
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| + | - Select the **Manager** page | ||
| + | - Click the **New...** button to the top right, which will open the //Edit Plug-in Group// dialog box. | ||
| + | - Enter a **Group Name** (such as "Harp Editing", "Plucked Strings", "Note Editing", "Client X", etc) where you want to put your script. | ||
| + | - Enter a **Description** with a text that is a more detailed description of what the group will contain. | ||
| + | - Leave everything else as it is and press the **OK** button. | ||
| + | ==== Step 4 - Add the script to the group ==== | ||
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| + | Download the ''harpgliss.lua'' file below, if you haven't done so already. Make sure to store the JW Lua scripts at a good location on your computer. These scripts can be put anywhere on the hard drive, they don't need to be related to the Finale installation. | ||
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| + | To add the script to the group: | ||
| + | - Make sure that the group is selected in the //top list// on the //Manager// page. | ||
| + | - Press the **New...** button next to the **bottom list**. | ||
| + | - In the dialog box that appears, locate the script on your computer and select it to add to the group. | ||
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| + | When you exit Finale, the changes made on the //Manager// page will be saved. | ||
| + | ==== Step 5 - Refresh the plug-in list ==== | ||
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| + | Select the **Explorer** page and press the **Refresh All** button. The group should now appear with the script inside. | ||
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| + | ==== Step 6 - Run ==== | ||
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| + | On the **Explorer** page, open your group container and select the script. Press the **Run** button. | ||
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| + | ==== The Harp Glissando script ==== | ||
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| + | The harp glissado script will transform 7-tuplets with seven undotted notes (of a "flagged" note duration) in the selected region into graphical harp glissando start note that spans the duration of the tuplet. | ||
| + | {{ :wiki:jwlua:jwlua-harpgliss.jpg?nolink |}} | ||
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| + | The script will only modify staves that are defined a ''Harp'' in Finale's //Score Manager// - so if a 7-tuplet is for example found on a violin staff, nothing will be processed. It will also handle situations such as when the tuplet duration spans a half note or more. The original notes in the tuplet doesn't need to be beamed. | ||
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| + | Note that at the very start of the script are 2 values (''StemLength'' and ''SmallNoteResize'') that you might want to modify. To do that, select the **Development** page and open/edit/save the file there. | ||
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| + | (Click on the ''harpgliss.lua'' text to download the script.) | ||
| <code lua harpgliss.lua> | <code lua harpgliss.lua> | ||
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| if entry == nil then return false end | if entry == nil then return false end | ||
| if entry:IsRest() then return false end | if entry:IsRest() then return false end | ||
| - | if entry.Duration >= finale.QUARTER_NOTE then return false end | + | if entry.Duration >= finale.QUARTER_NOTE then return false end |
| if entry.Staff ~= firstentry.Staff then return false end | if entry.Staff ~= firstentry.Staff then return false end | ||
| if entry.Layer ~= firstentry.Layer then return false end | if entry.Layer ~= firstentry.Layer then return false end | ||
| + | if entry:CalcDots() > 0 then return false end | ||
| symbolicduration = symbolicduration + entry.Duration | symbolicduration = symbolicduration + entry.Duration | ||
| entry = entry:Next() | entry = entry:Next() | ||
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