'Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures'

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Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures - Mike Bell, 07 Jan 04:09PM
     Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Daniel Spreadbury, 07 Jan 04:52PM
         Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Mike Bell, 07 Jan 05:11PM
             Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Daniel Spreadbury, 07 Jan 05:31PM
                 Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Mark Isaacs, 07 Jan 08:08PM
                     Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Steve Marshall, 07 Jan 11:35PM
                         Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Mark Isaacs, 07 Jan 11:41PM
                             Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - jay vilnai, 08 Jan 01:10AM
                                 Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Patrick O'Keefe, 24 Jan 12:17AM
                                     Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - janila, 09 Apr 06:03PM

Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures
Posted by Mike Bell - 07 Jan 04:09PM
All,

Hey, for years I've been plagued by the following message in Sib, when adding a bunch of measures (or other things) that carries the cursor off the page on the screen: "There is something selected which is not in view. Do you want to create the new object next to it?"

Any way to shut it off? I've looked without success.

Cheers,

Mike

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Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures
Posted by Daniel Spreadbury - 07 Jan 04:52PM
Nope, there's no way to disable this message at the moment, I'm afraid. But you should find that if you're simply adding bars with Command-B, this message never appears.

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Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures
Posted by Mike Bell - 07 Jan 05:11PM
Yes, it doesn't then, when one is adding bars at the end. But when one is adding bars midstream, as my internal editor often has me do, using shift-command-B, then the message appears as soon as the cursor is off the page in view. Alas.

Why does that message ever even come up? It has never been a help for me, at any rate.

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Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures
Posted by Daniel Spreadbury - 07 Jan 05:31PM
It's in case you have e.g. a note selected, then scroll somewhere else in the score, then hit (say) Command-T to add Technique text. Sibelius always creates the text next to the selected note, but the selected note is now out of view, so it asks you: do you want to create the object where the selected note is, or do you instead want to click to place the object?

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Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures
Posted by Mark Isaacs - 07 Jan 08:08PM
I think it's a great feature. I'd in fact be happy with a warning if I do *anything* with something highlighted out of view.

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Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures
Posted by Steve Marshall - 07 Jan 11:35PM
I've found that "There is something selected which is not in view. Do you want to create the new object next to it?" has been a nuisance 100% of the time when it appears. I can accept it may be helpful to some people, but my vote would be to get rid of it (or at least make it possible to disable it).
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Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures
Posted by Mark Isaacs - 07 Jan 11:41PM
In a big score the trouble is without the warning you might change something accidentally and not know where it is if you can't remember what was previously highighted. I know Undo would fix it, but I want to see it right itself.

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Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures
Posted by jay vilnai - 08 Jan 01:10AM
One thing that disables this message is of you go to preferences->mouse and check 'click mouse to position' new objects. But that might mess with your workflow.
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Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures
Posted by Patrick O'Keefe - 24 Jan 12:17AM
Sorry 'bout posting a weeks late addition to this thread, but ...

I get this message a LOT (because I'm careless). I'd love to be able to disable it sort of in the opposite direction: make it always assume "No". If I've got something selected off-page, deselect it and give me the cursor so I pick a new position. I've NEVER wanted it to use the old selection.

Pat
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Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures
Posted by janila - 09 Apr 06:03PM
I'll add to the same thread as the problem is exactly the one described above. The feature doesn't work as expected. I have the play cursor, the selected bar and the whole page I'm editing on the same display and still I get the message. It's just a completely unnecessary extra click when adding bars in the middle of the piece and it's getting really annoying in the long run.
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Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding measures - Mike Bell, 07 Jan 04:09PM
     Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Daniel Spreadbury, 07 Jan 04:52PM
         Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Mike Bell, 07 Jan 05:11PM
             Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Daniel Spreadbury, 07 Jan 05:31PM
                 Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Mark Isaacs, 07 Jan 08:08PM
                     Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Steve Marshall, 07 Jan 11:35PM
                         Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Mark Isaacs, 07 Jan 11:41PM
                             Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - jay vilnai, 08 Jan 01:10AM
                                 Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - Patrick O'Keefe, 24 Jan 12:17AM
                                     Re: Sib. 6.1: Annoying message when adding meas... - janila, 09 Apr 06:03PM