Style page could be alphabetized
Format > Style... goes to a long list of options. It would be nice if the list could be put into alphabetical order. Finding a particular item (particularly when the Handbook directs you) would be easier than scrolling through the list.
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Not a bad idea. Except that not everyone knows all those term by the same name.
In reply to Not a bad idea. Except that… by bobjp
The terms are the same, just the order is different. The current setup looks like as a developer thought of a new panel that should be added, they just stuck them in at the bottom of the list.
What about other languages?
Would result in a different order depeding on translation, not good, has been discussed numerous times and dismissed
In reply to What about other languages?… by Jojo-Schmitz
Then how about an option for the individual user to rearrange the list?
In reply to Then how about an option for… by mikey12045
Why? That also bears the problem that items get shifted all over the place the documentation not to match
In reply to Why? That also bears the… by Jojo-Schmitz
The documentation/options for each choice aren't linked to the names?
In reply to The documentation/options… by mikey12045
The screenshots are
In reply to The screenshots are by Jojo-Schmitz
OK. I guess the things that look obvious to me are not, when looked at as a programmer. Thanks.
In reply to What about other languages?… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes that has been dismissed by some contributors.
And?
Is it really bad that users asking for alphabetical order get a different one by language ?
No, absolutely not.
Especially if that is an explicit choice from the user.
Let's take another example where alphabetical order has been requested and denied : instrument list. You can filter that list right ? And that filter is language dependent ? Then how is the language dependent possibility to order bad and the language dependent possibility to filter good?
In reply to Yes that has been dismissed… by frfancha
Thanks for jumping in on this. I felt like I was beating my head against a wall.
In reply to Yes that has been dismissed… by frfancha
And just how could you alphabetize an instrument list? And which one? The list in the Instruments palette is in orchestral order. The add instrument lists are grouped by family. There are 15 different flute instruments. The names start with all kinds of different letters. And are grouped in order by size. If you alphabetize the flutes, they end up all over the place. Then there are the lists in the mixer. Also grouped by family. What name would you go by for Horn? French Horn? F Horn? Horn in F? All are correct. Same with Bb Clarinet.
In reply to And just how could you… by bobjp
Finale and Dorico seem to handle it…
Why not think about how it could be done, instead of how it couldn’t?
In reply to Finale and Dorico seem to… by mikey12045
Nobody says it can't be done. It just doesn't make sense
In reply to Finale and Dorico seem to… by mikey12045
I'd be interested in a screen shot from Finale or Dorico. Indeed the question is HOW it could be done. As well as WHY. I asked which list would be done. There are several. I'm not trying to be negative. Just asking.
In reply to I'd be interested in a… by bobjp
I have to apologize. Lists are not alphabetized in Finale. I guess I'm so used to finding what I need, I never noticed. The only one that really bothers me in MS is the Format > Style, because the list is so long.
Dope slap self-administered.
In reply to I have to apologize. They… by mikey12045
No need. Again, I'm not saying it's a bad idea. Just wondering how important it is. I get it. I have family members who like everything in order. Just so. I confess to not really using the Style settings. Most things I need to adjust are in the properties tab. And then, not very often. Besides, this would move Volta to the end of the list and only reachable by scrolling. Come to think of it, that would be fine by me. I've been reading and writing music for some 60 years. I have music education degree. Until I started using MuseScore a few years ago, I'd never heard of the term Volta. I'd be just as happy not to see it. Which is part of what I mean when I say not everyone uses the same terminology.
In reply to Yes that has been dismissed… by frfancha
Instruments can get filtered, there's a search