Automatic bar creating at the end of piece during note entry

• Dec 20, 2010 - 18:20
Type
Functional
Frequency
Once
Severity
S5 - Suggestion
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
No
Project

I'd like to have pieces automatically expanded when I reach the end typing notes in, so I wouldn't have to bother about how long my piece is going to be, when I create it. This would come in extremely handy when copying sheets from paper. I have one hand on the piano-keyboard, the other on the computer-keyboard and the eyes on the paper-sheet, typing longer sections without looking to the screen, only checking every now and then, if everything has gone right.

Nice to have, but not crucial, therefore priority minor.


Comments

The way I have solved this (I admit, a bit of a kludge) is to add an excessive number of bars when I first design the score. Then when I am done, I simply remove the excess bars.
Regards,

Title automatic bar creating and end of piece during note entry Automatic bar creating at the end of piece during note entry
Frequency Once
Regression No
Workaround No

Maybe we could add a mode for that, but definitely not by default.

This is being discussed in the forum. I agree there can be value. Right now we actually this on paste, but pretty much nothing else. It also comes up also with regard to the "R" command. I think it could be valuable as a program preference: "Automatically add measures as needed".