Footer on all but first page
In my scores, I have copyright centered on page 1 and that information is not needed on subsequent pages. I got that part. Copyright is only appearing on page one. However, I would also like to have the page numbers and title of the work appear on all subsequent pages. I got that, too, HOWEVER, the page number/title is ALSO appearing on page one along with the copyright. I don't want that to appear. I've searched and hovered my mouse to review the pop-up descriptions ($C, $p, et al) but I cannot come up with the correct configuration! I have supplied to jpg images. #1 is of the bottom of page 1 which includes BOTH the copyright and the unwanted page citation. #2 is of pages 2 & 3 which is what I want to appear. The last screenshot is of the Header, Footer, Numbers dialog box which generated the other two markings.
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Comments
$p, lowercase, gives page number all all but the 1st page
$C, uppercase, gives copyright on 1st page only
And you can show/hide header/footer on first page altogether
So what you want is not possible, but you could put the page number and title into the header and disable that for the 1st page?
In reply to $P, uppercase by Jojo-Schmitz
Jojo, so this is a bug that I have uncovered? You listed $p which is EXACTLY what I used, but the part that makes me scratch my head is that the citation IS ON PAGE ONE (as well as all other odd-numbered pages). $p is supposed to yield a page number on all BUT the 1st page. That's precisely what I expected it to do, but it is not doing that (as my screenshots depict). Is this something that needs to be reported as a bug????
In reply to Jojo, so this is a bug that… by petecrosta
Look again: there is no page number, just the "-" and the score title
The $p does not prevent the rest of the footer to show on the 1st page, just the number itself is omitted
In reply to Look again: there is no page… by Jojo-Schmitz
Ok, now I understand (the "1" is missing). I find it odd that the title is present, however. There's no workaround to eliminate everything from page 1 other than the copyright notice??
In reply to Ok, now I understand (the "1… by petecrosta
The $p element is for placing the page number on every page but the first. There is no corresponding element for placing the title on every page but the first. The header/footer facility wasn't designed to be a full-on replacement for a desktop publishing program any more than text frames were intended to be a full-on replacement for a word processor. If you need that exact footer format, probably best to export the score without footer as PDF, then import into a DTP program and deal with the footer there. But FWIW, the more usual way of doing this would be to put the title and page number in the header, and set the entire header to not display on the first page.
Ultimately, a "different first page header/footer" option would probably be good.
In reply to The $p element is for… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you, Marc. I clearly understand what you are conveying.
Now, Shoichi (below) raised a point that got my radar up! "text camouflage"?? I'm going to ask him how that works as that is the clear solution, "I think" - not sure until I give it a whirl.
In reply to Jojo, so this is a bug that… by petecrosta
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I don't see the bug. Apparently you used $p to display a page number on all but the first page, and your pictures appear to show exactly that happening as far as I can tell. So isn't it working as you want? If not, maybe attach the actual score rather than just a picture so we can understand better.
In reply to Maybe I'm misunderstanding,… by Marc Sabatella
Marc, the screenshots DO display what is happening. On page one, there should be JUST the copyright citation but the area in the lower right shows:
– To Sir With Love
There is no page number there, true, but I don't think the title should be present. The expectations on pages 2 and 3 (second screenshot) are exact. Why is "–To Sir With Love" being displayed when the command is $p??
What am "I" missing??
In reply to Marc, the screenshots DO… by petecrosta
as mentioned above, if I'm not mistaken
In reply to [inline:18052206.png]… by Shoichi
Shoichi,
Why is the copyright on page 3 and not page 1?
I have taken a screenshot of what my dialog box looks like. Perhaps someone can figure out what I'm doing wrong???
In reply to Shoichi,… by petecrosta
Workaround?
Add the text (e.g. in the title frame);
Select it and set it as footer by Inspector (F8);
Adjusting the offset...
In reply to Workaround?… by Shoichi
In your sample the copyright notice is on EVERY page. It only needs to be on page 1.
In reply to In your sample the copyright… by petecrosta
$C:copyright:
Edit: Other Workaround (as above, text camouflaged, but I confess:I've lost my way)
In reply to Check Layout/Page Setting-… by Shoichi
Shoichi, did you use "text camouflage" in your attachment???????? That is ideal!!! Please, how do you do that??
In reply to Shoichi, did you use "text… by petecrosta
As I tried to explain above: Add the text (e.g. in the title frame);
Select it and set it as footer by Inspector (F8);
Adjusting the offset...
Click on the copyright in my example (Test3) and press Ctrl+R to see where it is anchored.
In reply to As I tried to explain above:… by Shoichi
WORKS LIKE A CHARM, SHOICHI!!!!!! I would love in a future version to have the controls in the footer that would allow what I'm seeking to happen, but until such time, BAM!!! Thank you!!!!
Pete
In reply to WORKS LIKE A CHARM, SHOICHI!… by petecrosta
My two cents ;-)
Buona musica!