Appending measures before a time signature change?
Currently, there is no way to append measures before a time signature change. The "insert" command puts the measures before the one selected. However, if the next measure belongs to a new time signature the new measure will also belong to that time signature. To get around this, I have to select the last measure of the first time signature, select insert and then move the contents of that measure over left to free it up. How adding an additional an additional "insert" command so that there is an "insert before" and "insert after" option?
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Good idea! Insert after would also be useful for horizontal frames, btw, especially if it was smart enough to "steal" a system break that had been applied to the measure you are inserting after.
In reply to Good idea! Insert after… by Marc Sabatella
To avoid crowding the "Add" drop-down menu. The option for before or after could be added as two radio buttons in the Insert Measures dialogue box.
Not sure, maybe it would take a drastically change in the code - but does it need a additional command? I remember on a similar discussion some years ago about appending measures. However (and in my understanding) I could still imagine a redefinition of "append", that append a measure would also take effect after the selected measure ("append to this measure"), so that's no matter if the measure is inside the score or at the end of the score.
In reply to Not sure, maybe it would… by kuwitt
This is a good idea. The default could be that if no measure is selected, append measure(s) would append to the end of the score. If a measure is selected then the append command would append after that measure.
In reply to This is a good idea. The… by Sambaji
Excellent idea once I get used to the new results.
In reply to Not sure, maybe it would… by kuwitt
Indeed, would probably take some getting used to but could be a fine idea.
In reply to Not sure, maybe it would… by kuwitt
I've made an official request. #288424: Feature Request: Expand "Append measures" to insert measures after selected measure(s)
In reply to I've made an official… by Sambaji
See also #290995: Revise append/insert measures UX in the measure context menu
In reply to I've made an official… by Sambaji
See #244381: Add options for "Append to current measure" and "Insert at beginning of score", for measures and frames, which your's is a duplicate of
Until this is implemented, there is another workaround which may be easier than the one you mention.
Now the inserted measures will be in the correct time signature. The number of inserted measures may be incorrect at this point, but you can always delete some or insert more.
In reply to Until this is implemented,… by mattmcclinch
Good idea. Thanks for sharing.