IWBNI there were buttons located at the bottom of the document window in scroll view that could be used to select the previous or next staff set that has been programmed. As it is now, the previous or next staff set may be selected by using the submenu View>Select Staff Set.

When editing a score in scroll view, the score can be divided into small groups of staves or single staves where each group of staves or staff is assigned to a staff set. This improves performance because it reduces the amount of material that must be displayed when the screen is repainted and it eliminates unnecessary information that could be a distraction. Each staff set can be edited for the entire length of the score before moving on to the next staff set. For example, this approach works well for assigning and positioning articulations. This feature would simplify the task of advancing to the next staff set after all edits of a given type have been made to a given staff set.

This could be implemented by adding up and down arrow buttons to the right of the Measure text box as shown in the following figure:

The up (down) arrow button would select the previous (next) staff set. For example, if the staff sets 1, 4 and 7 have been programmed and the current staff set is number 4, then staff set 1 (7) could be selected by pressing the up (down) arrow button.

Created: June 2, 2000
Last Updated: June 2, 2000
Version: Finale 2000b