is there a way to indicate a GP on all parts, other than going to each one and entering it manually
I’m afraid not (yet), but I agree it would be a welcome addition
Enter it using System Text, Shift-Alt-X. You may need to do some manual repositioning in the parts to get it properly centered, though.
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Usually I take a fermata which I don’t intend to use (like one of the special Henze ones) and in Edit Music Symbols I change it to the G.P. text. This places it as a global staff object like a fermata, and not only at system object positions (which some may prefer — if one wants that I think System Text is your way to go.)
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That is positively brilliant and perfect!!. Thanks!
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Because as of this writing, there doesn’t yet appear to be a native General Pause notation solution, I followed up on your suggestion and repurposed the long Henze fermata as a G.P. Then I created a simple script that:
* Inserts a G.P. (created on the Long Henze fermata)
* Suppresses playback
* Positions the G.P. a little bit above the staves
* Returns to Write Mode
* Closes the property window
So that someone, if interested, can reproduce exactly what I did, first, here is what my repurposed long Henze fermata looks like:
Next, here is the text for the .lua script that suppresses playback and positions the G.P. the way I like it. Just copy this, paste it into a plain text editor and save as [whatever_name_you_like].lua The script seems to work very well, but if someone can improve its reliability or speed, please post an update.
local app=DoApp.DoApp()
app:doCommand([[UI.InvokePaletteButton?PaletteIndicatorID=kHoldsPausesFermataLongHenze&PaletteSectionID=kHoldsPausesFermatasPanel&PropertyButton=false&SetOldValue=false&Set=true&UseLocalOverride=0]])
app:doCommand([[Window.ShowBottomPanel?Set=true]])
app:doCommand([[View.ZoomScoreLayoutView?ScoreLayoutViewID=0&ZoomLevelType=kPercent&ZoomPercent=100]])
app:doCommand([[UI.InvokePropertyChangeValue?Type=kEventMuted&Value=string: “kAlways”]])
app:doCommand([[Window.SwitchMode?WindowMode=kEngraveMode]])
app:doCommand([[View.ZoomScoreLayoutView?ScoreLayoutViewID=0&ZoomLevelType=kPercent&ZoomPercent=100]])
app:doCommand([[View.CentreSelection?Force=0]])
app:doCommand([[UI.InvokePropertyChangeValue?Type=kPauseDX&Value=string: “0”]])
app:doCommand([[UI.InvokePropertyChangeValue?Type=kPauseDY&Value=string: “0”]])
app:doCommand([[UI.InvokePropertyChangeValue?Type=kPauseDX&Value=string: “0”]])
app:doCommand([[UI.InvokePropertyChangeValue?Type=kPauseDY&Value=string: “3/5”]])
app:doCommand([[File.AutoSave]])
app:doCommand([[Window.SwitchMode?WindowMode=kWriteMode]])
app:doCommand([[Window.ShowBottomPanel?Set=false]])
For Dan Kreider’s unfortunately short-lived scorico site I provided this solution:
notenlektorat@scorico - General Pause Suite.zip (226.6 KB)
It has a slightly different approach (with a custom line), and also comes with a helpful ready-to use script for quick application.
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