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Update script.svelte for much simpler installation #28

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<Note>
Before installing a Lua script, make sure you've
<a sveltekit:prefetch href="/help/install" class="link">
installed either RGP Lua or JW Lua.
installed RGP Lua.
</a>
</Note>
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<div class="prose !text-gray-700">
<ol>
<li>
<strong>Find the script you want and click "download"</strong>
<strong>Make a Lua Scripts folder</strong>
<br />
This will download a
<code>.lua</code>
file. You can search for and find scripts on the
<a sveltekit:prefetch href="/scripts">scripts</a> page of this site.
The simplest way to use RGP Lua is to create a "<b>Lua Scripts</b>" folder somewhere useful on your computer, like inside the <b>Documents</b> folder as
"<b>Lua Scripts</b>". You then tell <b>RGP Lua</b> to access that folder and Finale will automatically add every Lua script in the folder to the RGP Lua menu.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Save the downloaded script</strong>
<strong>Download new scripts</strong>
<br />
You can save it anywhere on your computer, though make sure you can keep it there permenantly.
Two common places to save these are in the same folder you installed the plugin,
or in a cloud-synced folder (like for Dropbox or Google Drive).
Search for <code>.lua</code> scripts
<a sveltekit:prefetch href="/scripts">on this site</a>
and click "<b>Download</b>" for each.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Open Finale and open a document</strong>
<strong>Save them</strong>
<br />
On Mac, the plug-in menu does not appear unlesss a document is opened.
After downloading move them all to the <b>Lua Scripts</b> folder you created above.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Open the plugin</strong>
<strong>Open Finale</strong>
<br />
For RGP Lua, go to
<code>Plug-ins > Lua > RGP Lua…</code>. For JW Lua, to to
<code>Plug-ins > Lua > JW Lua…</code>. (Assuming that when you installed
RGP/JW Lua, you used a folder called <code>Lua</code>.)
On Mac open a document to make the RGP Lua plug-in appear.
</li>
<li>
<strong>For RGP Lua</strong>
<strong>Open the plugin</strong>
<br />
Click the <code>Add</code> button and then the <code>Select File…</code>
button to add an individual Lua script.
In Finale go to <code>Plug-ins > Lua > RGP Lua...</code>
</li>
<li>
<strong>For JW Lua</strong>
<strong>Click the "Add..." button</strong>
<br />
Go to the manager tab and click on the <code>[menu]</code> plug-in group.
Then click "open" next to the Plug-in Groups section. Note that there are
two "open" buttons. You want to click the bottom one.
The "<b>Add Item</b>" window opens.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Find the saved <code>.lua</code> and select it</strong>
<strong>Click the "Select Folder..." button</strong>
<br />
For RGP Lua, click "open" and then "OK". For JW Lua, click "open".
You should now see the file listed in the plug-in window.
Locate your <b>Lua Scripts</b> folder and click <b>Open</b>.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Close the plugin</strong>. You may also get a warning that the changes will
not be reflected until you restart Finale; you can close this warning.
<strong>Click OK and click OK again to close the plugin</strong>
<br />
A warning will pop up that the changes will not take effect
until Finale restarts. Click <b>OK</b>.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Restart Finale and view the new script under Plug-ins > Lua</strong>
<strong>Restart Finale</strong>
<br />
You can now run this script!
After Finale restarts all of the Lua scripts in your
<b>Lua Scripts</b> folder can now be accessed at
<code>Plug-ins > RGP Lua ></code><br />
New scripts added to your <b>Lua Scripts</b> folder will
appear in the <code>Plug-ins > Lua > </code> menu the next time that
Finale starts.
</li>

</ol>
</div>
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