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Post by nostoppin on Sept 15, 2016 10:48:27 GMT -5
I've been perusing the manual for LW6 and can't seem to find reference to this. I end up re-creating user field names. How do I keep them ?
thanks,
Tim Olson
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Post by johnmcsoft on Sept 18, 2016 11:45:48 GMT -5
There isn't any built-in way to do it, just take a blank show file and set the column definitions and names to whatever you want, then save the show file with a name like "My LW Template.lw6".
If you're on a Mac, you can right-click (ctrl+click) the template file and choose "Get Info", then check-mark the "Stationery pad" option. With that set, double-clicking the file automatically creates a brand-new file that's a copy of the original. This works on any kind of document, not just Lightwright files.
On Windows, the only thing that can help is to make the template file read-only, so you can't overwrite it.
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Post by litedoctor on Sept 19, 2016 16:58:39 GMT -5
The real shame is that doesn't work when you are receiving the LW file from the Designer to begin your layout. I end up rebuilding my fields every time because I'm never the person who originates the file.
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Post by nik on Dec 1, 2016 10:32:22 GMT -5
You can always try merging the files, provided the designer didn't populate the User Fields you've renamed.
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Post by shrunkenned on Dec 1, 2016 12:40:22 GMT -5
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Post by nik on Dec 4, 2016 15:02:19 GMT -5
It's not about opening a new file from scratch. It's modifying a file that you have received from another user so that your custom user fields appear.
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Post by soundofsparks on Jun 7, 2017 20:19:27 GMT -5
I definitely recommend having a template file and then merging in your designer's data. If the designer uses the same custom columns you can always move the data to an empty one.
I keep a template file for each venue I regularly ME in. That lets me be very detailed about the venue equipment, positions, etc and not have to do that set up every show.
I'm currently redoing mine for LW6 so that I can take advantage of the new features.
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