A number of deprecated functions have been removed starting in version 6.02 of Patterson Plugins. There are RGP Lua script replacements for each in the GitHub repository for lua scripts. It is well worth downloading the whole batch of lua scripts, because there are many other useful functions there besides the deprecated functions.

If you want to select the scripts to use individually, you can ignore the instructions below. Instead go to the Finale Lua Scripts site. There you will find detailed descriptions of how to install RGP Lua and each of the available scripts.

If instead you prefer to get the scripts from Github, here are the instructions.

To use the scripts: Download and install RGP Lua for your operating system and Finale version. You may prefer to install RGP Lua by itself in a subfolder within Finale's plugin folder. Another approach is to use the free JWLuaMenu plugin to put the menu items where you wish. In this case, you may find it more convenient to put RGP Lua with other plugins such as JW plugins. In the GitHub repository select "Code" and then "Download Zip".  Place the unzipped folder anywhere you wish. Follow the instructions for setting this folder up as an Auto Folder in RGP Lua at the Finale Lua Scripts site. Restart Finale. The scripts now appear as menu options in the Plug-ins menu alongside RGP Lua.

The following functions are now Lua scripts. Before version 6.02 they were in the Patterson Plugins->Miscellaneous menu.

Add Augmentation Dots adds an augmentation dot to every note in the selected region. (Some may be omitted if the new rhythmic values of the earlier notes push the later notes out of the selected region.) You can run this function repeatedly to add more dots.

Copy Default Group Name Horizontal Position To Staff works around a specific bug in versions of Finale before 2014.5. In those versions, running any plugin on a part would cause the default horizontal staff name positioning to be trashed for the entire score. Once trashed, it stays trashed even if you open the file in a later version. This utility restores the positioning by setting it to match the horizontal positioning of default group names. Staff names with manual positioning are not affected. (This script does not work in Finale 26.2 or higher with JW Lua v0.54.)

Delete Hidden V2 Notes deletes hidden notes in Voice 2 of every layer. The primary use case for it is removing playback notes that Human Playback sometimes leaves behind. Sequences of V2 notes launch from a particular note Voice 1. If any such sequence contains a note that is not hidden or a rest (hidden or not) this utility skips the entire sequence.

Force Full Names sets the "Show Full Staff & Group Names" option in Measure Attributes for the starting measure of the system you select.

Group Copy Score To Part copies any groups in the score to the current linked part in view. It is not available in score view. When Finale creates a multistaff part, it does not add any groups to the part other than keyboard brackets. This plugin address that shortcoming. It only copies groups that are fully contained within staves of the part. Specific scenarios are replicating the groups for a chorus-piano reduction part or a multi-staff orchestral string part.

Groups Reset deletes all staff groups that start after the first bar and extends any that do start on the first bar to the end of the piece. It may be useful after using Score Merger. (Score Merger can make a mess of groups.)

Reset Abbreviated Group Name Fonts changes the first font of all abbreviated group names to match the corresponding settings in Document Options->Fonts. If the name contains font changes after the first, they are not changed.

Reset Abbreviated Staff Name Fonts changes the first font of all abbreviated staff names to match the corresponding settings in Document Options->Fonts. If the name contains font changes after the first, they are not changed. All names are searched, including those in instrument changes within a staff.

NOTE: Reset Abbreviated Staff Name Fonts may be particularly useful, because (as of Finale 26.3), neither the Setup Wizard nor the Score Manager honor the default font settings for abbreviated staff names. All abbreviated staff names appear instead with the default font settings for full names. This utility allows them to be corrected with one click.

Reset Full Group Name Fonts changes the first font of all full group names to match the corresponding settings in Document Options->Fonts. If the name contains font changes after the first, they are not changed.

Reset Full Staff Name Fonts changes the first font of all full staff names to match the corresponding settings in Document Options->Fonts. If the name contains font changes after the first, they are not changed. All names are searched, including those in instrument changes within a staff.

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions about the operation of the miscellaneous utilities, please feel free to contact me.