Feature Request – Measure Numbers

I would like to be able to choose what number to give to the first measure in a project. Some of my projects are quite long and I find it much easier to break the composition into separate short projects and stitch them together later. Doing so makes dealing with measure numbers quite cumbersome because only the measure numbers in the first section match the numbers in the score, but only If I haven’t added an extra measure in front to take care of MIDI messages needed before the first note. In that case I would like to be able to start with measure 0. As another example, if I am working on the third section of my music and it begins with measure 73, I would like the project in Sonar to start with measure 73, or even 72 if I need a pickup.
 
As it is now, I have to go through well over 100 pages of score and pencil in measure numbers to help keep things straight.
 
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Robin Donald Graham