Hello there Papa,
I did post the ideas about renumbering measures, but I did not post the original question.
When I proposed renumbering measures to support sections, I was imagining a number scheme above the sequencer's internal numbering system. In other words, a layer of abstraction that supports Sections, and perhaps Parts within sections.
I too am an old-timer, and long ago when I carried music around in a folder, I learned to read charts that were divided into sections back (I won't say how long ago it was, but I will share that it was way before anyone had ever heard of MIDI!) I can still hear our band leader saying: "Now if you'll all turn to letter G in section E..."
Cost more? Of course....software publishers need new features so they can sell upgraded versions and stay in business. We all have a vested interest in keeping our software company alive so they can continue to support us, the user base. (A simple fact of life in the software business that Steinberg seems to have forgotten lately?).
Of course, this feature would have to extend into the Staff view modules for editing and printing, and be supported in the Track and piano roll views, perhaps the Event views also. I haven't looked into the Video section of Sonar yet, but I would imagine this kind of score management would be handy for those who score for films, also.
Incidently, I never looked at Cakewalk's Project software, but I assumed this kind of large score management was at least part of what Project was about. I guess not?
Anyway, thank you all for sharing your ideas. We may be on to something here?