David, Finale is avoiding the collision between that last expression and the entry. The dynamics in Finale 2004 are set to "Below Staff Baseline or Entry" vertical positioning in the expression definition dialog.
Here's how "Above/Below Staff Baseline or Entry" works. Finale calculates the distance from the expression to the baseline and determines if there is going to be a collision. If there is, it will use the offset from the entry instead. Positioning settings for expressions are found in the definition of the expression itself. This is a huge paradigm shift in Finale 2004. Before, Finale stored all positioning information in the assignment of the expression. When I use the new expression alignments in real work for my clients, I don't have to drag expressions near as often. (Extracting parts is a BREEZE now. I maybe drag 1 expression out of 20 instead of nearly all of them) So, yes, you'd have to adjust positioning settings for each expression. Send in the feature request to change stettings for many expressions at once. Allen [one of the] Codapolitan[s] in Residence www.finalemusic.com -----Original Message----- From: David H. Bailey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 5:35 AM To: Finale; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Finale] Expression alignment Finale2004: It was with great anticipation I looked at the new expression tool changes, especially when those alignment triangles appear at the left of the screen, indicating that it will be possible to align the expressions with each other. However, on my first experiment, with only one measure, it is clear this isn't much better than the old system. I had entered 4 quarter notes, 3 of which were 2-note chords A/D, A/D, C/E (lower/higher). The fourth beat is a 2-note chord B/G, which makes Finale extend the stem down to offset the high G. I used expression metatool 4, and no matter where I had the cursor on the first three chords, the expressions all aligned themselves properly below the staff. When I used metatool 4 to place the same expression under beat 4, the expression was out of line with the other three, so I still had to drag it by hand, to have it visually in line with the other 3 expressions. I thought this change was to give us perfectly aligned expressions no matter what. I can see no options for expressions, either in the Expression menu or in the Document Options, so I can't see any way to change this behavior. What am I doing wrong? Or did I misunderstand this feature? -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
