At 6:23 PM 09/19/03, Richard Huggins wrote: >Lyrics on an 80% page with 100% systems would be 80% of 12 points (for >example), right? (In other words, the 100% system setting does not stop the >lyrics from being reduced by the page reduction. Or am I wrong?) Return the >page to 100% they go to full 12 point but reduce the system to 75% and they >reduce along with it, thus ending up smaller than they were under 80% page >reduction. Right? Those of you that use system reduction, did you compensate >for this and what size if so.
I use page reduction, but I now typically use a fixed size for my lyrics. Thus, they don't reduce at all. I assume you can use a fixed size lyrics with system reduction, too. The reason I switched to fixed size lyrics was not because of page reduction at all, but because I sometimes need to attach lyrics to a cadenza with reduced notes. Reducing the notes reduces the lyric as well, which is an undesired result. Switching to fixed size lyrics made that problem go away, but it created a new problem. Before I switched, my lyric size for my main template was 14pt reduced 75% for an effective size of 10.5 pt on the page. When I switched to fixed size, I was dismayed to learn that fractional type sizes are not an option. I tried 10pt (which is what I mostly use now) and I tried 11pt, but I really did like 10.5 pt better than either of them, and I wish it were available. As for the general question of page reduction vs system reduction, my understanding is that the main advantage of the latter is for files when you want a different % reduction for different pages. Since I never do that, there's no advantage in it for me. mdl _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
