On 16 Mar 2004 at 14:10, gj.berg wrote: > David W. Fenton wrote: > > >I just upgraded an older file (I think it began life as 3.52, was > >converted to WinFin97, now into WinFin2K3), and I'm having fits with > >the spacing for any measure with blank notation in layer 1 and notes > >in layer 4 (that's how I implement ornaments, as blank notation in > >layer 1, with the printed music in layer 4, which has no playback). > > > >I've done this many times, but for whatever reason, it's taking the > >hidden notation into account in spacing. > > > >I assume that the settings I need should be in DOCUMENT OPTIONS under > > LAYERS and MUSIC SPACING, but I can't seem to get any combination > >that spaces music based on all visible layers only (in this > >particular case, I have no instances of two visible layers at a time > >in any one measure). > > > >I've gone through and space things manually in all the measures where > > this applies, but this is a *real* pain in the ass. > > > >What am I doing wrong? > > One suggestion is turn on active layer only - go to 4 then do > spacing
Except that doesn't work, unless layer 4 has the most active note values. The point is that I need to space based on the most complicated notation, whichever part it's in and whichever layer, and that's the way Finale is *supposed* to work (and always has worked before, right?), but, other than switching layers (which screws up playback), there's no way for me to do it. Well, no, I see that doesn't work, either. I just don't get it. The other thing I don't understand is that I don't have the full staff styles list. Is this something that is *template-based*? **BOGGLE** How stupid can that be? It means I'm lacking tons of useful features because the file was created under a tempo that predates the addition of the staff styles feature, I'm guessing. I suspect that this puts me on the right track as to the source of the problem -- it's something template-based that is causing the problem. Have I not already said about a bazillion times that Finale's template implementation is braindead? It may be have been adequate in the late 80s, but it is completely bollixed up for modern computing. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
