On Sep 6, 2004, at 11:37 AM, Michael Withers wrote:
Dear list experts,
I'd be very grateful if anyone can find the time to take a quick look at
this spacing example:
http://www.michaelwithers.f2s.com/SpacingTest.gif
I guess we're all fairly used to some of Finale's quirks in spacing
accidentals in layers, but I'm at a loss to know what is causing the two
problems in this example.
In bar 4, the Layer 2 Bb is touching the second note in Layer 1. I would
have expected the spacing algorithm to add some space there.
This just looks like the system is a bit too cramped. Opening up the measure width should help. Or failing that, apply my solution below to that measure and see if it helps, as this DOES involve dotted notes between layers with more than one note per layer. OTher than that, I'm at a loss.
The Layer 2 spacing in bar 5 is simply dreadful, and I cannot see what is causing it. The file was clean, and there are no extra layers or hidden layers.
I can help with this one. The algorithm for avoiding collisions between layers in Fin2003 is faulty when you have more than one note per layer, especially involving dotted notes and note with accidentals (I think this bug has been corrected in later versions.) The workaround is as follows:
Remove extra notes in the problem chord, so that the interval of a second occurs with only ONE note in each layer (in your case, remove the Eb from the downbeat.)
Space the measure. The second (with the dotted note and/or accidentals) should be properly spaced.
Turn off Auto-Space.
Go back to the measure in question, and add in the missing note. Do not respace this measure again.
Is this just my system or can anyone else replicate it? (I've tried it
on two PCs and it's exactly the same on each). If it's a genuine spacing
problem in Finale, can anyone suggest a workaround that will provide a
satisfactory spacing without the need to hand-tweak every occurrence?
Very grateful for any help.
Thanks
Michael Withers
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