If there's a good reason to want to do it with actual barlines, it can be achieved but not by using the ossia tool. Create a new (normal) staff. Enter the notes in the relevant bar. Create a staff group incorporating this new staff and the staff to which it refers, with 'draw barline = through staves' and dashed barline selected. Hide all the other bars in the new staff (select them with staff tool, press H). Select all the other bars in the original staff, and change measure attributes to show normal barlines, checking 'override group barlines'. That's the least convoluted way I can see to do it, anyway (I've never used ossias to any great extent, actually)
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dhbailey > Sent: 06 June 2006 20:51 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Finale] Ossia question : how to create a dashed > line to connectto a measure underneath > > > Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > > I am trying to create an ossia measure that give's an alternative > > reading of a manuscript. > > I have that part down pat. The ossia measure is above the > measure where > > it needs to be. > > It looks fine, but the ossia is just out there floating > above the measure. > > And I've seen a score where there are dashed lines that > extend down from > > the ossia on both ends, down to the measure > > to "connect" it visusally. > > > > It was suggested to that I create a bar group to connect an ossia > > measure to the measure underneath it. > > One issue I have is I can't find the staff number for the > ossia, I'm not > > even sure it has one. > > > > Any help from the list is greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank you so much, > > > > Why mess with barlines -- the SmartShapes tool already has a > dotted line > -- use that. > > -- > 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
