This is the main reason I cannot use the linked parts feature except
for very simple music. The ability to adjust hairpins and smart
lines is essential for me. I've tried to understand why MM didn't
change smart shapes so that they could be horizontally unlinked.
But... how do measure-attached expressions work? A smart shape has
two horizontal points, but is it that difficult to adjust the way the
program works to accommodate this? I must not completely understand
the problem.
Rich
On Dec 17, 2006, at 4:58 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote:
Ah, then see my other email. Measure-attached smart shapes are
defined by where they attach horizontally in the measure. If you
change that, by elongating the shape or moving it horizontally, you
are not just changing a positioning option, but rather changing the
fundamental definition of the shape. It would be like having one
note-attached expression which you want attached to different notes
in score and parts -- it goes against the base definition.
This may not be the most satisfactory implementation, but I think
there is real logic behind it in terms of the way the program works.
(I also do well understand why it's desirable from an engraving
point of view to have hairpins, for example, with different lengths
in score and parts.)
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