Actually, I did eventually come to the conclusion that making each system a single measure would save me a lot of hassle in the long run. But I forgot about the split/merge plugins -- thanks for the reminder.
no! make each smallest unit a separate unit, you will have much more freedom in layout later and in the parts. set the spacing at the start of the measure (measure tool) to -25; do NOT space the parts when extracting, do the metered parts manually after extraction, so the placement of everything stays in place in the non-metered bits.
if you insist on one measure / system, make sure the score and parts are the same format and percentage reduction so you can use the same layout for the non-metered measures.
2) What's the best way to deal with a score that combines sections with barlines (where you *do* want the barlines to affect music spacing) and sections without?
use your normal settings for music spacing and time sig spacing for the non-metered sections; use hidden tuplets and time sigs for precise placement in the measure to correspond to the look (proportions of spacing) in the MS.
i.e. do not select the whole score when doing music spacing. -- shirling & neueweise ... new music publishers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :.../ http://newmusicnotation.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
