What I do miss with smart shapes in some instances is the ability to use
staff lists.  On tempo-related items, which I don't put on every line in an
orchestral score, any use of a smart shape requires me to choose between a
lack of continuity of style in the score and (I'm using 2006, so no linked
score and parts) adding items to parts, or a separate parts file, later.

Don


On 6/20/08 3:01 PM, "Christopher Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> The Smart Shape beginning with 8va is so useful in so many different
> ways that I would never resort to the old manual way, unless I was
> forced. In the manual method, the distance between the text and the
> line will never stay constant, as both are attached to beats, so if
> the measure changes size you will always have to nudge both items.
> The newer Smart Shape will always keep a constant alignment, no
> matter what happens to the measure.

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