You can shift-click on the expression handle to get a dialog box that
gives a more precise placement of the expression. You can connect it
to a note, up to 4 grace notes (it appears), and also say what layer
it should appear in.
I found that this implementation is very buggy, things jump around,
and that it is very easy to lose the connection to a note if you drag
the expression. I don't even think the layer choice works. Because
things jump around you have to keep entering horizontal and vertical
displacement numbers by trial and error until you've got it right.
This poorly vetted feature is wrecking many of my parenthesized trill
notes from TGTools.
Randolph Peters
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On 10-Sep-08, at 10:35 AM, Christopher Smith wrote:
I've tried a project in 2009 to try to familiarise myself with the
new expressions.
Do I misunderstand something important, or is it very difficult to
get exact placement of dynamics and expressions like pizz.?
I noticed that the expressions are no longer tied to notes or
measures, but that is exactly how I want these expressions -
attached to notes and ready to move with them if I decide to change
spacing or register.
Also, clicking on two adjacent staves to enter a forte marking gives
wildly different placement. And if you drag-enclose while holding
down a metatool, the expression aligns itself with the LEFT-most
side of the enclosure box. That means that to get a forte aligned on
five staves simultaneously, you have to drag-enclose VERY carefully
or end up nudging afterwards.
Also, I had to enter forte and pizz. for the same entrance of the
string section. Once I had drag-enclosed all five staves to enter
the forte, I couldn't repeat the procedure for the pizz! All I
accomplished was selecting all the handles for the forte I had
previously applied.
The manual doesn't seem to address this. Has anyone worked out how
to get proper and exact placements?
Christopher
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