Hmm, I dunno about length, but the actual position isn't linked. It sorta makes sense, as in theory, the crescendo would say take 2 bars, then in the score, you'd have it two bars, and in the part, the same thing but perhaps placed a little closer or further away........
On Nov 24, 2010, at 11:25 AM, David Froom wrote: > Dear collective wisdom, > > Is it really true that smart shape horizontal adjustment in the parts (to > shorten a hairpin, for example) MUST always be linked to the score? That is, > a hairpin crescendo under a half note in the part (which is fairly short) > MUST be the same length as that same hairpin in the score (where that half > note could be holding against 16th notes in another part, and would, > therefore, need to be much longer)? > > I can't believe this is by design. Is it programming laziness? Or some > quirk of the program that is impossible to get around? > > I know that I can get around it by having a score file and a parts file -- > and by adjusting nearly every hairpin in the parts. If this is a "feature" > of Finale, it is both stupid and sad. > > David Froom > FinMac 2011 > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale NOT Sent from my iSomething _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
