Yes, you're right and it's a pain. The only solution I've found is to do as you say: have a score file and a parts file. I've already said all I could about this to Makemusic, giving examples. Do complain to them as well!
Michael On 24 Nov 2010, at 20:25, 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 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
