On 11 Dec 2010 at 20:32, dc wrote: > This is Finale's default spacing, which doesn't look good, because the > 3 notes in the right hand are all on the first beat: > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15830163/default.jpg > > How could it be improved? What about placing the C and E before the > dotted note? > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15830163/dot.jpg > > Another possibility would be to put them on the lower staff.
I'd likely move the half-note third closer to the beat, then adjust the positioning of the dot on the half note to be somewhere non- standard. I gave some thought to renotating the value of the dotted half note to eliminate the dot (e.g., replacing it with a half tied to a quarter), but think that causes more problems than it solves. I'd see if I could find some Breitkopft & Härtel models from the late 19th century (e.g., any of the Gesamtausgabend, such as Mozart, etc.) and see how they did it. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
