On Mon Sep 26, at MondaySep 26 7:14 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: > > On Mon Sep 26, at MondaySep 26 2:44 AM, Mark D Lew wrote: > >> On Sep 25, 2011, at 9:12 PM, Ryan wrote: >> >>> Adjusting the rolled chord articulation symbol is a big time sink for me. I >>> can't seem to figure out how to automatically set the symbol to the length >>> that I want so that the symbol appears correctly (to my eyes) when I use the >>> articulation metatool. >>> Is there a way to adjust the setting for this articulation so that it does >>> what I want without additional manual tweaking? >> >> We discussed this at length on ths list many years ago. Google turned up >> this post <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07619.html>, >> but I can't figure out how to navigate to the longer one that preceded it. >> >> The basic idea is that you need to define the articulation as centered in >> order to lock in the horizontal position, and you need to set positioning >> offsets to put it where you want it. Then, when applying the metatool you >> need to do a drag over the note rather than a single click, so that it falls >> into default position rather than exactly where you clicked. Also, if your >> arpeggio scheme is like mine, you'll need two different articulations, >> depending on whether it's an odd or even interval starting on a line or >> space. >> >> You'll still have to nudge one end of the marking vertically, because the >> default is always too long wherever it lands, and in cases of accidentals or >> displaced noteheads you'll have to nudge horizontally as well. So it's >> still a little tedious, but it gives consistent results and is way better >> than eyeballing each one case by case. >> >> mdl > > Clicking the bottom note of the chord should give you the right length. > Experimenting a bit will give you the optimum place to click, and the lower > handle is selected upon entry, so the down-arrow or up-arrow to nudge the > length is already enabled if you don't click anywhere else immediately. > > It's the horizontal positioning that needs tweaking, as Mark said, especially > if you have one or more accidentals. > > Christopher
Sorry, I misspoke! It's the UPPER handle that stays selected after entry, so you can nudge it left or right immediately using the left-right arrows. Using the metatool R and clicking the bottom note (or a little lower, I find) makes it the right length upon entry, so I rarely have to adjust length, unless it is occurring over two staves. Christopher _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
