Hi Jef, This is pretty much what I did, except I used the "Force Hide Staff (Collapse) - In Score Only" option, which allows me to skip a couple of steps (i.e., "set the next lower staff to 0 EVPU distance" and "clear the staff style from current part only").
Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 29 Aug 2012, at 8:36 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > >> The only problem will be the linked parts, so this is a case where >> for at least that instrument where you need to correct the part to >> show all the notes on a single staff you'll most likely have to >> extract that part and correct it in the extracted part file. > > i have not tried this, but i think it should work: keep everything in > the original staff and copy music to the alt_staff as needed > > in the original staff: > - apply a staff style that hides everything > - unlink + hide any measure-attached smart shapes in the SC system > you need to hide > - set the next lower staff to 0 EVPU distance from it > > in the PT (linked), ctrl-click the staff style bar and, using the > context menu, clear the staff style from the "current PT only" > > you could even use a mirror for the alt_staff (or vice-versa) which > will reflect simple revisions at least (expressions and smart shapes > will have to be copied first, and updated if the mirror source is > edited) > > you then don't need the alt_staff at all for the PT and linked parts > still work for the original staff > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
