>Has the mirror tool ever not misbehaved? It seems that it is the >least-discussed tool in Finale because nobody can get it to work >very well.
i use it regularly :-) and it works fine for what i use it for. for example, 14-12-10-8-6 individually notated strings in the piece i am working on. usually there are only slight differences across the voices in the rhythm, microtonal inflections or pitches. then suddenly a tutti for 2 measures, where i set up only the 1st vln I and mirror downwards. if any changes are needed to the articulations, stem/beam length or positioning etc., i edit once and the changes are reflected in the other voices. kind of like linked parts inside the SC. however, now that expressions are no longer note-attached, you have to update all voices to change a dynamic or technique text (ditto smart shapes). if you know the quirks it has it can still be a useful tool: copy smart shapes and expressions first, then mirror. the other way around and the mirror erases the smart shapes and expressions. which is, of course, very dumb. -- the tool it has also helped me get around anothger problem in finale, that note-attached smart shapes ending on a stemless note (e.g. end of gliss) are not copied in a mass paste (support has it documented). i set up the 1st example *perfectly* (the key to successful use of the mirror tool) and mirror down, convert mirrors and transpose as needed. this is much faster than copying with the stems and removing stems manually afterwards in all voices _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
