On 19-Oct-14, at 19-Oct-14 4:36 PM, Peter Taylor wrote: > On 20.10.2014 05:07, Lee Dengler wrote: >> I am engraving a piece that has a repeated section. The first ending >> is >> very long - about 4.5 systems. I have the beginning bracket for the >> first >> ending left open on the right end. I have the ending bracket only in >> the >> least measure of the first ending. It has the left end open. I >> tried to >> continue the bracket through the entire first ending. Two of the >> systems >> would only had the line with no beginning or ending. That bracket >> line - >> all by itself with no beginning or ending "hook" looks odd on those 2 >> systems. Is there some rule about this that I am not aware of? >> Thanks to >> anyone who can help. >> >> Lee Dengler > > I'm interested to hear views on this too Lee. I had exactly the same > situation earlier this year, a fairly rush job so I didn't have > time to > ponder or research it. I put in the open-ended line above the systems > and, although it does look strange as you say, I can tell you the > amateur band players had no difficulty understanding and following it, > which is what counts in the end in my book. > _______________________________________________
I don't know if there is any generally-accepted way to deal with this, but I have put a Smart Line in the staves to simulate the very long first ending. It can be hidden in the score. I know it may look funny, but it makes sense to me. I find the Finale ending extensions behave strangely and can't be easily edited when they get very long, especially if there are multimeasure rests inside the bracket. Christopher _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
