Finale Forum

Finale 2014.5
Mac

Hello,
I cannot seem to regain a "normal" setting for slurs. Can someone recommend settings for the Smart Slur Options? This would be for Thickness, horizontal and vertical, and also the tip thickness. The other settings I have left alone. I can keep playing around with settings, but I seem to be getting further away from just plain old normal slurs.
Thanks,
Glenn Hardy

The Finale default settings would be in the Finale default file, assuming that you haven't modified it.

These are my personal settings:

Smart Shapes>Slur Contour>Short Span>Height: .7 spaces, Inset 30%
Smart Shapes>Slur Contour>Medium Span> Height: 1.7 spaces, Inset 25%
Smart Shapes>Slur Contour>Long Span> Height: 3 spaces, Inset 20%
Smart Shapes>Slur Contour>Extra Long Span> Height: 3.25 spaces, Inset 18%
Smart Shapes>Smart Shape Placement>Slur> (in spaces)
1 Start Point H: 0 V: 0.5 End Point H: 0 V: 0.5
2 Start Point H: 0 V: -0.5 End Point H: 0 V: -0.5
3 Start Point H: 0.5 V: -.5 End Point H: -.5 V: -.5
4 Start Point H: 0.5 V: -.5 End Point H: -.5 V: -.5
5 Start Point H: 0.5 V: .5 End Point H: -0.5 V: .5
6 Start Point H: .5 V: -.5
7 Start Point H: .5 V: -.5
8 Start Point H: .5 V: .5
9 Start Point H: 0 V: 0.5 End Point H: 0 V: 0.5
10 Start Point H: 0 V: - 0.5 End Point H: 0 V: -0.5
11 Start Point H: 0 V: -.166 End Point H: -.75 V: -.125
12 Start Point H: 0 V: .208 End Point H: -.5 V: -2
13 Start Point H: 0 V: -.208 End Point H: -.125 V: 2

Smart Shapes>Smart Slur Options>Maximum Slur Angle in Degrees: 90
Smart Shapes>Smart Slur Options>Slur Symmetry: 20%
Smart Shapes>Smart Slur Options>Avoid Accidentals: yes, Space Around Accidentals: .2 space
Smart Shapes>Smart Slur Options>Space Around objects: .7 space
Smart Shapes>Smart Slur Options>Maximum Lift: .75 space
Smart Shapes>Smart Slur Options>Slur Tip: .07 space
Smart Shapes>Smart Slur Options>Tips Avoid Staff Lines: no

Thank you so much! I will check these out.

Additionally, there are "Reset" buttons in the slur dialog windows. I assume clicking these returns you to the default settings.

N.

OOPS...you are correct! Thanks!