Spacing
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- N Grossingink
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One way:
Use Special Tools > Accidental Mover to move the flat on the A so that it's even with the flat on the E. Respace the measure.
You're going to have to reset the flat on the A to its normal position. I'd leave this until you're completely done because this trick is not spacing-proof. Turn off Automatic Music Spacing, select Accidental Mover, select the handle and press delete (backspace).
Use Special Tools > Accidental Mover to move the flat on the A so that it's even with the flat on the E. Respace the measure.
You're going to have to reset the flat on the A to its normal position. I'd leave this until you're completely done because this trick is not spacing-proof. Turn off Automatic Music Spacing, select Accidental Mover, select the handle and press delete (backspace).
N. Grossingink
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Educational Band, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble a specialty
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFF5OeJDeLFGHMRyXrubFqZWXBubErw4/view?usp=share_link
Mac Mini 2014 2.6 Ghz, 8Gb RAM
OSX 10.15.7
Finale 2012c, 25.5, 26.3, 27.3
- miker
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It might be something as simple as applying music spacing, followed by update layout.
EDIT: Nope. Definitely a flaw on Finale's part. Even with just two measures on a line, it crowds. I tried moving with the beat chart, but that did not survive respacing measures with Music Spacing > Incorporate.
This is not the first time I've experienced spacing and collision errors between layers, regardless of settings.
The full 64-bit rewrite better be mighty good...
EDIT: Nope. Definitely a flaw on Finale's part. Even with just two measures on a line, it crowds. I tried moving with the beat chart, but that did not survive respacing measures with Music Spacing > Incorporate.
This is not the first time I've experienced spacing and collision errors between layers, regardless of settings.
The full 64-bit rewrite better be mighty good...
Finale 27 | SmartScorePro 64
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- ebiggs1
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Could be too many measures in too small space. You will reach a point where there just isn't enough room for all the info required.
Finale 27.4.1 - Perfect Layout Silver - Note Performer 4.4 - SmartScore Pro 64 - Windows 11
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- zuill
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One trick I've used is to attach an articulation to the note that uses a blank character (so it doesn't show). I then move it over to the left. It might take a bit of experimenting. For this to work, Articulations must be selected as an item to affect spacing in Spacing Options.
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Thanks N Grossingink for your very elegant solution! I will definitely try that when the issue pops up next time. Waiting for MM to do something about it of course...
Finale 26.3, 27.4.1
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By the way, here's a discussion about this and related issues:
https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ ... g-problems
https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ ... g-problems
Finale 26.3, 27.4.1
Windows 10
Windows 10