Stem lengths

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Lnkoop
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Post by Lnkoop » Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:22 pm

Can someone tell me how to change the stem length on the chords with the C notes. Notice how they are shorter than what they should be in both the treble and bass clefs. I know how to change them individually, but the C stems are always short and it's time consuming to always have to lengthen them. I've looked in Stem Settings and just can't find anything that changes it.
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motet
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Post by motet » Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:38 pm

Looks like the low A stems are too short, too. I don't get this with my version:
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Peter Thomsen
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Tue Jul 27, 2021 3:48 am

The culprit could be the document setting for Shortened Stem Length.
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zuill
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Post by zuill » Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:47 am

Maybe it's a v27 thing. I dare not use that version until the testing phase is over.

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Gareth Green
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Post by Gareth Green » Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:32 pm

zuill wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:47 am
Maybe it's a v27 thing. I dare not use that version until the testing phase is over.

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No issue with this particular item in V27; it is as Peter says, the shortened stem length option in Document Options > Stems. I have always preferred to make my shortened stem length the same as the normal stem length. I'm not certain of this, but I suspect the shortened stem length is rooted in old-style hymnal production, (presumably to allow more space for multiple-verse lyrics) and I have no use for it.
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Post by motet » Tue Jul 27, 2021 3:38 pm

The picture I posted above is with the defaults Peter's picture shows; not as short as the lnkoop's, but perhaps he has shortened them further or used some MM-supplied template (hymnal?). Like Gareth, I normally make the shortened stem length the same.

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