Spacing systems

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fcopaja
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Post by fcopaja » Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:24 pm

Hi, since the last update to 27.4.1, I can't get the Space Systems Evenly command of the Layout tool to properly work. It keeps pushing systems to following pages, even if "Do no change the number of systems in each page is selected"
Any thoughts?

I'm still with OS Monterey in my Mac, just in case.

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Post by blueshift » Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:33 pm

I use plugins > scoring and arranging > space systems

Position top and bottom systems, then
  • check 'keep top system fixed'
  • select 'space evenly, fixed bottom system' from the dropdown
  • choose the page or pages you want to apply the change to
Keep in mind the area enclosed by the dashed sytem boundaries are part of the calculation - make sure they are the same. Sometimes I resort to minimizing the bottom one.
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Post by fcopaja » Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:31 am

Thank you, never used that plugin before...

Felipe

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motet
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Post by motet » Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:24 am

I wonder what's going on. I've never had Space Systems Evenly misbehave, though I usually only do one page at a time.

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Post by miker » Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:37 am

motet wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:24 am
I wonder what's going on. I've never had Space Systems Evenly misbehave, though I usually only do one page at a time.
If there is a secret, I’ll bet that’s it. If it’s one of the original plugins, it may have some misbehaving code.
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