1st ending

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Roodkop
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Post by Roodkop » Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:02 pm

I would like a more flexibile 1st ending line. Drag and pull over one page, two pages, three pages, and more... :)))


Warren Barnett
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Post by Warren Barnett » Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:05 pm

Just switch to scroll view and drag it as far as you want, then back to page view to see the result.

Warren

Roodkop
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Post by Roodkop » Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:51 am

Yes, I tried this solution, but when I change the to Page view, the line is jump back to enge of page. :((

look the "Another problem is" topic

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Roodkop

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Post by Warren Barnett » Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:56 am

I hadn't realized it, but you are right. It just runs off the page to the left. I tried it in Finale 2010 and Finale 2008 with the same result.

Warren

Roodkop
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Post by Roodkop » Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:24 am

Therefore, it would be great if they could improve this bug!

Best regards,
Roodkop

Warren Barnett
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Post by Warren Barnett » Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:22 pm

I agree. probably not a "bug", just a shortcoming.

Warren

Roodkop
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Post by Roodkop » Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:57 pm

annoying shortcoming! :))))

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miker
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Post by miker » Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:37 pm

Yes and no. It really isn't general practice to extend that line over all the intervening measures.
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Peter Thomsen
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:43 pm

By default, Finale only draws the ending bracket over the ending's first measure and last measure.
And that's sufficient, actually.

However, sometimes your publisher insists on having the bracket drawn over all the measures between the ending's first and last measure.
And you have to create the layout your publisher wants.
That's the "curse" of being a professional engraver.
After all, it's the one who "pays for the music" who decides "how the music plays".



As a workaround you can use the Smart Shape Tool's sub-tool Custom Line Tool to draw a horizontal line (in Scroll View!).

The horizontal line will automatically adjust itself across system breaks and page breaks.

You can find out what line thickness the horizontal line should have, by looking in Document Options - Repeats.

To make the line perfectly horizontal, hold down Shift when you double-click and drag.
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