d. collins writes: > Johannes Gebauer wrote (in his tutorial): > > >In your default file, set the Top System Margin to 0. Make up for this > >change by adding an appropriate amount to the Bottom System Margin. The > >reason for this is that the two are dealt with differently in relation to > >the system reduction. The top margin is a fixed value, while the bottom > >margin depends on the system precentage. > > Perhaps this is a stupid question, but why not set both the top and the > bottom system margins to 0, and add a little more space to the distance > between staves? This is what I have always done, and I don't see the > disadvantage of proceeding this way. Perhaps you could explain?
Yes, that would work nicely, at least when the bottom staff of the system is a 5-line staff without staff reduction. What's important here is to not use the top system margin at all, unless you're willing to accept that it is in fact a _page_ element connected to systems... Best regards, Jari Williamsson ICQ #: 78036563 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
