At 1:28 PM -0400 9/27/02, Darcy James Argue wrote: >On 9/27/02 8:42 AM or thereabouts, Christopher BJ Smith ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> intoned: > >> Hmm, I usually accomplish the same thing by hiding Layer 2 entries >> using "O" and attaching the chord symbols to the hidden Layer 2 >> entries. > >Ah. This doesn't work for Layer 1 -- pressing "O" to hide the entries also >hides anything attached to them, including chord symbols.
That's strange! I never noticed that before, although I must say I never tried it. Well, I for one am glad that my Layer 2 chord symbols still show up... > > That way I don't mess up my displayed notation because it's >> using layer options from some other layer. I suppose if you reserved >> Layer 4 for chord symbols and hid them using Blank Notation for layer >> 4, this would be more consistent. > >In fact I use the opposite! I usually move the *music* to Layer 4 (which I >have set up to never adjust for notes in other layers) and put the chords in >Layer 1, then apply blank notation. I'm starting to come over to your way of thinking - if I change ALL the regular notation to Layer 4, then I don't have to do it more than once. Then I can put in bars and bars of quarter rests in Layer 1 by holding down the 5 key, convert it to blank notation in one fell swoop, and type my chords in merrily without worrying about switching layers. Neat. > > But it is an enormous pain when >> entering chords to have to switch layers for ONE measure, then switch >> back, only to have to do it again a measure later... > >Exactly. Chords frequently need to be manually adjusted, especially when >spacing is tight (and when you have 4 chords in a measure that otherwise >only has a whole note in it, spacing will be tight). Hmm. For similarly tight passages I re-set music spacing to avoid collisions with chords, then respace only that measure. Man, I would like to have this option readily available, rather than buried inside menus... _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
