Dorothy Ker wrote: > I employ the breve > as 'a duration lasting a whole breath' so for obvious reasons > subdividing it won't do. Presumably I can create [a diamond shaped breve, > with two end bars] myself but I haven't yet attempted this in Finale.
If I were to do it, I'd create the desired note as a measure attached shape expression. In the shape designer, I'd first display the staff template. Then, selecting the desired notation font and size, I'd type the character for the breve, and move it so it sits in the staff. Then, I'd adjust the reduction size of the shape to about 400 percent, and define line tool to create a line with the same width as that on the vertical bars on the double-whole note, and place the two end lines. I'd then group each of the two pairs of end bars. Then I would delete the double whole note character, and type the character for the diamond breve you want to use. I would then adjust the two grouped pairs of double bars as necessary, and group both groups, and the character together into a single character. Then I would adjust the entire group so that the origin circle is exactly in the middle. Be sure in the definition of the shape expression that you disallow adjusting the character graphically. To use the character, I would enter a regular double whole note in the score at the desired position and pitch, then I would place the measure attached expression directly on top of the note (easy to do, since it will place at the origin, which I have found to be the center of the crosshair). I would then hide the double whole note. ns _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
