I've been of the opinion that chords should be given their own "staff" (zero lines?) and not be attached as if they were articuations to another staff. They have their own rhythmic pattern, often independent of the other staves, and they quite often (in what I do) are played/read by separate instrumentalists (e.g., rhythm guitarists). From a music spacing point of view, it would also be easier if the chord line were treated as a staff line, although the method Finale currently offers is not that bad at all.
We can see in the Instrument Window that chords already have a dedicated layer. It has playback properties but the visible properties currently seem to be limited to showing chords/fretboards and the temporary display of the baseline hierarchy. Following on all this brainstorming, what if during chord entry, it grew a baseline pre-notched according to the meter of the measure and had the capability Chris described--special key/click combo for a sub-division. While we might lose the ability to advance on a per note basis (type into score), the tradeoff would be a more practical metric advancement.
Philip Aker http://www.aker.ca
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