Several years ago, when Randy Stokes was still a regular contributor to this list, he floated the idea of fixed-width lines. I've wanted this for years for exactly the same reasons Andrew does. At the time the idea was roundly derided as a waste of time by almost all other list members.
Oh well: what goes around comes around. > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Stiller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2003 09:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 'finale list' > Subject: [Finale] feature request > > I realize that this is an awkward time in Finale's development cycle > to be making a feature request, but I need to do this while it is on > my mind. > > In a recent exchange on the Finale online mailing list, the issue of > small staff sizes (for pocket scores, large orchestras, etc.) came > up. One thing that became clear in the course of that discussion is > that traditional engravers could use a wide range of staff sizes > within a single score because the width of the lines employed remains > constant. It would be nice therefore if Finale included a feature > allowing for constant line widths (including not only staff lines but > note stems, hairpins, barlines, etc.) regardless of staff, system, or > page reduction. Dots (augmentation, staccato, repeat) should probably > also be held constant under these circumstances. > > I am cc-ing this request to the Finale list in the hopes that other > members of the list will second my appeal. > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
