I have no problem adjusting the ending heights because the height demands change from case to case. I don't always want them the same height above the notes. Sometimes for visual clarity I want them a bit closer to the notes and other times I want them a bit further away.
The only part of your "bug" that I would appreciate being fixed in the default is the space between the right-hook of the first ending and the left-bracket of the second ending. I like space between the two. But then there are also times I don't want the right-hook at all.
I really don't see how the endings can be made to satisfy everybody.
Arkady wrote:
Dear fellow Finale users!
Below is a Topic which I've posted at Finalemusic.com Forum
http://www.finalemusic.com/forum/?f=6&m=73792&p=1
I am eager to see your feedback on this Topic. I hope that in addition to
your replies on this List, you Register for that Forum, and post your
replies there as well. Better yet, I hope that you will Vote for this €bug€
to be fixed ASAP!, which is the top choice in the Poll at the very top of
the page.
------- Here is my Post ---------------
I've been asking the Finale developers for this "dot" since I became Finale User back in 1990!!!
I am talking about the automatic "dot" after 1. and 2., in First and Second Endings. I'd also like to see the Presets for 1. & 3. - 2. & 4. Endings.
I'd also like the Top Bracket to Automatically Adjust it's height, in order
to avoid collision with notes, or and chord symbols etc., and that the 2nd
Ending Horizontal Bracket would adjust itself accordingly, i.e. the Height
of the Horizontal Bracket gets adjusted and matched by the Height of the
Horizontal Bracket in the other ending, thus creating a pair of First and
Second Endings with evenly matching height, which would be independent vs.
the height of another pair of First and Second Endings, if they exist in the
rest of the file.
There is also another bug that hasn't been fixed since 1990. I am talking about 1st and 2nd Endings Vertical Brackets. The Left Vertical Bracket in 2nd Ending overlaps with the Right Vertical Bracket in the 1st Ending. This is hardly noticeable on the screen at 100%, but it is noticeable in the print out. This overlap can be easily seen at 200% or bigger.
I usually zoom in at the part where those Vertical Brackets overlap, then I
select the handle for the Right Vertical Bracket in the 2nd Ending, and,
with the Up Arrow key, I nudge it up. That makes the overlap more obvious.
Then I nudge it to the left, so that both vertical lines overlap as one thin
bracket.
Then I do the Recalc, and look at it at 100%. If it still looks good, I
print that page, and usually it's OK. Sometimes the Recalc can mess up the
fix up, particularly if there is more than one set of 1st and 2nd Endings on
the same page, or and if notes were added, or deleted, or edited after the
Endings were fixed up. Thus, it's best to check that Vertical Alignment
"fix", if one is needed, at the very end. I always check each pair of
Endings, on every page, at 200% and 100%. Sometimes it's weird, i.e. it
looks OK at 200%, but at 100% the Vertical Line is "fat", i.e. doesn't
overlap perfectly.
Here is another improvement -- when all those brackets auto-adjust, I'd like to see the positions of those "infamous dots" after the numbers (1. & 2. etc.) to auto-adjust according to the brackets auto-adjustment, i.e. proportionately -- equally distant from the upper left corners of each Ending, and same height too.
This whole €bug€ -- Ending Dots after the numbers and Brackets not overlapping perfectly is a major slower-downer which I had to put up with for the last 14 years! I don't really think I am being too picky. I just want it to look perfectly, without always having to type in those dots, and "police" brackets alignment!
I have no idea if this €bug€ exists on Finale for Windows, and I've never
used Sibelius...
Scott Yoho is aware of this €bug€! I hope that it is finally fixed in Finale
2005 for Mac, or sooner! Till then, I'll keep my fingers crossed!!!
If other Finale users join me in requesting a fix for this €bug€, we might
get this done sooner!
Thanks in advance for your replies on this Topic!
• Arkady http://www.arkady.com
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