Thanks to all who suggested using EngraverTime, and Michael Cook's idea of placing the large meters on invisible staves is an excellent one. One problem remains: EngraverTime contains numbers only, no "+" symbol for compound meters. Using "+" from another font positions the symbol at the top of the meter numerals, rather than at the vertical midpoint. Does anyone have a version of EngraverTime with a properly positioned "+" included?
-Lee > Subject: Re: [Finale] Large format meters > > > Hi Lee, > > What I do is to turn off "Time Signatures" in staff attributes on all > staves except the two or three (depending on what you prefer) where I > want to attach the large time sigs. You can do this quickly using > the Global Staff Attributes plug-in. > > Then, you will have to change the way the Time sigs display in two places. > > 1) Options>Document Options ...Fonts and from the notation drop down > menu choose Time. Then click on Set Font. Choose a font you like and > then play with the size to get something you like.....it will have to > be a pretty big number! I use EngraverTime . But you can use other > fonts...the size will have to be set to much bigger though if you > don't use Engraver Time. > > 2) Then you have to go to Options>Document Options ,,,,Time > Signature and experiment with the vertical adjustment settings and > space before/after settings. > > When you find a combination you like...write down all these settings > including which staves you attached the time sigs to. (or take > screen shots!) > > I don't use part extraction to create parts in Finale. So, without > changing other settings, your extracted parts will come out with > large time signatures on the parts...maybe someone on the list that > is more savvy with how to set up the extraction settings can help > here...I don't know if it is possible or not to have separate time > sig settings between score and parts. > > But, what you can do is to keep doing what you are doing > now...writing into your usual score template and extracting your > parts from that score as usual. Then duplicate that score, call it > something like xyzscoreconductor, and then change the time signature > settings on that score as described above. Once you come up with > settings that you like (that will be the time consuming part), you > will find that this process can be done in a few minutes..... > > Take care, > > K > > > >I know this has been discussed in the past, but unless I'm missing > >something, searching the archives of this news list is not > practical. I'm > >looking for suggested techniques for using large format meters > as found in > >many contemporary scores, rather than a normal-size meter on every staff. > >Part extraction should still produce normal meters, of course. TIA. > > > >-Lee > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
