On 2 Sep 2005 at 14:09, Aaron Sherber wrote: > At 01:46 PM 09/02/2005, dr.a.s. weinstangel wrote: > >Also, I have asked some time ago and have never received a single > >answer: is it possible to globally slash grouped grace notes, > >similarly to what is available at Options>Document Options>Grace > >Notes>Always Slash Flagged Grace Notes? > > No. I believe the only way to slash beamed grace notes is to create a > slash as a graphic expression and then apply that expression to the > various instances of beamed grace notes. Of course, you can assign > that expression to a metatool, which makes assignment easier. (But be > aware that assigning a shape expression with a metatool creates a new > copy of the shape, not just a pointer to your original shape, so that > you could theoretically have some file bloat if you add hundreds of > these slashes.)
The only examples I know of slashed groups of "grace notes" aren't really "grace notes" at all. The slash is simply the way of drawing the last line of the beam. A slashed 8th-note "grace note" is actually a way of indicating a 16th-note. So, if that's what the slash means, then you can eliminate it entirely and simply make the grace notes one subdivision smaller than they would be without the slash. Then you're conveying the same musical meaning without duplicating the exact notation. However, this only applies to music up to 1820 or so. After that, it becomes quite murky during the transition to the 19th-century concept of the "grace note," which is what has been incorporated into Finale. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
