On Oct 15, 2006, at 10:30 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
I need a flageolet-glissando symbol. The desired symbol seems to be
a stepped line going up and down again. Like a double-set of
stairs, up and down. Is there such a symbol anywhere in the Finale
fonts, or in another font, or what is the best way to create it (I
hate the shape designer, but I am willing to try it...).
Johannes,
Try this:
Select custom line, and choose the glissando without the "gliss."
Duplicate it, and edit it so the character used is Maestro m (which
looks like a mordent.) It is slot 109 on my Mac, though slot 181 is
similar.
When you enter this line at a 45 degree angle, it has sharp edges
like a staircase, rather than the wavy edges of the gliss. You might
have to nudge the endpoints to make it look regular.
You might try other fonts to look for a similar character if that one
doesn't do it for you.
Hope this helps.
Christopher
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