Hi Robert, In case you're taking requests — is there any way the plugin could automatically tighten the space between ledger lines on reduced-note size passages, like cues? Currently, Finale spaces cues as if they have full-sized ledger lines, which is obviously extremely tedious to correct manually.
Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Aug 1, 2015, at 3:35 PM, Robert Patterson <[email protected]> wrote: > Update: I've prototyped the leger line solution and it works perfectly in a > plugin. No muss no fuss. > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 1:19 PM, Fiskum, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Let me see if I can figure something out. >> >> Thanks, >> Steve >> >> >> >>> On Aug 1, 2015, at 1:17 PM, Robert Patterson < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Steve: If you can figure out how to get Finale to do it, I may be able to >>> automated it. What will happen with the leger lines (if it works) is that >>> it will alter the leger line lengths "under the covers" run Finale's note >>> spacing option, then revert the leger line lengths. My plugin uses Finale >>> to do the note spacing: I could never reinvent that wheel. >>> >>>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Fiskum, Steve <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> Sounds like a great solution. Any possibility of adding flagged notes, >>>> whether up stem or down stem to this plugin? I want to control the >> distance >>>> between notes either + or - if the note has a flag. It would be the >>>> distance following the flagged note. This would mean not only distance >>>> between notes but also flag and barline. This would be a huge leap for >>>> music spacing along with ledger lines. My two most biggest issues with >>>> music spacing in its current form. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> On Aug 1, 2015, at 1:04 PM, Robert Patterson < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> jef's solution is perfect. (i tried it.) now if i can just bake it into >>>> my >>>>> Note Spacing plugin it will be brainless and automatic. >>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Fiskum, Steve <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark said, "Of course, this alters the distance between other items >>>> too." >>>>>> >>>>>> This is THE problem Mark. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Steve >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 1, 2015, at 12:58 PM, Mark Adler <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can change this is by altering "Minimum Distance Between Objects" >>>> in >>>>>>> Doc. Opts. Of course, this alters the distance between other items >> too, >>>>>> so >>>>>>> may not really be the best solution. Here are a couple of screen >> shots, >>>>>> one >>>>>>> with the minimum distance set to 24 evpus and one set to 0 evpus. >>>>>>> [image: Inline image 2][image: Inline image 1] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>> From: Robert Patterson <[email protected]> >>>>>>> To: finale <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Cc: >>>>>>> Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 11:37:53 -0500 >>>>>>> Subject: [Finale] Spacing option for leger lines? >>>>>>> Is there any way to control how much space Finale allots between >> leger >>>>>>> lines? The gap that it is currently leaving is too wide, and no >> setting >>>>>>> seems to change it. Obviously I could turn off leger lines in the >> avoid >>>>>>> collisions option, but then they...well…collide. >>>>>>> <0 EVPU.png> >>>>>>> <24 EVPU.png> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Finale mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Finale mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Finale mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Finale mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>>> [email protected] >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
