Make the triplet 3 QUARTERS in the space of one? Then the stem-shortening tactic might work (IF it copies!)
Actually, the Patterson Copy solution sounds promising! Christopher > On Aug 23, 2015, at 2:07 PM, Darcy James Argue <djar...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > Shortening the stem does not hide the flag. > > It's not possible to create a stemless notes staff style that only affects a > particular layer. That's the first thing I checked! > > Cheers, > > - DJA > ----- > WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org > > On Aug 23, 2015, at 2:00 PM, Christopher Smith > <christopher.sm...@videotron.ca> wrote: > >> What would happen if you used the Custom Stem tool to drag the stem shorter, >> into the notehead itself, effectively hiding it? Does the same problem occur? >> >> Another possibility is creating a Staff Style with no stems affecting only >> Layer 3. I am not near my Finale computer, so I can’t check that. >> >> Christopher >> >> >>> On Aug 23, 2015, at 1:54 PM, Darcy James Argue <djar...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> So this is a very annoying bug with no workaround that I can think of… >>> >>> I am trying to show a 12-tone series on a part for an improvising soloist. >>> I also want to show a cued bass line in the same measure. >>> >>> The part is in 4/4 so the 12-tone row is in eighth-note triplets in layer >>> 3. I want those notes to be stemless. But I want to show the stems on the >>> cued bass line, in layer 4. So I create the stemless notes the >>> old-fashioned way, using the Custom Stem Tool and a blank shape, breaking >>> all the triplet beams, and hiding the triplet numbers and brackets. So far, >>> so good. >>> >>> The problem comes when it is time to copy this notation to another measure. >>> When a custom stem has been applied to the first triplet in the measure, >>> copying it causes the triplet to be deleted and the first three eighth >>> notes of the 12-tone row come in as regular (non-triplet) eighth notes. >>> (The other triplets come in correctly — only the first triplet in the >>> measure is affected.) >>> >>> Needless to say, this is a bit of a nightmare. The only workaround I can >>> think of is leaving the regular stem in place for the first triplet, >>> copying this notation everywhere I need it (which is many, many places), >>> and then, once all of the copy operations are complete, going back and >>> applying the custom stem measure-by-measure as needed. >>> >>> Can anyone (A) confirm this bug and (B) think of a better workaround? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> - DJA >>> ----- >>> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
