Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-04 Thread Klaaschello
> > Metatool are of course in the manual. What is not in my manual is any > mention that entering a repeat sign with a metatool will prevent it > from moving around. > Quite right > >> >> BUT! In the meantime I must admit that I spoke to early. When using >> metatools in other tools you see th

Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-03 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 10:05 PM +0200 6/02/03, Klaaschello wrote: >> That would be ridiculous, wouldn't it, being able to place it only once! You can use it a thousand times, without 'incomprehensible moving around' by using metatools, a important subject in the manual. Good luck, Klasius. Hmm, not in my manu

Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-03 Thread Klaaschello
> From: Christopher BJ Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 22:37:58 -0400 > To: Klaaschello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Stan Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, finale > list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font > > At 8:38

Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-02 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 8:38 PM +0200 6/01/03, Klaaschello wrote: > From: Christopher BJ Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You've probably noticed that when you enter the segno from the repeat tool that you can only place it once, and never outside the barline without major incomprehnsible moving around... That would be

Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-02 Thread Richard Huggins
Well, dang...I just never noticed that feature. But you're exactly right--it can be done for only a single portion (whatever is highlighted) of the string of text in text created with the text tool. It doesn't have to be a complete word; even one character of a word can be moved--whatever is highli

Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-02 Thread David H. Bailey
to input those, what font to use...?? The Coda symbol and the segno symbol are in the font and are accessed with the repeat tool. If you can explain your question a little better maybe I can answer it better. Richard Huggins Tyler, Texas From: "Stan Lord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: S

Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-02 Thread Richard Huggins
The Text tool allows mixed fonts and could be used for this purpose. However, the baseline would be the same for both the text and the symbol, and in the case of the symbols that often is not as desirable a look. (Sometimes the expression looks better if its baseline is somewhat below the baseline

Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-02 Thread Klaaschello
> From: Christopher BJ Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 09:17:19 -0400 > To: Stan Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, finale list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font > > At 11:30 AM +0100 6/01/03, Stan Lord wrote: >> W

Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-02 Thread Stan Lord
accessed with the repeat tool. If you can >explain your question a little better maybe I can answer it better. > >Richard Huggins >Tyler, Texas > >> From: "Stan Lord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 11:30:22 +0100 >> To: "finale list&

Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-01 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 11:30 AM +0100 6/01/03, Stan Lord wrote: What font do people find best for imputting chords? I've been using Times + musical Roman. I hate everything I've seen so far, but I use the Jazz Font, and its text items are very sloppy and thick. I've made a personal library using Dom Regular for som

Re: [Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-01 Thread David H. Bailey
Those are in the Maestro or Engraver or Petrucci or Jazz fonts. Stan Lord wrote: What font do people find best for imputting chords? I've been using Times + musical Roman. And how do people cope with repeat marking such as "D.S. al Coda - then the segno sign" and similarly "To Coda - then the ho

[Finale] Chord Symbol font

2003-06-01 Thread Stan Lord
What font do people find best for imputting chords? I've been using Times + musical Roman. And how do people cope with repeat marking such as "D.S. al Coda - then the segno sign" and similarly "To Coda - then the hot cross bun sign" ? Stan Lord London __