IWBNI it were possible to specify default positioning settings to be used for smart shape slurs that are attached to notes with articulations. As it is now, smart shape slurs are positioned relative to noteheads and stem tips.

For example, with this feature one could specify that slurs should be placed as shown in the following figure:

This could be implemented by adding the following controls to the Articulation Designer dialog box:

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Articulation Designer Dialog Box

Attachment Points for Slurs:

Above: H: _____ V: _____
Below: H: _____ V: _____

Articulation Dimensions:

Height: _____
Width:
( ) Use Shape/Character Width
( ) Use Width: _____
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For a given slur, the Attachment Points for Slurs would be used instead of the settings that are specified on the Smart Shape Placement dialog box if use of these settings would cause the tip of the slur to collide with a given articulation. In the case of a collision, the tip of the slur would be placed at one of the two attachment points that are specified relative to the position of the articulation. The Above (Below) attachment point would be used in the case when the slur is mountain-shaped (valley-shaped). If the selected attachment point collides with a second articulation as might be the case with a vertical stack of articulations on one note, the slur would be placed at the appropriate attachment point of the second articulation.

The Articulation Dimensions would be used when determining whether or not a given slur collides with a given articulation.

Also, the following option could be added to the Smart Shape Placement dialog box:

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Smart Shape Placement Dialog Box

[ ] Snap Slurs to Articulation Attachment Points
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If the checkbox option Snap Slurs to Articulation Attachment Points is selected, a slur tip that is dragged and dropped onto a given articulation would be automatically snapped to the appropriate attachment point of the articulation in the same way that objects are snapped to a grid point.

Created: February 21, 2000 (based on submissions from Jean-Francois Brissette and Andrew Stiller)
Last Updated: February 21, 2000
Version: Finale 2000b