Figure 1. Hairpins in Scroll View Below Barline
Make Opening Width of Hairpin Segments the Same as Unbroken Hairpins
IWBNI the opening width of smart shape hairpin segments were the same as that of unbroken hairpins. Here, "smart shape hairpin segment", or more simply "hairpin segment" means one of the two segments that results from breaking a smart shape crescendo or decrescendo across a system break.
As is it now, the opening width of hairpin segments does not match that of unbroken hairpins. This may be demonstrated by creating four hairpins in scroll view as shown in Figure 1. The two longer hairpins have been placed below a barline that will occur at a system break. A small portion of the barline may be seen at the top of the figure. The leftmost and rightmost hairpins (shown here in red) are created for reference to gauge the width (and vertical position) of the hairpins that are to be broken. Note that all four hairpins have the same opening width and are vertically aligned in pairs.
Figure 1. Hairpins in Scroll View Below Barline
Figures 2 and 3 show the same hairpins in page view at the end of one system and at the beginning of the next system, respectively. Note that in Figure 2, the opening width of the decrescendo that has been segmented across the system break is now smaller than that of the red crescendo that is to its left. This difference in opening widths can be seen in page view and in printed documents.
Figure 2. Hairpins in Page View at End of System
In Figure 3, note that the crescendo that has been segmented across the system break is lower than the red decrescendo that is to its right, even though the handles of these hairpins are at the same vertical position. This difference in vertical positions can be seen in page view and in printed documents (for a related suggestion that addresses this discrepancy, see Suggestion 626: Vertically Center Hairpin Segments about Handles).
Also, the opening width of the crescendo that has been segmented across the system break is slightly larger than that of the red decrescendo that is to its right.
Figure 3. Hairpins in Page View at Beginning of System
Note: For these figures, all hairpins were created in scroll view. The same discrepancies between opening widths and vertical positions result when hairpins are created in page view.
Created: July 3, 2000
Last Updated: July 3, 2000
Version: Finale 2000b