IWBNI it were possible to specify that all smart shapes created by using a given smart line style should be vertical (rather than horizontal or diagonal). As it is now, one may specify that such smart shapes be horizontal by selecting the checkbox option Horizontal on the Smart Line Style dialog box. To create a vertical smart shape, one may press the shift key while dragging vertically, or select the option Automatically Constrain Dragging on the Movable Items dialog box.

This could be implemented by replacing the checkbox Horizontal on the Smart Line Style dialog box with the following controls:

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Smart Line Style Dialog Box

Direction: |list box {Any, Horizontal, Vertical}|
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If the option Any is selected, the direction of lines would be unconstrained in the same way as in the current version of Finale when the checkbox Horizontal is not selected on the Smart Line Style dialog box.

If the option Horizontal is selected, lines would be constrained to be horizontal in the same way as in the current version of Finale when the checkbox Horizontal is selected.

If the option Vertical is selected, lines would be constrained to be vertical.

Created: July 10, 2000 (based on comments by Peter Aschbacher)
Last Updated: July 10, 2000
Version: Finale 2000b