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Bar lines in orchestral scores

I am trying to create a score for small orchestra, and have encountered a slight problem. I can't get the printed score to follow the convention that bar lines are drawn connecting all the staffs within each section - i.e. woodwind, brass, percussion, strings - but not right through the whole score. Using 'Orchestral' as the type of staff always seems to connect all the staffs in the score, even when I try using the partitions feature. Or am I missing something?

Re: Bar lines in orchestral scores

Reply #1
John - you're not missing anything - that's the way it works.
But I agree - wouldn't it be nicer if the barlines and decorated corners were only applied to each partition rather than the whole score.
It would certainly be more readable!

Re: Bar lines in orchestral scores

Reply #2
Add it to the wish list, and see if Eric can whip something up by mid-November's release! ;-)

Andrew

 

Re: Bar lines in orchestral scores

Reply #3
Also Noteworthy is missing braces for orchestral scores to group the woodwinds, brass, and strings.