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Grace note accidentals

(Sorry if this was already asked, but I did do a search and came up with nothing.
I've also looked through the help file and the command summary, to no avail.)
Grace note accidentals in NWC are the same size as regular accidentals,
but in engraved music, they are proportionately sized to the grace notes.
Is there some setting/option/command that I can invoke to correct this?
And if there is no way to do this, could everyone please visit the wish list?

TIA

Re: Grace note accidentals

Reply #1 –
Tia: There is a font available called NWC Extra Ornaments.  It has the SHARP, FLAT, & NATURAL symbols as text commands. It is a little cumbersome to use, but it will do what you are asking for in terms of accidentals for grace notes.  You will need to insert the required accidental as a TEXT command, and then you can make any size adjustments you wish by changing the size of the font. If you are adding the sign strictly for music that you wish to print then just add the accidental as a text command. If you wish to play the file back then you will need to make sure that you have actually assigned the accidental to the grace note.  You may have to create a separate staff with non-visible notation in order to get it to sound correctly (This is what I mean by cumbersome.)  I hope this helps you.  It seems to me that I down loaded NWC Extra Ornaments from the NWC web-site originally.  A quick note to NWC support may be in order.  PETE P.

Re: Grace note accidentals

Reply #2 –
You can use the NWCV15 font which is already on your computer. This link sshould show it (don't use Netscape to look at it though).
Since 1998

Re: Grace note accidentals

Reply #3 –
Thanks for the suggestions.  I tried doing something like that, but the accidentals don't line up properly (too high or too low), and they are right up against the note, rather than having a little bit of space between them.  When I enter an f followed by a space to compensate for this, I get a flat and a chunk of staff.
Also, the name is Tina, not Tia.
TIA means "Thanks In Advance."
Let's be careful not to omit the third letter of someone's name, okay Pete?

Re: Grace note accidentals

Reply #4 –
Tina, using NWC Extra Ornaments version 3, size 8, normal works just fine for a tiny accidental signs.  Use s for the sharp sign, n for the natural, and f for the flat.

Add two or three spaces after the s, n or f, and set the expression placement options at preserve width, align right at next note.

Vertical alignment won't be perfect (won't centre on a line) but you'll find it's good enough to not be misunderstood by the person playing from the printed part.

Da-id.

Re: Grace note accidentals

Reply #5 –
Tina: I'm sorry about misspelling your name.  Normally I'm very careful about that sort of thing (with a name like Pohlhammer). I am new to this sort of a forum and I simply wasn't careful where I was looking to reference your name. Please forgive! In addition to what David suggests below, altering the size of the font for the accidental by a point or two will adjust the vertical placement on the staff somewhat so that you can get better alignment with the effected note.  Not perfect, but better than nothing.  Good Luck!
Pete

Re: Grace note accidentals

Reply #6 –
Pete:  All is forgiven (And I hope you'll forgive me for my harsh tone - Tuesday was a BAD day...)
All of the suggestions ar okay - not perfect, but okay.
Now how do I do it with NWCjazz?