Extra empty bar at end of flow not deleting

[davidfrankel62]

I have a flow which ends with a double bar and cautionary key and time signatures to anticipate the next flow, but there is an empty bar which I want to delete. I delete the bar with -1 command in the bars popover and save the file, but next time I open it the empty bar has returned. A screenshot is attached. Any suggestions welcome.

[dspreadbury]

Welcome to the forum, @davidfrankel62. You can’t delete that bar, because the time signature and key signature cause that bar to exist.

There’s no proper support for showing cautionary time and key signatures at the ends of flows at present, but there are some workarounds, which you’ll find if you search the forum: for example, here:

Cautionaries at the ends of flows (trick to display)

Alright gang: YMMV, but I just discovered something completely by accident. If you have a coda in a different key, and then delete the coda, you’re left with a cautionary key signature at the end of the flow. This hack may come in handy in certain situations (I can imagine using this to indicate a cautionary for a da capo repeat after a trio, for instance). I know we normally want to hide cautionaries, but sometimes you need to force them to show too. This is obviously not supported / intend…

[davidfrankel62]

Thanks for this @dspreadbury.

As an alternative, is it possible to combine the two flows into one?

[Derrek]

One can copy and paste the second flow onto the end of the first flow. At present, that is the only way to combine flows.

[davidfrankel62]

Thanks @Derrek