In order to have one large time signature displayed in the score, I hid them in the other instruments, but don’t see any way to have those display in the individual parts unless I unhide them, but then they will display in the full score, which I do not want:
I understand it has something to do with local vs global properties, but I don’t see any way to have time signature display be a local property (hitting Local doesn’t then show any Hide Time Signature option in the Properties Panel). Any suggestions? File attached. Thanks! time lapsing.dorico (1.8 MB)
Thanks. Fortunately that’s the only time signature instance in my work.
I’m trying to figure out, from the file, how you did this. I suspect it was a preference to display the large time signature at the top as a system object but managed to move it down to the marimba staff in the full score (which still is probably way less clunky than what I used to have to do in Finale to get large time signatures, and I don’t miss that). I’m not seeing the “offset” option when I look in the Properties Panel. What am I missing?
First, I deleted the Time Signatures since they were local (separate) and created a global one. Then I offset the one in the score after changing it to once per bracket in Layout Options. Not ideal I admit.
Jesper
I don’t think global/local works on Time Signatures.
Thanks. Still not getting it on my end. If I delete the time signature and the hidden ones (via their signposts), which deletes the tempo marking interestingly, and then create another global 4/4, it displays on every instrument. I have Show Once per Bracket selected. Not seeing how to create this such that I can hide it on the other staves unless I do what I did in the first place, create some local time signatures and then hide the ones I don’t want (but they won’t appear in the parts as mentioned). I know I’m missing something since you were able to make it happen. Sorry for my not following.
Instead of hiding the time signature in the score, give the marimba an independent time signature, then select the global time signature on the other staves and change its color property to transparent. The color property is a local property.
That’s a good idea @johnkprice.
I think all of them were independent.
I tried with a group for the Marimba and “show at system object position”
with custom, selected, but no cigar.
Thanks. Tried that but the one visible time signature in the marimba staff in the full score ws not a large time signature but a regular one. Even tried making it a local time signature.
But worse: as when I was originally playing around to create local time signatures and then hide them early on, it removed all my repeat bars, so in the end, this isn’t worth it for my particular use case. Thanks for taking the time though-I really appreciate it!
Finale’s way to create a single large time signature is painful bc one has to guesstimate the vertical positions (to multiple decimal places!) of the numerator and denominator. But, one nice thing Finale has is the ability to specify if time signatures are displayed in the score for each instrument, or just their parts. That made it easy for this score, even though getting the vertical placement of the upper and lower numbers was totally trial and error:
