Short fermata shape shows up elongated in my score
I want to use a short fermata over a note in my score but the shape shows more elongated than it should. I don't see a way to change the shape. In the attached screenshot, I've placed the short fermata in my score close to the pallate so you can see the difference. How can I get this fermata to look like it should in the pallate?
Thanks in advance!
Shoshana
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Comments
The palettes use the Bravura font, the scores by default uses Emmentaler, so switch score to use Bravura too
In reply to The palettes use the Bravura… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you so much, Jojo!
Off the top of your head, is there anything else that would show up differently in the pallate due to the different fonts? This is the first time that something like this has come up.
In reply to Thank you so much, Jojo! Off… by ShoshanaM
The Longa notehead for example
In reply to The Longa notehead for… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks.
In reply to Thanks. by ShoshanaM
I changed the font to Bravura and now the short fermata is the correct shape, however, the whole rests changed and they are now smaller. Is there something that I can do so the short fermata is shaped correctly without affecting the size of the whole rests?
Thanks,
Shoshana
In reply to I changed the font to… by ShoshanaM
You can't mix musical fonts in a single score. But is there really a significant difference between those fonts for whole rests?
In reply to You can't mix musical fonts… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, there is a big significance. It caught my eye right away.
In reply to I changed the font to… by ShoshanaM
None of this is about correct or incorrect, it's just different fonts with different appearances. Just like the letter "T" looks different in a serif font like Times New Roman than a sans serif font like "Arial" but both are correct, so it is equally correct for the fermatas to look different from one font to the next, and the same for rests. Totally normal and correct. Sounds like maybe you want there to be a font that looks more like Emmentaler for rests but more like Bravura to fermatas, but until one exists, you'll just have to pick which you prefer and go with it.
In reply to None of this is about… by Marc Sabatella
Marc, I understand what you're saying. I shouldn't have used the word "correct". The short fermata really doesn't look right elongated. The image that shows up on the pallate looks the way it should, unfortuntately that's not what is appearing on my score. So now I'm back to square one as I really don't want to use the elongated short fermata in my published score.
Okay, I figured a fix around this. I found an image on line and added it to my custom palette. It stays the same no matter which font I use. :)
In reply to Okay, I figured a fix around… by ShoshanaM
Or just add it using Bravura from the Symbols palette (press "Z" to display).
In reply to Or just add it using Bravura… by Marc Sabatella
Yes, which would have been the easiest all the way around to begin with. Now I know.