Repeat and End lines over multiple bars

[jaap veneman (veneman)]

Hello,

I searched but could not find.

How can I set that repeat and end lines are drawn over multiple staffs. This was what I was used to, but after some new installation of update these lines are broken as shown in the picture.

http://www.notation.com/discus/messages/30405/36702.jpg

Cheers Jaap

[Sherry Crann (sherry)]

Howdy Jaap,

This change was by design, to accommodate lyric placement without interference from barlines that crossed where they were unwanted.

You can use a brace or bracket to group the staves you want to have barlines cross between.

ttfn,
Sherry

[jaap veneman (veneman)]

Hello Cherry,

I'm currently working on quit some corrections and additions
in many of our bands paper music.

We have our notations in several versions. One for keyboard
which is 2 staves (left hand and right hand), a second one is
conductor 3 or 4 staves, and a third is the melody line for harmonica players (only one stave, but with lyrics.

When lyrics is between the lines I can agree that the bar lines coud be interfering, although I had no problems with bar lines that crossed the lyrics.

My Keyboard versions in general has two staves, but no lyrics.
This is the one where I really mis the bar lines, but particular the repeat lines and the end lines.

It would be great to have a configurable option to switch on/off bar lines in the staves, I would suggest always to have the end barlines and repeat lines to be printed.

Looking forward for your reaction

Cheers Jaap

[Sherry Crann (sherry)]

Howdy Jaap,

There's not an on/off "button", but you can use braces to "tell" Composer to turn on the bar lines across staves.

http://www.notation.com/discus/messages/30405/36874.jpg

You can add them using Staff Symbols/Add braces or brackets.

ttfn,
Sherry

[jaap veneman (veneman)]

Hello Cherry,

Thanks, yes that solves the issue for me. It is also
what i found in most of my organ music books.
I can add this to my favorite template.

However I could imagine that without the "Bracing"
still the end of the staves as standard gets a barline across
the staves, the same as at the front of the staves.
This is not where lyrics are crossing by barelines.


Cheers Jaap

[Sherry Crann (sherry)]

Howdy Jaap,

We do have a "to do" task that will allow this option to be easier to use in the future.

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However I could imagine that without the "Bracing"
still the end of the staves as standard gets a barline across
the staves, the same as at the front of the staves. <!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>

Good point! I'll add this emendation to the task 1703.

ttfn,
Sherry