Moving the start/end positions of ossia staves

You can move the rhythmic start and end positions of ossia staves after you have added them. Because you can move the start/end of ossia staves independently, you can also lengthen/shorten ossia staves.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the staff change signposts at the start/end of the ossias whose start/end position or length you want to change.
    Note

    When using the mouse, you can only move one staff change signpost rhythmically at a time.

  2. Move the selected staff change signposts according to the current rhythmic grid value in any of the following ways:
    • Press Alt-Right Arrow to move them to the right.

    • Press Alt-Left Arrow to move them to the left.

    • Click and drag the ossia signpost to the right/left.

  3. Optional: Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the signposts at the other end of the ossia staves.

Result

The rhythmic start/end positions of the selected ossia staves are changed.

Note

Only one ossia signpost can exist at each rhythmic position. If an ossia signpost passes over another ossia signpost as part of its move, the existing ossia signpost is deleted and replaced by the one being moved. For example, if you move the start signpost of an ossia over its end signpost, the ossia now continues up to the next ossia on the staff or the end of the flow, whichever comes first.

You can undo this action, but any ossia signposts deleted in the process are only restored if you moved the ossia signpost using the keyboard.

Example

Figure: An ossia staff with signposts shown

Figure: The same ossia staff after moving the start signpost to the right and end signpost to the left