Changing the vertical order of playing techniques

You can change the vertical order of playing techniques when multiple playing techniques exist at the same rhythmic position. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains. By default, glyph playing techniques are placed closer to the staff than text playing techniques, and playing techniques without lines are placed closer to the staff than playing techniques with lines.

Prerequisite

  • Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

  • You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select the playing techniques whose vertical order you want to change.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Tucking index in the Playing Techniques group.
  3. Change the value in the value field.

Result

The order of the selected playing techniques relative to any other playing techniques at the same rhythmic position, or along their duration, is changed. This also affects other playing techniques in the same groups. Playing techniques with higher Tucking index values are placed further from the staff, while playing techniques with lower values are placed closer.

If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.