[Finale] Spacing issue, two voices

[OCTO]

And two editing solutions in MS2.

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Interesting: MS doesn't respace notes after they are moved. They are fixed; Finale unfortunately can't do it, any change in the same row will affect spacing so that edited notes will return back to "default".

[tisimst]

Abraham, is your example the default setting in LP?

It is.

[Knut]

Now, I am unsure, who is right?

Provided nothing else is going on in other staves simultaneously, which makes just offsetting the note the least obstructive to the spacing, I think the way Lilypond handles it by default is the only sensible solution. My guess is that Lilypond (and perhaps even Sibelius) is able to analyze the music in a much more sophisticated way than Finale apparently is, and therefore will come up with the best solution for the particular situation.

[OCTO]

Yes, I also feel that these quarter notes should be equally spaced.

As do I. And once again, LP doesn't disappoint (and nicely done, Knut!):

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If i compare your LP output with the default of MS, I think that MS wants to avoid having the augm. dot over the notehead, implying that it might be the staccato symbol. So, above edited examples in MS are the most OK - for me.
Or Knut's, when the dot is more close to the

[Knut]

Yes, I also feel that these quarter notes should be equally spaced.

As do I. And once again, LP doesn't disappoint (and nicely done, Knut!):

[Finale] Spacing issue, two voices-LP.png

If i compare your LP output with the default of MS, I think that MS wants to avoid having the augm. dot over the notehead, implying that it might be the staccato symbol. So, above edited examples in MS are the most OK - for me.
Or Knut's, when the dot is more close to the

Ha! I didn't think about that, but I have to say I agree; the first quarter note should definitely be offset past the augmentation dot to avoid confusion. I think your second edited MS version is pretty much ideal.

Are you saying that if the dot is not present, MS will space the example similarly to LP, or will the default output still resemble that of Finale?

[OCTO]

Are you saying that if the dot is not present, MS will space the example similarly to LP, or will the default output still resemble that of Finale?

The answer is YES, it will move the :

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Finale doesn't recognise the dot.

[Knut]

Huh, that's interesting!
I wonder why the dot forces the music not to respace. Something they might be working on, perhaps?

[OCTO]

I might ask them. Would be good to have.

[erelievonen]

THAT IS TRUE, this was better in the earlier Finale versions. I don't remember this issue to be so wrong before.
Or I miss something...

I wonder, how long ago was it better in Finale?
This is Finale 2010, default spacing:

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[erelievonen]

If i compare your LP output with the default of MS, I think that MS wants to avoid having the augm. dot over the notehead, implying that it might be the staccato symbol. So, above edited examples in MS are the most OK - for me.
Or Knut's, when the dot is more close to the

In my opinion, it would be preferable to have the noteheads of the half note and the quarter note as close to each other as possible (and not separated by the space taken by the dot) - this makes it easier to recognise them as sounding together - even if the half note's dot appeared above the quarter notehead. That should not be understood as a staccato dot, because a properly placed staccato dot would have to be placed on the stem side in this situation.