Fisher, Allen writes: > My name is Allen Fisher and I am a Coda employee and occasional lurker on > this list. During the time I've been on the list, I've noticed some > complaints about Finale's default settings. Specific suggestions on what > could be done to improve this area of Finale are often in short supply. If > any of you have specific suggestions on improving Finale's defaults, I'd > like to hear from you. We are at a point in the year when we are looking at > the default files and deciding what changes are to be made. Please feel free > to share them with me, either on or off-list.
A main problem is that the default file will never suit every kind of user. But here are a couple of points that at least IMO would improve the Maestro Default file: * Change the measure number to Maestro 12. That would look better for classical music, don't know if that would be acceptable for popular music. * Move the staff names closer (horizontally) to the staff. Even with group brackets in the score, there are a pretty big gap there. * I think staff names in bold look better (keep the Times Roman). * The multi-measure rests look particulary ugly: 1. Change the default MM rest font to something like 18 or 20 point mastro (adjust the vertical position so the number appears above the staff). 2. Adjust the default end points (making the MM shape smaller). A cautionary clef should [by default] be able to the be placed at the end of the MM rest without colliding with the MM rest. 3. The current defaults for the MM rest width is too wide. Something like 300 EVPUs would work much better for classical music at least. * Use a bit tighter spacing. * I don't know what the A, B, C, D text expressions are supposed to be in the default file. Rehearsal letters? If that's the case, they should be in bold. * I personally think that the fingering articulations in the default file (default metatools 1-5) should be bold. But this is perhaps a matter of taste. * Also, the slurs and ties should have the same look IMO (even if they're positioned differently), but others might disagree here. Best regards, Jari Williamsson ICQ #: 78036563 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
