I have been in dialogue (email) with Finale support about a problem I have with smart slurs. I'd like to first explain the problem and then report the response I received from Finale.
THE PROBLEM: I am using FIN2003 Windows. I have discovered that the placement and arc of smart slurs is inconsistent and that what I see on my screen is not what I get when I print it out. The print out is also inconsistent but at different places that what I see on the screen. The problem occurs when I have (in 4/4 time) 8 8th notes in layer 2 beamed in groupings of 4 and sometimes slurred in groupings of 2 and other times in groupings of 4. These 8 8th notes are merely a descending scale starting on 4th line D of the treble clef. Because the slurred notes are in layer 2 the slurs are always on the beam side. Sometimes the arc is very high while very low on others. Sometimes the placement is far away from the beam and sometimes it is close to the beam. I set up an example of this for Finale support in which the same measures were duplicated at 100%, 85% and 70%. The result was additional inconsistencies between the 3 percentages. THE RESPONSE: Finale acknowledges that it is a problem and the solution is to turn off the smart slur function. That DOES fix it. THE RIP-OFF: Finale is not planning to have a fix for this until a new version is ready (maybe FINALE 2004 ??). They said it will NOT be included in any FIN2003 upgrades. This means I (we) will have to pay for the fix. I already paid for it when I bought FIN2003 didn't I? I went from 2001 to 2003. One of the main reasons I upgraded was for this feature. Feeling ripped off in Indiana! Lee Dengler Minister of Music and Arts - College Mennonite Church Assistant Professor of Music - Goshen College Director - Goshen Community Chorale Composer, Engraver Work 574-535-7262 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
