See if you local CompUSA has the new Samsung SyncMaster 21.3 inch 213 TFT-LCD out front (maybe with a repro of the Mona Lisa showing like my local store does). It swivels, and the display switches with a quick switch. I'm in love! I can only imagine what working on that last full score of mine would have been like with that beauty!
I also must admit to having an alternate mini-dream of getting one and visiting http://www.playboy.hg.pl (no staples!), but I'm too busy with music to even seriously consider that. I keep telling the rest of my family I have a birthday coming up, but I made the mistake of mentioning the price tag ($1300). Ray H. seriously ashamed of himself ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darcy James Argue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Richard Huggins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Finale List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Screen rotation? > Well, I gotta say, all the confusion on this issue is confusing to me. > And Robert even has a FAQ about screen rotation on his website, where > all your questions are answered and more. But since you asked: > > On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 02:21 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: > > > And to be doubly clear, are we agreed that "portrait" means taller than > > wide, and "landscape" means wider than tall? It always has in print > > drivers > > I've used, but again--we're being doubly clear. > > Yes, of course. > > > I agree with Blue that it still is not clear as to whether the > > references to > > rotation have meant: > > > > • a monitor (like the old Radius line) built to be able to physically > > swivel, and usually coming with software that alters the image > > accordingly > > No, they don't make those anymore. > > > • a fixed-configuration monitor which one lays on its side > > Yes. > > > • a fixed-configuration monitor in portrait mode (taller than wide) > > No, they don't make those anymore. > > As Robert said in an earlier post, screen rotation is only feasible for > people who own LCD (flat-panel) displays. CRTs (cathode ray tube, > i.e., conventional monitors) mostly cannot be operating on their side, > with rare exceptions like the old Radius pivot displays. > > LCDs don't have that limitation, so any old LCD can be operated in > portrait mode instead of landscape mode. All you need is software that > will tell the OS to rotate the screen image 90 degrees. (Well, that > and a stand or mounting bracket that will hold the LCD on its side.) > Currently, this software is only available for Windows -- apparently, > it's even built-in to some video card drivers -- and OS 9. > > The orgasmic advantage that Robert is talking about here is the ability > to see all of the instruments on an orchestral score at once. Also the > ability to see an entire page of music on screen at once at a high > resolution. > > This advantage is more orgasmic for some than others. Personally, I > don't mind the vertical scrolling so much. I'd rather be able to see > the maximum number of measures in scroll view, so screen rotation > doesn't seem like such a big deal for me -- though I will admit that I > don't have an LCD display yet so I've never tried it. I suppose if I > had a mounting bracket or a stand that allowed for easy physical > rotation of the screen, I might compose in Scroll View in landscape > mode, then edit in Page View in portrait mode. > > (Incidentally, Robert, have you tried writing to ATI and/or nVidia > customer support and requesting this feature from *them*? Since > apparently nVidia provides support for screen rotation on Windows, > perhaps they would consider doing the same for OS X? ATI might be an > even better bet, though, as they sell boxed, retail products and > release their own drivers, independently of Apple (whereas nVidia is > only an OEM provider, and Apple does the drivers). It's worth a shot.) > > > For example, I'm on Mac and have a Mitsubishi 21" monitor (not flat > > panel) capable of up to 1024 X 768 rez. Does it apply to me? > > No. > > - Darcy > > ----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Boston MA > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
