At 08:57 AM 08/20/2004, K. Kastning wrote: > If you hit Ctrl+D, the notes re-appear, >but it's not a viable solution to do this every time you move to a new >measure. Finale freely admits the existance of this bug, and clearly states >they have no plans to fix it.
Coda's system for fixing bugs is based on how many people complain about them. I agree wholeheartedly that this should be *one* factor in prioritizing bugs, but not the only one.
This is a great example of why. I've never noticed this bug because I always do note entry in Speedy in scroll view, not page view; this particular bug will never bother me, and so I'll never write in to complain. But it strikes me nonetheless an appalling bug, one which renders virtually useless one of the entry methods Finale purports to make available. Even if only a handful of people use this entry method (and it may be lots and lots; I don't know) it should be fixed.
My personal peeve involves Ctrl-Spacebar dragging for playback, which is a great way to spot check the sound of a couple of bars. Starting a couple of versions ago, when you do this in scroll view, as the mouse crosses over any barline, Finale plays back very briefly the opening chord of the piece. Again, it may be that not many people use this feature, but Coda has advertised it as a feature, and this bug renders it quite useless.
I think what makes all of this problematic is that Finale has *so many* bugs. They claim that they can't address everything and still attend to new development, which is why they have settled on their method of prioritization. This may be true, but it's a hole they've dug for themselves. I would gladly pay twice the annual upgrade price for an upgrade that added no new features at all but rather made a sizable dent in the list of bugs.
Aaron.
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