Darcy's right. Everything in the View menu is intended to effect only the onscreen view. Since Show Active Layer effects your printout, it was moved to the options menu.
On 2/17/05 5:33 PM, "Darcy James Argue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> saith: > I would guess because it doesn't just affect the "View," it affects > what gets copied, etc. It's not just a cosmetic change in view (like > choosing a different magnification), it's a significant change in > behavior. > > I always thought "Show Active Layer Only" was a bit of a misnomer, but > I'm not sure I can think up a better term. ("Affect Active Layer Only" > is pretty bad, too.) > > - Darcy > ----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Brooklyn, NY > > > On 17 Feb 2005, at 5:49 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > >> It's under Options. Now ask me why.????? >> >> Chuck >> >> >> On Feb 17, 2005, at 2:46 PM, John Roberts wrote: >> >>> Trying to join the 21st century, I have just started trying to use >>> Finale in >>> Mac OS X (Finale 2005b). >>> >>> What happened to "Show Active Layer Only"? I can't find the command. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> John Roberts >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> >> Chuck Israels >> 230 North Garden Terrace >> Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 >> phone (360) 671-3402 >> fax (360) 676-6055 >> www.chuckisraels.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale