Dear Hiro,
I don't know any other way to do this. I spend some time making the
default file in the new version conform to my older one more or less
as you describe the process. There are still at least 2 bugs in the
Mac version that prevent me from achieving all I want in this regard:
Stem Connections are not available in 2007 (MM acknowledges this and
says they will repair it), and Document Options Library will not
retain font selections (also acknowledged by MM).
I have gotten around the font problem by taking the time to set the
fonts in each of my templates, and I think it may be possible to get
the stem connections to work by importing a staff that has them from
a 2006 document. I'm going to try this when I have some time.
Otherwise, as far as I know, we are stuck with this process.
Chuck
On Sep 11, 2006, at 9:58 AM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
I'd like to ask what you do with the default file when version
switches.
I have so many custom lib, articulation, chords (I hate how Finale
spells chord - Very difficult to site-read), page format, just about
everything. Since my daily use of Finale is for my own composition,
this really matters to me. I also want to have my students consistent
with my format.
I have been using the same default file I created years ago but last
year I learned from this list that it is a bad idea, which makes sense
since Fin file format changes drastically over version upgrade.
Moving
to 2007, I am trying to modify Maestro default file but it hasn't
been easy.
There must be a better way:
For both articulation and chord, I must create a bogus object so I can
click to open the dialog. From there, I must delete all the entries
then load the lib files. For chords, on top of this, inconsistently
MIDI learned chords get messed up and I won't see it until I hit the
chord and saw wrong chord symbol was attached.
To do page format on > p2, I have to create 2nd page on the Maestro
file
then delete it after I finish formatting. Is there any other way?
And I wish if File Info data sticks in the default file so new file
inherit them.
--
- Hiro
Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA
<http://a-no-ne.com> <http://anonemusic.com>
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