On 30 Sep 2006 at 14:00, Darcy James Argue wrote: > On 30 Sep 2006, at 1:25 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > > > I was wondering exactly when MM started forking the menus in Windows > > and Mac so they weren't the same. That seems a disastrous decision > > to me, unless it only applies to something like PREFERENCES which > > are traditionally EDIT | PREFERENCES on Mac > > Not in OS X -- the are always in [name of application] -> Preferences. > > > and TOOLS | OPTIONS on > > Windows. > > Ironically, the Windows version uses the old Mac (OS 9) location for > Finale preferences/options
Well, Tools means something different in Finale than it does in most applications, and there are so many options that it gets a separate menu of its own. I didn't mean to imply that Finale used the OS-specific convention for placement of a preferences dialog -- I only said that this was the kind of menu option that it was *appropriate* for there to be differences between Mac and Windows. > And yes, I believe that's the only menu difference between the two > versions (apart from AU/VST). In the present instance, the question was not about AU/VST, it was about setting backup file locations. Chuck said for Mac: Preferences/Program Options/View and Noel said for Windows: Edit > Program Options > New; back-up options are selected in Edit > Program Options > Save So, the program options menu is found in two different places, and on the Mac, under a top-level preferences menu that doesn't exist on Windows. I can't see any justification for this. My understanding also was that Finale 2007 bundled all the multiple Options menu choices into a more organized UI? Am I misremembering that? If so, I don't know why it's put in that location on Windows. Anyone have an explanation for all of this? I think it's terrible, since one of the really good things about Finale being cross-platform was that everything was in the same place on both versions. This meant mismatches for those familier with Windows only or Mac only, but that made it much easier to switch between the two (and to share tips on solving problems!). I'd rather see less adherence to OS standards in a situation like this because it makes sharing information in a small user community much easier, and makes it a lot simpler to switch between Mac and Windows (which a lot of people do as a matter of course). -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
