On 29 Jul 2008 at 16:43, Aaron Sherber wrote: > At 04:27 PM 7/29/2008, David W. Fenton wrote: > >On 29 Jul 2008 at 7:03, Tyler Turner wrote: > > > >> The problem is that many people were using staff > >> lists for situations where drag-apply really is much smarter. > > > >Then there is likely a user interface flaw that is encouraging them > >in that direction. > > > >This sounds like one of those "blaming the users" situations, where > >natural user actions lead to behind-the-scenes problems that are most > >easily avoiding by taking away user choices instead of fixing the > >underlying behind=the-scenes problem itself. > > > >Solving the things the *right* way is really hard. > > > >MM doesn't seem interested in doing it right. > > David, drag-apply for expressions didn't exist until Fin2009. Tyler's > point is that people were using staff lists in a situation where > drag-apply would make more sense, *if it existed*. Now it exists, so > (in Makemusic's view) staff lists are less necessary.
If they are right, why wouldn't the problem take care of itself? Why cripple the old way in order to force people to use the new way? -- 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
