Klaus, I am 95% certain that Mark's problem is that he's trying to use a set of preferences originally generated on a PPC Mac on an Intel-based Mac. When you do this, the "Edit Margins" dialog boxes do not show up *anywhere* on screen. It doesn't matter how many pixels he adds, because the dialog boxes are not being displayed offscreen -- they are not being displayed at all.
It's a known issue, and the only solution is to rebuild the preferences from scratch. Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 1 Jun 2011, at 2:30 AM, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre wrote: > Sorry, more and well arranged pixels will solve the problem. I work with 3 or > 4 monitor. If one fails or if I for other reasons rearrange them, I may loose > the said dialog box. If I open Finale and by means of screen preferences move > one or more monitors around relative to the home screen, then the box will > appear. It then can be dragged to the home screen. > > Klaus > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: Darcy James Argue <djar...@earthlink.net> >> To: finale@shsu.edu >> Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 7:49 AM >> Subject: Re: [Finale] dialog box off screen >> >> Klaus, Ryan, >> >> Guys, this is a known problem and Mark's hypothesis about the dialog boxes >> being located off-screen, while a sensible conclusion, is mistaken. More >> pixels won't help. He needs to rebuild his prefs. >> >> Cheers, >> >> - DJA >> ----- >> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >> >> >> >> On 1 Jun 2011, at 1:22 AM, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre wrote: >> >>> Problem about changing screen resolution is, that MacBook has its maximum >>> resolution as its default. And you need more pixels to see the disappeared >>> box. >>> >>> There may be yet another solution. If you still have your previous system, >>> open a Finale file there, drag the dialogue box to the center of the first >>> page, close and save, move to the MacBook, and there place the dialogue box >>> where you want it. >>> >>> Klaus >>> >>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Ryan <ry.squa...@gmail.com> >>>> To: finale@shsu.edu >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 7:08 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Finale] dialog box off screen >>>> >>>> You can also just try changing your screen resolution in the system >>>> preferences. >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre < >>>> yorkmaster...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Apparently your new screen has fewer pixels than your previous one, where >>>>> the said dialog bow was near the edge. >>>>> >>>>> One method maybe solving the problem is about adding an external monitor, >>>>> if you have one, and then about by means of the monitor control panel from >>>>> system controls moving that external monitor around until you see the >>>>> dialog box. Then drag the box to your on-board screen and unmount the >>>>> external monitor. >>>>> >>>>> My terms may be inexact, as I work on Macs with Danish as the system >>>>> language >>>>> >>>>> Klaus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>> From: Mark D Lew <markd...@earthlink.net> >>>>>> >>>>>> I've recently switched to a new computer (MacBook Pro). The re-install >>>>> and copy of Finale preferences went pretty smoothly, except that today I >>>>> discovered that my Edit System Margins dialog box won't appear. When I do >>>>> Page Layout > Systems > Edit Margins it acts as if it's doing it, except >>>>> the >>>>> dialog box is nowhere to be found. I can only conclude that somehow it >>>>> managed to get located off my screen. >>>>>> >>>>>> If I remove the preferences file and restart Finale, it does indeed >>>>>> appear >>>>> again. But then everything else looks wrong because I lose a ton of other >>>>> preferences that I want to keep. Is there any way I can get that one >>>>> dialog >>>>> box back without having to reset all my preferences from scratch? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
