On 2013-09-17 07:05, Craig Parmerlee wrote:
> 1) In 2013 I shouldn't still have to fiddle with layouts on my parts.
> How many Finale releases have we seen that bragged about great new
> algorithms that avoid collision of printed elements? Yet, I still have
> to manually edit every &^%%$#$#% part by hand just to achieve the most
> minimally readable parts. That would be a breakthrough -- one that
> might have expected in 2000, not 2014.
It's your choice. I usually try to do the layout with one button click
for all parts at once (adjusting dynamics/artics/smart
shapes/note+measure spacing/system spacing in one go). Then I go to
optical check.
> 2) How long have we had spell checkers and grammar checkers in word
> processors? 15-20 years anyway. Why don't we have the same things in
> music notation by now?
You mean like in JW Validate?
> 6) Likewise, the notation program should be able to read the notes in
> all the staves and determine the most likely chords in use.
You mean like in the Chord Tool's function ("All-Staff Analysis") in
Finale to automatically analyze written notes into chord symbols?
Best regards,
Jari Williamsson
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