Sadly, the change to "Always Show Scroll Bars" in SystPrefs>General didn't help and I'm still confronted with the following dialog box when I want to change the key signature:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hyt99as8d5si7dj/Screen%20Shot%202013-10-18.tiff While I can deal with it (by clicking where the scroll bar arrows used to be), I think this just might qualify as a BUG (at least in Mac OS 10.8.5). What does the congregation think? Cheers! Eric ***************************************** Habsburger Verlag Frankfurt (Dr. Fiedler) www.habsburgerverlag.de webmas...@habsburgerverlag.de ***************************************** On 18.10.2013, at 12:08, Eric Fiedler <eric.f.fied...@t-online.de> wrote: > Thanks, Michael, the "System Preferences>General" is a good tip. What I'm > talking about you can see on the following link: > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/hyt99as8d5si7dj/Screen%20Shot%202013-10-18.tiff > > While I do understand that Apple doesn't like scroll bars anymore, you must > admit that such a dialog box might be a little confusing for beginners and > professionals alike. It certainly was for me! MM, are you listening? > BTW: do you know where the Finale Preferences have gone to? > Cheers! > Eric > > ***************************************** > Habsburger Verlag Frankfurt (Dr. Fiedler) > www.habsburgerverlag.de > webmas...@habsburgerverlag.de > ***************************************** > > On 18.10.2013, at 10:23, Michael <launay-c...@gmx.net> wrote: > >>> But, I mean, what kind of interface is _that_!? >> >> Not a good one. Scroll bars shouldn't be being used for incremental changes >> such as those found in the Key Signature or Time Signature tools. Apple has >> provided up/down arrows to be used where a value can be altered by set >> increments. Finale actually uses these arrows in other situations: you can >> see them, for instance, in the Playback Controls window. Next to the arrows >> is a field where you can enter a numerical value directly if you prefer. >> >> If you want to always see scroll bars in Mac OS X, you can set this in >> System Preferences> General. >> >> For those places in Finale where scroll bars are being used instead of the >> more appropriate arrows + number field, tell MakeMusic about it. I have >> already voiced my displeasure here and I know that others have done the >> same. It's the usual story: if more users show dissatisfaction, MakeMusic >> are more likely to do something about it. >> >> Best wishes, >> Michael >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
