If you want to use Finale on a Mac you had better get familiar with the “trash prefs” routine. I don’t like it either, but it’s practical because it works.
Christopher > On Jun 6, 2016, at 6:14 AM, Graeme Gerrard <ggerr...@resonant.com.au> wrote: > > Haha! That’s so funny! > Does anyone still regard this as a practical fix that works with their > workflow? > Is this still 1990? > >> On 6 Jun 2016, at 5:29 AM, Chuck Israels <cisra...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> And when your Preferences are set up as you like them, make duplicates of >> this Preference file (Finale 2014.5 Preferences - copy 1 - etc.), so that >> when one file becomes corrupted, you can replace it with a copy (simply >> remove the “copy x” from the name) without having to rebuild your entire >> preference setup. This is a procedure learned from long experience. >> >> Perhaps I am not experiencing these difficulties because I rarely work with >> such large files, but multiple preference copies are always good to have. >> >> Chuck >> >> >>> On Jun 5, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Jon Block <jbloc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> JD: >>> Check out my reply to Ray. There is a fix. If you are running >>> on a Mac -- this from MakeMusic Tech support -- it works, >>> but you are likely to have to keep doing it -- if you are running >>> on a Windows platform you will need to check in with MakeMusic >>> Tech support: >>> >>> Hi Jonathan, >>> >>> Thank you for that information. As a first troubleshooting step, please >>> follow the steps below to return Finale's hidden preferences to their >>> default settings. This will either solve the issue or get us one step >>> closer to the solution: >>> >>> 1. Quit Finale 2014.5. >>> 2. In Finder, navigate to Go menu > Go to Folder >>> 3. Type or copy & paste the following location: >>> >>> ~/library/preferences >>> >>> 4. In the Preferences folder, find a file named Finale 2014.5 Preferences. >>> Drag it into the trash. >>> 5. Empty your trash. >>> 6. Restart your computer. >>> 7. Relaunch Finale 2014.5 by opening your Applications folder and >>> double-clicking the Finale 2014.5 icon. >>> >>> Does the issue still occur? Also, if it still occurs in a specific file, >>> please send me that file for testing on my end. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Zack B. >>> MakeMusic Customer Success >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 1:18 PM, j...@thomastudios.com >>> <j...@thomastudios.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Not meaning to hijack this thread, but I agree with Jon about 2014.5 being >>>> an absolute slug when editing a large orchestral file. I am working on an >>>> opera that ballooned to 7.3MB from 3MB when I converted it from Finale 2012 >>>> to 2014. Everything takes an eternity when editing: changing tools, >>>> copying/pasting even one measure, especially editing lyrics in this file. >>>> For me and my current deadline, it’s completely unusable. >>>> >>>> I’m curious if the new 64-bit version that isn’t out yet will remedy some >>>> of this. >>>> >>>> *************************** >>>> J D Thomas >>>> ThomaStudios >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jun 5, 2016, at 12:10 PM, Jon Block <jbloc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> You will >>>>> also find that notation is extremely slow in large >>>>> scored (full orchestral). >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Finale mailing list >>>> Finale@shsu.edu >>>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> >> Chuck Israels >> cisra...@comcast.net >> (360) 201-3434 >> >> 8831 SE 12th Ave. >> Portland OR 97202 >> >> <chuckisraelsjazz.com> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
