RE: [Finale] Split Points in Imported MIDI Files
On 3/29/04 9:31 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would happily pay for a functionally organized, printed (or PDF) manual with an *extensive index* and brief descriptions of all plugins. Though not an extensive index, Finale Power! describes many of the plug-ins throughout and when to use them. In fact, the book even bundles many of the third party plug-ins on the included CD (and these are also referenced often in the book). The format is task-oriented, and points to related plug-ins when appropriate. It's based on Finale 2003, so the 2004 plug-ins aren't included, but could be a helpful reference nonetheless. Mark Johnson (please excuse the shameless self promotion (g)) Finale Power! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1929685629/finalepowerco-20/103-0038958-3995819 ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Plugin index, was: Re: [Finale] Split Points in Imported MIDI Files
At 09:55 AM 3/29/04 -0800, Brad Beyenhof wrote: To a limited extent (i.e. not for TGTools), you can arrange the Plugins folder so that the menu is more organized, creating folders for whatever sorts of categories you want. If it doesn't affect the loading time too much for your taste, I suppose you could even copy the same plugin into more than one folder if you want it organized as such. The sorting isn't very helpful when the plugins are inconsistently named and with hidden features. And especially the TGTools mess -- a great plugin set, don't get me wrong, but one seriously in need of both an editor and designer, and one very much in need of being freed from its fixed, proprietary menu. And there are so many hidden features in the plugins that aren't logical until you've actually got the plugin dialog box open. I *hate* saying to myself, Oh, THAT'S where that is! I'll do something the hard way, only to discover a plugin that's been there for several versions of Finale, but is both badly named and with features that aren't obvious. Maybe some folks like that tabbed UI of TGTools, for example. I hate having to tab through a plugin to see if it just might be the one that does what I'm looking for. Since those issues aren't likely to be solved, I'm thinking an functional index is the next best thing -- as I described in another post, a kind of cheat sheet like the Finale reference card. I don't know about anyone else, but that reference card is always right under my cup of coffee next to the monitor. :) If Finale dumps their copy protection, I'll get the latest version and write that plugin index myself. Dennis ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Plugin index, was: RE: [Finale] Split Points in Imported MIDI Files
At 12:35 PM 3/29/04 -0600, Johnson, Mark wrote: Though not an extensive index, Finale Power! describes many of the plug-ins throughout and when to use them. I guess what I'm asking is if anybody has taken the time to create an index, much like the Finale reference card, of the plugins. Back in the Finale 2.2 days, I created my own index of functions with brief descriptions that I kept as my cheat sheet. It took a week, but ultimately saved me weeks of work. Does anybody else think this plugin-by-function index would be valuable? I don't have F2K4 (still holding out against their copy protection), so if I were to create one, it wouldn't be very valuable to anyone else. Dennis ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: Plugin index, was: Re: [Finale] Split Points in Imported MIDI Files
At 08:15 AM 03/31/2004, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: The sorting isn't very helpful when the plugins are inconsistently named and with hidden features. And especially the TGTools mess -- a great plugin set, don't get me wrong, but one seriously in need of both an editor and designer, and one very much in need of being freed from its fixed, proprietary menu. Take a look at TGTool | Options | More program options | Put TGTools menu in menu bar. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
