[Finale] 2K7 question
I recently moved from 2K4c to 2K7 (Mac) When I extract parts in 2K7, I do not see the staff name on the extracted part. For example: Trumpet 1 in Bb Part names on the parts was the default in 2K4. How do I make this the default behavior in 2K7? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] 2K7 question
Yeah, they claim the part extraction process is identical in 2007, but it isn't quite. If you created a score with the Setup Wizard in 2007, then all the parts are automatically created. For older files, you have to create them with a command. Go to DocumentManage Parts... and click Generate Parts. This will create a part for each staff or group in the score, with the same name. It will also overwrite any other parts you may have had generated before. You can change the name of the PART afterwards by clicking Edit Part Definition. Careful, because one time I changed the first trumpet STAFF name to Eb trumpet, but neglected to change the PART name afterward, and he ended up getting a part in Eb but called Bb, which didn't work out too well. Christopher On Apr 4, 2009, at 11:48 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: I recently moved from 2K4c to 2K7 (Mac) When I extract parts in 2K7, I do not see the staff name on the extracted part. For example: Trumpet 1 in Bb Part names on the parts was the default in 2K4. How do I make this the default behavior in 2K7? ___ 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
Re: [Finale] 2K7 question
On 4/4/2009 11:48 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: When I extract parts in 2K7, I do not see the staff name on the extracted part. For example: Trumpet 1 in Bb Christopher Smith gave you some answers having to do with linked parts, which were introduced in 2007. If you want to go the old-fashioned Extract Parts route, Finale will still generate linked parts automatically behind the scenes; an extracted part is just a linked part snapshot split out into its own file. If you go through the Extract Parts dialog and you only see Score listed, you first need to click the Generate Parts button to get Finale to create the linked parts. You can then check off the parts you want and extract. Now, to get back to your original question about part names. What you will need to do is first generate the linked parts. Then go to page view in your score and add a text box. In this text box, put in the text insert that says Part/Score Name. Now you want to make sure that this text box is hidden in the score (because a box that says Score isn't helpful) but displays in the parts. On Windows, I would hold down the Ctrl key, right click on the text box, and choose Hide. I don't know what the Mac equivalents are to Ctrl and right-clicking. The text box will now appear a light orange in the score (meaning unlinked and hidden) and regular orange in the part (meaning unlinked and showing). If you create a new score through the setup, this should be taken care of for you automatically, since the default files that come with 2007 include this text box. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Some Microsoft Perspectives on Bug Fixing In Software
I just ran across these two articles from Microsoft employees about how the process of fixing bugs works: Why doesn't Office just fix all of the bugs before they ship it? http://tinyurl.com/5ou884 (which is this: http://blogs.technet.com/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2008/12/ 12/why-doesn-t-office-just-fix-all-of-the-bugs-before-they-ship- it.aspx) Saying goodbye to our intern leads to a reason why a bug did not get fixed in Office 97 http://tinyurl.com/c298e4 (which is this: http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin/archive/2008/08/21/saying-goodbye-to- our-intern-leads-to-a-reason-why-a-bug-did-not-get-fixed-in-office- 97.aspx) The second one is particularly valuable in that it gives a rundown on why a fairly annoying bug would go unfixed when there is a simple workaround and it is going to be encountered by only a few users. -- David W. Fentonhttp://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
