Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Marcello Noia
A good bunch of reasons not to upgrade to Vista (yet) http://www.digitmag.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=220blogid=2 - Original Message - From: Richard Yates [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 1:29 AM Subject: RE: [Finale] Vista (?) Mine has been

Re: [Finale] group name pratfall?

2007-01-31 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Aaron Rabushka wrote: Are there any other subtleties of this that i need to know about? One subtlety: you can actually edit group names not only in the group attributes dialog, but in the edit text tool. Deleting group names, abbreviated group names, using the edit text tool can result in

Re: [Finale] group name pratfall?

2007-01-31 Thread Aaron Sherber
You've gotten several serious answers to your questions. I just wanted to point out that unless your group names are throwing themselves down the stairs or getting hit with cream pies, you probably mean 'pitfall' instead of 'pratfall'. g Aaron. ___

[Finale] O.T. : First / Second Ending Repeat Bars...

2007-01-31 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
Hi all: My editor mentioned that my notation for the first and second ending wasn't standard notation. I have posted a screengrab of that here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/graupner/firstsecond.jpg Actually I thought this looked better than what the default Finale version was, but

Re: [Finale] O.T. : First / Second Ending Repeat Bars...

2007-01-31 Thread dhbailey
Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Hi all: My editor mentioned that my notation for the first and second ending wasn't standard notation. I have posted a screengrab of that here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/graupner/firstsecond.jpg Actually I thought this looked better than what the default

Re: [Finale] O.T. : First / Second Ending Repeat Bars...

2007-01-31 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 08:46 AM 1/31/2007, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: My editor mentioned that my notation for the first and second ending wasn't standard notation. I have posted a screengrab of that here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/graupner/firstsecond.jpg Actually I thought this looked better than what

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Phil Daley
At 1/30/2007 02:46 PM, Eric Fiedler wrote: To all the PC gurus and/or beta-testers on the list, I know it's probably a little too early to ask, but have you had the time and/or opportunity to form an opinion — or develop a gut feeling — of how our favorite program will run under MS's new OS? I'm

Re(2): [Finale] FinMac 2007a Measure Width Units Frustration

2007-01-31 Thread Leigh Daniels
Right you are, Thomas! That did the trick. I was on a deadline so I was stressed. Thanks! **Leigh On Tue, Jan 30, 2007, Thomas Schaller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the Document Options isn't enough - you have to go to the menu Edit- Measurement Units don't you love that the good guys at

Re: [Finale] group name pratfall?

2007-01-31 Thread Aaron Rabushka
As a matter of fact, they were. Aaron J. Rabushka [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.waymark.net/arabushk - Original Message - From: Aaron Sherber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: finale@shsu.edu; finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] group name pratfall?

Re: [Finale] tuplet pratfall?

2007-01-31 Thread Chuck Israels
Aaron, We need more information to help you. How are you creating the triplet? My suggestion is to use speedy entry, go to the place in the measure where you want the triplet, hold down the option key, hit the number 3, (look for the little 3 in the upper RH corner of the Speedy Entry

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Christopher Smith
On 31-Jan-07, at 3:07 AM, Marcello Noia wrote: A good bunch of reasons not to upgrade to Vista (yet) http://www.digitmag.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=220blogid=2 I dunno, I'm even a Mac guy, and this guy doesn't seem to really know what he's talking about. While I'm happy that he seems to

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread David W. Fenton
On 31 Jan 2007 at 11:17, Christopher Smith wrote: On 31-Jan-07, at 3:07 AM, Marcello Noia wrote: A good bunch of reasons not to upgrade to Vista (yet) http://www.digitmag.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=220blogid=2 I dunno, I'm even a Mac guy, and this guy doesn't seem to really know

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Phil Daley
At 1/31/2007 11:17 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: On 31-Jan-07, at 3:07 AM, Marcello Noia wrote: A good bunch of reasons not to upgrade to Vista (yet) http://www.digitmag.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=220blogid=2 I dunno, I'm even a Mac guy, and this guy doesn't seem to really know what he's

[Finale] Chords in playback

2007-01-31 Thread Stig Christensen
Hi, I have forgotten how to turn of playback of chords. Somebody remember? regards Stig Christensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] +4539902526/+4526212425 smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Chords in playback

2007-01-31 Thread Christopher Smith
On 31-Jan-07, at 11:14 AM, Stig Christensen wrote: Hi, I have forgotten how to turn of playback of chords. Somebody remember? In the Chord Menu, Enable Chord Playback, uncheck it. This turns off chord playback for the entire piece in all staves. You can do the same thing staff by staff

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Christopher Smith
On 31-Jan-07, at 12:10 PM, Phil Daley wrote: At 1/31/2007 11:17 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: Anybody with some better data on Vista? I'm thinking of a MacPro that would be able to run Vista, so I would be interested in how it works. My comments on Vista (I have been running it for 6 months)

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Daniel Wolf
Everyone has had different experiences with Windows machines, but on the basis of Win98, which was seriously flawed until Win98SE came out (and MS didn't offer free upgrades), and WinXP, which took two service packs to solve some serious issues (and the second Service Pack doesn't load on all

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Phil Daley
At 1/31/2007 12:29 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: I am thinking a MacPro will NOT be able to run Vista. This is more to the point. Do you know any reasons why not? It has super copy protection stuff so that it doesn't even install/run on all PCs that well. I would make sure that someone has

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread David W. Fenton
On 31 Jan 2007 at 12:10, Phil Daley wrote: At 1/31/2007 11:17 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: On 31-Jan-07, at 3:07 AM, Marcello Noia wrote: A good bunch of reasons not to upgrade to Vista (yet) http://www.digitmag.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=220blogid=2 I dunno, I'm even a Mac

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread David W. Fenton
On 31 Jan 2007 at 12:50, Phil Daley wrote: At 1/31/2007 12:29 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: I am thinking a MacPro will NOT be able to run Vista. This is more to the point. Do you know any reasons why not? It has super copy protection stuff so that it doesn't even install/run on all

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Phil Daley
At 1/31/2007 01:40 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: You cannot modify zillions of files that you used to have access to. You don't *need* modify access to those files. Files you *need* access to should be stored in your user profile, which is under your full control. Any looser access to

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread David W. Fenton
On 31 Jan 2007 at 13:57, Phil Daley wrote: At 1/31/2007 01:40 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: You cannot modify zillions of files that you used to have access to. You don't *need* modify access to those files. Files you *need* access to should be stored in your user profile, which is

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Phil Daley
At 1/31/2007 02:13 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 31 Jan 2007 at 13:57, Phil Daley wrote: At 1/31/2007 01:40 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: You cannot modify zillions of files that you used to have access to. You don't *need* modify access to those files. Files you *need* access to

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread David W. Fenton
On 31 Jan 2007 at 14:30, Phil Daley wrote: At 1/31/2007 02:13 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 31 Jan 2007 at 13:57, Phil Daley wrote: I AM talking about Documents and Settings, those files are now protected and non-modifiable. Which ones? Your document files or your application settings

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Maybe if you two are going to go back and forth on this, you can do it privately? David W. Fenton wrote: On 31 Jan 2007 at 14:30, Phil Daley wrote: At 1/31/2007 02:13 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 31 Jan 2007 at 13:57, Phil Daley wrote: I AM talking about Documents and Settings,

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Darcy James Argue
Here's a report on running Vista using Parallels (i.e., emulation) -- it works, but not very well: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/vista-on-intel-mac-with-parallels- not-quite-there-232596.php Boot Camp, on the other hand (i.e., installing Vista on the Mac and rebooting into Vista)

[Finale] How to eliminate ledger lines in specific measures?

2007-01-31 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
Hi all, I can't find how to eliminate ledger lines in specific areas. There is a section where notes are placed on a one-line staff, but as soon as the pitches get above or below the now-invisible lines 1 2 4 and 5, there are ledger lines. I can't eliminate them entirely because I need them in

Re: [Finale] How to eliminate ledger lines in specific measures?

2007-01-31 Thread Robert Patterson
Use the Hide Leger Lines plugin (from Makemusic). On 1/31/07, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I can't find how to eliminate ledger lines in specific areas. There is a section where notes are placed on a one-line staff, but as soon as the pitches get above or below the

Re: [Finale] How to eliminate ledger lines in specific measures?

2007-01-31 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 05:30 PM 1/31/2007, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: I can't find how to eliminate ledger lines in specific areas. Select the region with Mass Edit, and then do Plugins | Note Beam Rest | Ledger Lines (Hide). You can also do this by hand with the Edit Frame dialog, but I'm guessing that the

Re: [Finale] Chords in playback

2007-01-31 Thread Stig Christensen
Thank You, There are some differencies between the Windows and Mac version, or maybe I just forgot!! Den 31/01/2007 kl. 18.32 skrev Christopher Smith: On 31-Jan-07, at 11:14 AM, Stig Christensen wrote: Hi, I have forgotten how to turn of playback of chords. Somebody remember? In

Re: [Finale] How to eliminate ledger lines in specific measures?

2007-01-31 Thread Barbara Touburg
Mass mover tool: select the area and apply the hide ledger lines plugin. Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: Hi all, I can't find how to eliminate ledger lines in specific areas. There is a section where notes are placed on a one-line staff, but as soon as the pitches get above or below the

[Finale] Re: How to eliminate ledger lines in specific measures?

2007-01-31 Thread shirling neueweise
Select the region with Mass Edit, and then do Plugins | Note Beam Rest | Ledger Lines (Hide). You can also do this by hand with the Edit Frame dialog, but I'm guessing that the plugin will be quicker for you. use an iKeys shortcut for it. fraction of a second, no menu pop-down or

Re: [Finale] How to eliminate ledger lines in specific measures?

2007-01-31 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 04:48 PM 1/31/2007 -0600, Robert Patterson wrote: Use the Hide Leger Lines plugin (from Makemusic). Thanks very much to you and Aaron. There are just so many places to look these days, especially for something that I don't use often. I even looked in your plugins, Robert, but not the native

[Finale] Lyrics Question

2007-01-31 Thread Neal Gittleman
Greetings... FinMac 2k7b, a project with lyrics. I'm getting no hyphens and no word extensions on screen or in print. In Edit Lyrics the hyphens are all there. I've got Use Smart Word Extensions and Create Automatically... checked in the Lyrics Prefs/Word Extensions menu. There must

[Finale] Insert measures bug (was Confirm 2 bugs some time ago)

2007-01-31 Thread Rafael L. Junchaya
FinWin 2k7b This has been commented before, but now I faced this bug. In a file (created in Fin2k, edited thru every version until 2k7b) of a piece for orchestra, about 250 measures, I decided to insert some music at the beggining (some 25 measures). I worked this measures in a different file

Re: [Finale] Vista (?)

2007-01-31 Thread Mark D Lew
On Jan 31, 2007, at 10:52 AM, David W. Fenton wrote: Did you consider trying a little Googling to see if your gut belief was true? Why would a died-in-the-wool PC user assume that his guesses about the Mac would be correct? Unless the PC users have been smothered in a pile of sweaters, I