Re: [Finale] FinMac and pdf

2008-09-07 Thread Christopher Smith
On Sep 6, 2008, at 11:59 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: On 2008/09/06(土), at 後1:51, David Froom wrote: I have had a heck of a time with Finale and pdf going back a long time (to the beginnings of pdf as a standard format). I am now using FinMac 2009 on an Intel machine. I have consistently fou

Re: [Finale] FinMac 2008 - setting up a default file

2008-09-07 Thread Christopher Smith
Read up on the new feature that allows you to use ANY Finale document as a template. It just has to reside in Document Styles folder inside the FInale folder to show up in the Setup Wizard. This replaces the old "save the libraries" method, which does not incorporate metatools, etc. It's WA

Re: [Finale] FinMac 2008 - setting up a default file

2008-09-07 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
mystrom1 wrote: I have just loaded Finale 2008 on my new iMac and wanted to set up my previous settings that I used in the past with 2003, including font sizes for lyrics, expressions, text blocks, etc... What is the best way to do this so that whenever I begin a new document, all (or most) of my

[Finale] OT: Comb binding supplies

2008-09-07 Thread Aaron Sherber
Hi all, I have some parts I inherited which are bound with 23-ring plastic combs, and I need to rebind them. Does anybody know a good place to order these combs? Even 21-ring combs would be preferable to the 19-ring combs I have. (Google was not particularly helpful.) Thanks, Aaron. ___

Re: [Finale] OT: Comb binding supplies

2008-09-07 Thread Chuck Israels
Hi Aaron, Are you talking about the length of the coils? I just found a local duplication place here in little Bellingham that has ordered some 15" coils for me from a supplier in Seattle. I didn't think to ask the name of the Seattle supplier (I like to support the local businesses whe

Re: [Finale] OT: Comb binding supplies

2008-09-07 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 11:24 AM 9/7/2008, Chuck Israels wrote: >Are you talking about the length of the coils? I just found a local >duplication place here in little Bellingham that has ordered some 15" >coils for me from a supplier in Seattle. I didn't think to ask the >name of the Seattle supplier (I like to supp

Re: [Finale] OT: Comb binding supplies

2008-09-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Chuck, I think Aaron is talking about combs, not coils. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On Sep 7, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: Hi Aaron, Are you talking about the length of the coils? I just found a local duplication place here in little Bellingham that

Re: [Finale] OT: Comb binding supplies

2008-09-07 Thread Chuck Israels
Hi Aaron, Sorry, I was preoccupied with my own search for binding supplies and did not realize you were referring to the comb style bindings. I just bought a punch machine for plastic coils from Nick Carter for my scores and had a little trouble finding coils for 14" paper. I have never

Re: [Finale] OT: Comb binding supplies

2008-09-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
Chuck is talking about plastic coils, which are not the same thing as plastic combs. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On Sep 7, 2008, at 12:38 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote: At 11:24 AM 9/7/2008, Chuck Israels wrote: >Are you talking about the length of the coils? I just foun

[Finale] Re: FinMac and pdf

2008-09-07 Thread David Froom
On 7 Sep 2008, at 1:00 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Hi David - Well, I don't know what the PDF problem is but it is not a problem for me (nor have I heard others complain. We have similar workflows, perhaps for different reasons, but what stuck me in your description is

[Finale] EPS and Word

2008-09-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
I recently had to submit a book chapter in Word format, with EPS graphics. As you know, in Word 2004 for Mac, EPS graphics look like ass onscreen. However, they print fine. So far, so good. Except now, I'd like to make a PDF of my chapter. And when printing to PDF, for some reason what you

Re: [Finale] EPS and Word

2008-09-07 Thread Christopher Smith
On Sep 7, 2008, at 4:02 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: I recently had to submit a book chapter in Word format, with EPS graphics. As you know, in Word 2004 for Mac, EPS graphics look like ass onscreen. However, they print fine. So far, so good. Except now, I'd like to make a PDF of my chapte

Re: [Finale] EPS and Word

2008-09-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
On Sep 7, 2008, at 4:54 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: Yeah, in ANY application the EPS graphics look like ass. Not true! They look perfectly fine when inserted directly into Pages! (The caveat is that Pages does insist on converting them to PDF before placing them, which is fine with me)!

Re: [Finale] EPS and Word

2008-09-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
On Sep 7, 2008, at 4:20 PM, dc wrote: If they print fine, they should look fine in Acrobat. But they DON'T. Therein lies the problem. This is a Mac thing -- or, specifically, a Word for Mac thing -- reminds me why I never use Word. I'm glad it works on the PC side but unfortunately that d

RE: [Finale] EPS and Word

2008-09-07 Thread Richard Yates
I haven't followed this closely since I am on WinXP not Mac, but I was curious about the issue. Here's a little test I did: -Exported a page from Finale as EPS (including fonts and TIFF preview) -Imported and placed that graphic (reduced in size) onto the original page. -Exported THAT page with

Re: [Finale] EPS and Word

2008-09-07 Thread Darcy James Argue
For the record: I have learned that Word 2008 fixes the longstanding problem with EPS on-screen. It also fixes the problem I was having with generating a PDF from a Word document that includes EPS graphics. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On Sep 7, 2008, at 5:16 PM, Dar

[Finale] Fin/Mac 2008 measurement unit/EVPU location

2008-09-07 Thread mystrom1
Where do I find the command to change to evpus? I looked in the table of contents, it kind of leads me to the edit menu, but I dont see anything when I pull down on the edit menu. And please, no discussion as to which is better, evpus or inches or whatever. Just interested in finding where the comm

Re: [Finale] Fin/Mac 2008 measurement unit/EVPU location

2008-09-07 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 07:30 PM 9/7/2008, mystrom1 wrote: >Where do I find the command to change to evpus? I looked in the table of >contents, it kind of leads me to the edit menu, but I dont see anything when >I pull down on the edit menu. Edit | Measurement Units Aaron. _

Re: [Finale] Fin/Mac 2008 measurement unit/EVPU location

2008-09-07 Thread shirling & neueweise
Finasle 2008 / Prefs / Prog options / Edit cmd-, on mac gets you direvtly to the prog options area EVPUs rock!! ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: Comb binding supplies

2008-09-07 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Sep 7, 2008, at 9:16 AM, Aaron Sherber wrote: I have some parts I inherited which are bound with 23-ring plastic combs, and I need to rebind them. Does anybody know a good place to order these combs? I get my long combs from the Spiral Binding Co., Totowa NJ, www.spiralbinding.com, phone

Re: [Finale] OT: Comb binding supplies

2008-09-07 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 08:55 PM 9/7/2008, Andrew Stiller wrote: >I get my long combs from the Spiral Binding Co., Totowa NJ, >www.spiralbinding.com, phone 973-256-0666. They will cut combs to just >about any length you like, but since there is a surcharge for every >cut, I find it considerably cheaper to buy them ful

Re: [Finale] Fin/Mac 2008 measurement unit/EVPU location

2008-09-07 Thread Allen Fisher
A quick point of clarification: That only works on Windows. Mac moves preferences to the Application menu, out next to the apple menu. On Sep 7, 2008, at 6:47 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote: At 07:30 PM 9/7/2008, mystrom1 wrote: >Where do I find the command to change to evpus? I looked in the tabl

Re: [Finale] Re: FinMac and pdf

2008-09-07 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 07.09.2008 David Froom wrote: However, cheaper than Acrobat, I found PStill, which seems to work great (well enough in a few hours of trying it out that I gave them $69). They insist that all fonts be PS, but they provide a free application to create a special section of the computer to ho