Re: [Finale] TGTools (was: MM Greed)

2008-09-24 Thread Eric Dannewitz
On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Allen Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Guys. First off, I believe the original statement from Eric was about the full TGTools. We license a light version from Tobias. I was unclear which he was talking about. Do either work correctly in Finale 2009? I believe

Thank you Allen (lengthy) [was: Re: [Finale] TGTools]

2008-09-24 Thread dhbailey
Allen, Thank you very much for your well-reasoned responses in light of sometimes vitriolic postings (I plead guilty.) I very much appreciate your membership on this list and your participation in these discussions as well as the fact that the company is allowing official presence on this

RE: Thank you Allen (lengthy) [was: Re: [Finale] TGTools]

2008-09-24 Thread Richard Yates
A fine letter, David, and a good summary. I would add only MakeMusic's very peculiar pattern of not cleaning up the small bugs that would seem to be easy to fix. It gives the impression that they are either continually overwhelmed or above embarrassment. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[Finale] Finale 2008 Main Tool Palette question

2008-09-24 Thread mystrom1
I recall sometime back there being discussion about trying to reposition the main tool palette (in my case I want to go from three columns of tool icons to two columns) and that Finale 2008 crashed when trying to reposition the palette. I have recently begun using Finale 2008 and, lo and behold,

Re: [Finale] Finale 2008 Main Tool Palette question

2008-09-24 Thread dhbailey
mystrom1 wrote: I recall sometime back there being discussion about trying to reposition the main tool palette (in my case I want to go from three columns of tool icons to two columns) and that Finale 2008 crashed when trying to reposition the palette. I have recently begun using Finale 2008

Re: [Finale] Finale 2008 Main Tool Palette question

2008-09-24 Thread mystrom1
I downloaded 2008, then 2008a, then 2008b, but when I tried to change the position of the tool palette, Finale still crashed on me. Anyone else still have this problem? Martin On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 10:05 AM, dhbailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mystrom1 wrote: I recall sometime back there

[Finale] Re: Customer Support [was: Thank you...]

2008-09-24 Thread Allen Fisher
David-- Thanks for your thoughtful response. I do want to comment quickly on this statement. We have become much more customer-centric over the last 5 years. I've been with the company for 10 (starting in Tech Support), so I think I have some experience in this area ;-). The most

[Finale] New systems get reduced in linked parts when any other part has been reduced before.

2008-09-24 Thread Christopher Smith
Hi all, This is a bug report I sent to Tech Support. They were unable to reproduce the problem and suggest I trash my prefs, which has no effect. It happens in 2008b r.1 for Mac, and always happens, regardless. Here are the steps: *begin quote* I had reported this before and was assured

Re: [Finale] Finale 2008 Main Tool Palette question

2008-09-24 Thread Christopher Smith
Still crashes on me in 2008, and in Finale 2009, too. Apparently it is a known issue, especially with two screens. Christopher On Sep 24, 2008, at 10:19 AM, mystrom1 wrote: I downloaded 2008, then 2008a, then 2008b, but when I tried to change the position of the tool palette, Finale still

Re: [Finale] New systems get reduced in linked parts when any other part has been reduced before.

2008-09-24 Thread dhbailey
I just followed your outline exactly, WinFin2008a, and the problem isn't there for me. the violin part remains at full size while the piano part is reduced. And in the score, both piano and violin remain full size. David H. Bailey Christopher Smith wrote: Hi all, This is a bug report I

[Finale] PASTE and INSERT Post-2007

2008-09-24 Thread Howey, Henry
One of my greatest disappointments is the odd behavior of the PASTE/INSERT in 2008 and 2009. I like to update old files by making completely newfiles in the latest edition. Before 2008, key changes and meter changes would be brought forward with only a bit of cleanup. Since 2008 any new keys or

Re: [Finale] TGTools (was: MM Greed)

2008-09-24 Thread Christopher Smith
On Sep 23, 2008, at 11:30 PM, Allen Fisher wrote: I will ask around about why we don't include some known issues in the readme. Allen Fisher Yes, that would be tremendous. I would even say essential. I have pulled my hair out so often over things that take a week to understand that

Re: [Finale] PASTE and INSERT Post-2007

2008-09-24 Thread dhbailey
Howey, Henry wrote: One of my greatest disappointments is the odd behavior of the PASTE/INSERT in 2008 and 2009. I like to update old files by making completely newfiles in the latest edition. Before 2008, key changes and meter changes would be brought forward with only a bit of cleanup.

Re: [Finale] Re: Customer Support [was: Thank you...]

2008-09-24 Thread David W. Fenton
On 24 Sep 2008 at 9:32, Allen Fisher wrote: There have been a host of small things that have been focused on in the last few years that have been traditionally been ignored (EPS, Chords on a chromatically transposed staff, etc.) that have been brought to light and addressed because of

Re: [Finale] New systems get reduced in linked parts when any other part has been reduced before.

2008-09-24 Thread Michael Cook
I can reproduce this. There is a setting which governs this behaviour: When you use the percentage tool to resize the system in the piano part, there is an option Update Page Format. If this option is checked, the page format for all parts is changed, meaning that any new systems in any

RE: Thank you Allen (lengthy) [was: Re: [Finale] TGTools]

2008-09-24 Thread David W. Fenton
On 24 Sep 2008 at 6:39, Richard Yates wrote: I would add only MakeMusic's very peculiar pattern of not cleaning up the small bugs that would seem to be easy to fix. As a programmer myself, I frequently encounter clients who tell me how easy X feature would be to implement in their

Re: [Finale] Re: Customer Support [was: Thank you...]

2008-09-24 Thread Allen Fisher
I realize what you are saying. I guess I should have said something along the lines of Sales/Marketing vs. Customer concerns. You are correct. ALL concerns are business concerns. In my own business, I have four things that drive what I do: 1. What current customers want 2. What will draw me

Re: [Finale] PASTE and INSERT Post-2007

2008-09-24 Thread Allen Fisher
Are you doing a stack selection or a single staff/measure selection? There's a difference now. Those things that you are used to copying with a selection should be accomplished with a stack selection. On Sep 24, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Howey, Henry wrote: Before 2008, key changes and meter

[Finale] Garritan Steinway Q

2008-09-24 Thread Richard Huggins
I'm upgrading to FinMac 09 but I'm also considering the Steinway add- on. My question is, can this be used by anything other than Finale, such as Garage Band and other Mac MIDI apps? -Richard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Garritan Steinway Q

2008-09-24 Thread Allen Fisher
If the other app that you want to use is an audio unit or VST host, it should be. But to be sure, I would check the Garritan website. On Sep 24, 2008, at 5:42 PM, Richard Huggins wrote: I'm upgrading to FinMac 09 but I'm also considering the Steinway add- on. My question is, can this be