Re: [Finale] dialog box off screen

2011-06-01 Thread Darcy James Argue
Klaus, I am 95% certain that Mark's problem is that he's trying to use a set of preferences originally generated on a PPC Mac on an Intel-based Mac. When you do this, the "Edit Margins" dialog boxes do not show up *anywhere* on screen. It doesn't matter how many pixels he adds, because the dial

Re: [Finale] dialog box off screen

2011-06-01 Thread SN jef chippewa
the only solution to this i have found is replugging your external monitor and moving them. i try to remember to open finale and move the layout dialogue boxes and save prefs before going on the road. sometimes i forget. then it sux. ___ Finale

Re: [Finale] dialog box off screen

2011-06-01 Thread Mark D Lew
On Jun 1, 2011, at 4:20 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > I am 95% certain that Mark's problem is that he's trying to use a set of > preferences originally generated on a PPC Mac on an Intel-based Mac. Yes. That is indeed the case. The new machine does not have a smaller screen. There's no particu

Re: [Finale] Percussion noteheads not displaying correctly

2011-06-01 Thread Christopher Smith
Cross post again: Okay, tech support resolved it. There is an additional step to follow, involving clearing the font cache, which I thought Font Book did, but I was wrong. Strangely, I wasn't able to find this answer when I searched, but tech support pointed me to it. I still don't know why thi

Re: [Finale] dialog box off screen

2011-06-01 Thread Darcy James Argue
Not if you are upgrading from a PPC Mac to an Intel Mac, no. In that situation, you must rebuild your preferences from scratch. Fortunately, that is usually a one-time thing. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 1 Jun 2011, at 2:31 AM, Ryan Beard wrote: > Bummer. >

[Finale] percussion notehead font needed

2011-06-01 Thread Ryan
I'm in need of a font with more percussion note heads. Maestro, Maestro Percussion, EngraverFontSet, EngraverFontSetExtras, and Toccata don't have what I'm looking for. Can you suggest another font, please? Specifically, the composer wants a circle with a slash inside it, and a circle with a plus

Re: [Finale] percussion notehead font needed

2011-06-01 Thread SN jef chippewa
a couple of comments. you should first check and make sure there is justification for the notation, it could be that a standard already exists, even though contemporary percussion notation is a bit if a mess. depending on how often it comes, it might be easier to make a shape or character e