On 15.07.2008 Robert Patterson wrote:
I am concerned specifically that a reinvented and streamlined
expression tool will not be capable of upgrading an existing file
without requiring the file to be re-proofed for errors in placement of
expressions.
I must say that doesn't bother me any more.
I disagree that it has been like this with every update. Reproofing was
a significant headache with all updates from v1.0 to roughly Fin97. I'm
not talking about subtleties. Spacing would be screwed up, or
accidentals and expressions jumped around. I actually had to write a
custom plugin to
My experience is that FIN2008b is the best at upgrading files from 3.5.2 on
up. I've spent most of this year upgrading large numbers of old 3.5.2 choral
files directly into 2008b with great success. No other version could retain
most of the look on the page. Yes, there are a few issues (text
Plus I see a huge downside risk of poor compatibility with existing files.
Such as?
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Such as if you have a mf you technically put on beat 4, but you dragged
it to the first beat in Finale 2007. If you open it in 2009, what will
it do?
Fisher, Allen wrote:
Plus I see a huge downside risk of poor compatibility with existing files.
Such as?
It may do exactly the same thing. All I am saying is, until we have
Fin09 in our hands to see what it will do, I am concerned that hidden
within the hype may be some backwards steps.
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Eric Dannewitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Such as if you have a mf you technically
I must say I find a lot of the improvements very appealing, however,
after the past experiences I'd really like to know how many bugs were
fixed, and how many were added.
On the other hand, the new expressions tool seems so much better, it may
well pay for itself.
Johannes
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On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 5:12 AM, Johannes Gebauer
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On the other hand, the new expressions tool seems so much better, it may
well pay for itself.
I see where the new expression tool may make learning Finale easier
for a newbie, but for an old hand like Johannes, who
