Re: [Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-18 Thread J D Thomas
For all those using Finale / Sibelius on a MacBook or Pro, there is another solution that might be worth looking into. One caveat, you need an iPhone. Someone posted a message on either the Finale or Sibelius list about an app called NumberKey Free. You install it on your iPhone and the

Re: [Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-18 Thread Fiskum, Steve
Just bought a MBP 17" last week and the FN key is still there. The problem I had was the elimination of the "clear" key which I used QuicKeys to fix. I talked with Apple about this issue and the engineers replied that they know when the change happened but cannot find documentation as to why. Also,

Re: [Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-18 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 18.11.2009 Darcy James Argue wrote: Does it have the "embedded" numeric keypad? fn-J for "1", fn-K for "2", etc? The new models don't have that. I don't know exactly when the switch happened but it happened fairly recently. My MacBook (white, Geforce, Firewire) bought earlier this year, doe

Re: [Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-17 Thread Carlberg Jones
At 10:18 PM -0500 11/17/09, Darcy James Argue wrote: Does it have the "embedded" numeric keypad? fn-J for "1", fn-K for "2", etc? The new models don't have that. I don't know exactly when the switch happened but it happened fairly recently. Nope, it's gone on mine. My previous 15" MPB is fro

Re: [Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
I'm now remembering that it wasn't the fn-key that was eliminated -- just the "embedded" numeric keypad normally accessed via fn or numlock. (The numlock key, on the other hand, *was* eliminated.) Cheers, Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://secretsociety.typepad.com On 17 Nov 2009, at 10:18 PM,

Re: [Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
Does it have the "embedded" numeric keypad? fn-J for "1", fn-K for "2", etc? The new models don't have that. I don't know exactly when the switch happened but it happened fairly recently. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://secretsociety.typepad.com On 17 Nov 2009, at 9:51 PM, Carlberg Jones wrote

Re: [Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-17 Thread Carlberg Jones
At 6:10 PM -0500 11/17/09, Darcy James Argue wrote: Apple has eliminated the function key on new MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Don't know what "new" is, but I got my 15" MBP in July and it has an "fn" key at the lower left of the keyboard. Also, two finger scrolling is fantastic. I may have t

Re: [Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
Apple has eliminated the function key on new MacBooks and MacBook Pros. However, in Finale, command-arrow still works to go forward/back pages in Page View. Cheers, Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://secretsociety.typepad.com ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-17 Thread John Howell
At 10:08 AM -0800 11/17/09, j...@pacifier.com wrote: I'm editing away from home on my Macbook and Finale 2008. Am I missing something or is there not a key command for Page Down on laptops? [ ie let me look at Page 2] Or do I have to use the hand to drag in scroll mode or always click on those t

Re: [Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-17 Thread J D Thomas
On my MacBook Pro it's Fn-down arrow. J D Thomas ThomaStudios On Nov 17, 2009, at 10:08 AM, wrote: I'm editing away from home on my Macbook and Finale 2008. Am I missing something or is there not a key command for Page Down on laptops? [ ie let me look at Page 2] Or do I have to use the

[Finale] Help with navigating on my Macbook pro

2009-11-17 Thread jimf
I'm editing away from home on my Macbook and Finale 2008. Am I missing something or is there not a key command for Page Down on laptops? [ ie let me look at Page 2] Or do I have to use the hand to drag in scroll mode or always click on those tiny navigate buttons at the bottom of the screen. Thx