Re: [Finale] WinFin 2004/5 bug explained

2004-08-20 Thread dhbailey
Éric Dussault wrote: I can see how frustrating it is for you to have this bug, but we all know that MakeMusic will repair them depending on how many people complain about them. I fear that very few people will in this case for two reasons : 1. Many people enter their notes in scroll view 2. Thos

Re: [Finale] WinFin 2004/5 bug explained

2004-08-20 Thread David W. Fenton
On 20 Aug 2004 at 10:18, Éric Dussault wrote: > I can see how frustrating it is for you to have this bug, but we all > know that MakeMusic will repair them depending on how many people > complain about them. I fear that very few people will in this case for > two reasons : 1. Many people enter the

Re: [Finale] WinFin 2004/5 bug explained

2004-08-20 Thread Éric Dussault
I can see how frustrating it is for you to have this bug, but we all know that MakeMusic will repair them depending on how many people complain about them. I fear that very few people will in this case for two reasons : 1. Many people enter their notes in scroll view 2. Those (like me) who enter th

Re: [Finale] WinFin 2004/5 bug explained

2004-08-20 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 08:57 AM 08/20/2004, K. Kastning wrote: > If you hit Ctrl+D, the notes re-appear, >but it's not a viable solution to do this every time you move to a new >measure. Finale freely admits the existance of this bug, and clearly states >they have no plans to fix it. Coda's system for fixing bugs is

Re: [Finale] WinFin 2004

2004-04-29 Thread David W. Fenton
On 29 Apr 2004 at 10:52, Ken Moore wrote: > Because my desktop PC > is old, and still running under Windows 95, I have implemented Finale > on my new HP pavilion 4500 laptop, which has a touch pad instead of a > mouse and runs under XP Home Edition Version 5.1. The consequence is > that the measu

Re: [Finale] WinFin 2004

2004-04-29 Thread Johannes Gebauer
I don't know the Windows side of things, but on the Mac there is a system option which prevents unexpected cursor movements if the touchpad is touched while you type. This does not work together with Metatools in Finale, and has to be switched off. If not very jerky mouse cursor movement is the res

RE: [Finale] WinFin 2004

2004-04-27 Thread Jim Mays
I have the Windows version and it works just fine for me. I don't use some of the frills they keep adding, but I like the additional flexibility of expression creation and application. It's the Mac folks who seem to have the greatest angst. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [Finale] WinFin 2004

2004-04-27 Thread Raymond Horton
I use WinFin 2004B. I don't use PDFs, and my Mom's Mac hates me. I LOVE 2004. I wouldn't give it back for anything. It's a huge step forward, from my perspective, at least. The quantum leap in the expressions capabilities would have saved me dozens of hours last year (when I was finishing a sc

RE: [Finale] WinFin 2004

2004-04-27 Thread Colin Broom
My understanding is that the primary problems with the Mac version are related to with the shift to OSX and compatibility issues with earlier OSs. As the windows version hasn't had to deal with the jump to a newer OS, it (in my experience of it) has much less problems. In addition, it's actually a

Re: [Finale] WinFin 2004

2004-04-26 Thread Eric Dannewitz
I'd go for it. I really think every update for Finale is a step forward. I haven't had all the "issues" that people have had, like the updater thing or the preferences thing.. Everything has been great thus far. David McKay wrote: After browsing tales of woe with Fin 2004, especially the Mac