On 13.07.2002 23:55 Uhr, Peter Castine wrote > Sometimes modal interaction is impracticable to avoid, so I'm not damning > modes nor palettes in general. But consider: Every other app that I've > seen with a palette approach (MacPaint, MacDraw, PhotoShop, FreeHand, > Illustrator, Canvas, Frame, RagTime, Mosaic, Max, Graphic Converter, > PTools, just to name a few...) supports some kind of generic selection > tool (usually an arrow, though paint programs may offer lasso/marquis > alternatives). > > A generic selection tool. > > Something you can point, click, and hit delete/cut/copy/paste/change > size/change font/whatever. > > No muss, no fuss. No looking for "which item is that thing attached to? > was it a staff or a score expression? or an articulation? gee, how'd I > get it there? how'd the person whose work I'm editing put it there?" > > So, yes, a big amen for transparent selection. The Mass Mover Tool > reflects Finale's frame (measure/staff) orientation beautifully, but > that's not what the user wants to know about.
We already have a selection tool. It was introduced in one of the recent Finale versions, I forget which. And it works ok. If only there was a key combo to use it while in another tool. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
