On 08.03.2003 20:00 Uhr, Brad Beyenhof wrote > On WinFin I often use keyboard commands to switch tools (Alt-T-S: Speedy, > Alt-T-D: Mass Edit, etc.), and I have found no corollaries on the Mac.
If you are just after the tool commands, those are programmable in FinMac. I cannot remember the key combos for that, but the manual will sure tell you. You have to save them in your default document to use them in documents created after that or create the key combos in every document. > I > remember talk on this list a while back about the necessity of a third-party > macro utility to get such a task accomplished. From that conversation, I > seem to recall that "QuicKeys is the best." However, it comes with a fairly > hefty price tag these days ($100). Whatever the case about the tool keys, if you are going to do engraving seriously using Finale, you will definitely need a macro utility. As far as I know Quickeys is so far the only one that offers both a MacOs 9 and a MacOs X version, it may well be your best option (considering that Fin 2k4 is expected to be OS X native). I personally use OneClick, which I believe is cheaper than Quickeys, and perhaps more powerful (though I have never used Quickkeys, so I can't really tell). The company is called Westcode, and I seem to remember the webpage was www.westcodesoft.com, but I am no longer sure. If you cannot find it get back to me and I'll look it up. OneClick does allow rather complex macros, and I couldn't live without it in Finale. Unfortunately I think there is no OS X version planned. In OS X there is a tool called Keyboard Maestro, which looks promising, but it won't help you with the current version of Finale. > > Are there any freeware (or significantly less expensive) alternatives? I > know I'll probably be able to get my employer to buy something for me if I > can demonstrate need, but I'd prefer not to ask for something as expensive > as QuicKeys after working there less than a month. I don't know of any freeware. Before I got OneClick I used KeyQuencer briefly, which has a shareware version. However, every macro needs to be programmed, ie you have to write the macro code yourself. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
