The bad news is that any other fixes are to be left for Finale 2005. Before I go ballistic, I thought I would check with the cooler heads in this forum. Do we have a right to expect fixes for the 2004 versions before coughing up any more money?
My thinking is this:
1) FinMac 2004 for system 9 is unusable. Period.
2) FinMac 2004 (a, b, AND c) for OS X is slow and gets slower the longer you use it. Nudging items with the arrow key used to be the fastest way to adjust slurs, expressions and articulations. Now you have to wait and wait. And there are those bugs with multiple files opened which have been well documented here. I could go on...
I really think that FinMac 2003 is a more productive tool than 2004 despite the so-called improvements. I'd rather give charity to MakeMusic to keep them alive then to pretend that Finale 2004 was worth the money. How do we know that Finale 2005 will be worth paying for if they can't even fix the biggest problems in 2004?
Speed and reliability are the top priorities. Any other new features are secondary concerns. If secondary features violates the first principle then they need to be changed.
Finale 2004 may work with OS X, but it does so in a way that is unreliable and slows our productivity way down. I really think we deserve better before paying for what could be another experience in frustration.
-Randolph Peters
********************************************* This is what some of us got from "Miller, Kami" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear 2004c pre-release team,
Thanks to those of you who wrote to me reporting successes, concerns or problems with EPS export in 2004c. Most of the responses I received were positive, so we will be posting the public 2004c updater very soon. You may see the updater on our website as early as this afternoon.
The one reoccurring issue we heard from you was an annoyance with the Font Warning dialog's persistent appearance. While some people will appreciate being reminded that some fonts may be substituted, I agree that this needs work and can be annoying when exporting many EPS files. In the interest of getting EPS export support to our users promptly, managing the potential risk of additional builds, and (frankly) moving completely onto Finale 2005 development, we will not be addressing this concern for 2004c, but we plan to have a solution for Finale 2005. Similarly, other issues you've reported are under consideration in the Finale 2005 development cycle (which is currently underway).
Your work is appreciated. Thanks again for your feedback.
Kami Miller Quality Assurance Representative MakeMusic! Inc.
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