Good UI would be:
1) The first time you try to optimize systems with a group set to "Only optimize if all staves are empty", Finale should warn you (with a "Don't Show Again" box, of course). This question about optimizing staves out of piano parts comes up ALL THE TIME on the list, so obviously the default behavior is confusing to a lot of people.
2) The first time you try to change optimization settings in Page View (or group name, etc.), Finale should warn you that changes to these settings made in Page View affect that system only -- and offer options to "Apply these settings to all systems," "Apply to system range," and "Apply to only this system. Again with a "Don't Show Again" box -- so people who like the current system can continue as they are accustomed to -- but that way, new users are not baffled.
It *is* counter-intuitive to have the same command yield different results depending on whether you are in Scroll View or Page View. The -- quite reasonable -- assumption is that these are just two different VIEWS, and that they do not cause commands to behave differently. We all know otherwise through bitter experience, but it's still lousy UI.
- Darcy ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY
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