On 3 Mar 2005 at 18:51, Mark D Lew wrote: > On Mar 3, 2005, at 6:25 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > > > The meaning of the word "optimization" would then be associated with > > something that is not remotely related to the concept the word > > represents. > > > > You "optimize" in Finale in order to optimize the usage of space on > > the page, by eliminating blank staves, so you can fit more systems > > in fewer pages. This has *zilch* to do with vertical positioning of > > staves within systems. > > In the loosest sense, anything that improves your document makes it > more "optimal", but it's such a vague term that it's meaningless in > Finale, except by association with what the function actually does.
The function is available only in page view, so, you're obviously optimizing the pages in your score. Seems transparent and obvious to me. > What the function actually does is make staves vertically adjustable > within a system. It may or may not also remove blank staves from page > view. As we've already noted, you can have an "optimized" system > which does not have the blank staves removed. Removing blank staves returns a lot more usable space than vertically adjusting spacing within a staff. Look at the optimization dialog box -- there is absolutely nothing there except options that control removal or inclusion of blank staves. Seems pretty definitive and clear to me! > > So, I think you have a completely backwards conception of what > > "optimization" actually is -- > > Right, and I think the same of you. Like I said, our only real > disagreement here is just semantics. > > > optimization *is* removing blank > > staves, and the part that you use of it is something else entirely > > [...] > > If "Optimization" is equivalent to removing blank staves, then how > come "Remove Empty Staves" is an optional checkbox within the > Optimization dialog box? So that you have the option of optimizing > without optimizing? Tell me: what are the defaults? -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
