On Jun 2, 2006, at 5:01 PM, Jonathan Smith wrote:
I use "Show active layer" a lot, along with "changing enharmonic
spelling" (who doesn't?)
and:
Measurement units
File Info (where data for text block inserts can be stored)
Page Setup
Extract Parts (who doesn't?)
Update Smart Word Exts (because leaving it on auto slows everything
down)
Display in/out of concert pitch
Tile Windows (esp. when copying from one score to another)
Numerous Finale and TG Tools Plug-ins
Large amounts of Mass Mover menu selections
Insert/Delete Page breaks
Optimizing Options
Anything to do with lyrics - In fact the only short cuts under the
Lyrics tool are for alignment and justification - big deal! Show me
even the most basic word processor that doesn't have that.
And on and on...
My point is that NONE of these 'everyday' tasks have direct finale kbd
shortcuts.
And MY point (while agreeing with yours) is the same as the one Dennis
B-K has made on occasion: a properly-designed user interface should
have well-chosen shortcuts already programmed, without requiring the
user to come up with some sort of scheme to implement and remember
them. Why should each user have to re-invent the UI wheel for every
shortcut, whether through iKey or some built-in macro program in
Finale?
Like the metatool assignments - I love the fact that 4 is forte (easy
mnemonic) and 7 is piano, and everything else falls from there in easy
order. I would not have come up with that one on my own, most likely,
though it seems all so obvious now. I also like the fact that I can
re-assign one if I need to, though I most often don't reassign them.
This is a real disadvantage on the Mac, for sure.
Christopher
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