I agree with most of this review, and I very much appreciate Jari having
taken the time to write and post it. However I have two quibbles.
The first is a blatant inaccuracy. The review says, "Plug-ins can also
only be run when the score is viewed." This is simply untrue. What is
true is that (perversely) all the plugin menu items become grayed out
when you view a part. However, if the plugin has either a modeless
window or some UI besides Finale's plugin menu, you can run it with no
problem, and it works exactly as you would wish it to. For example, the
TGTools menu is still completely active as well as its Mac hotkeys. I've
run JW Space Systems on parts, and it did exactly what I wanted.
My other quibble is that the linked parts feature does not present an
either/or, use/don't use choice. Unfortunately, it is quite likely that
users with any exacting notation requirements will experience
ulcer-inducing frustration if they attempt to combine the score with the
parts in a single file. However, combining all the parts into one single
file (with the score in a different file) seems imminently practical,
and also a great improvement over what we have now.
Randolph Peters wrote:
Jari Williamsson is no longer part of this list (unfortunately) but his
new review of Finale 2007 can be found here:
http://www.finaletips.nu/fin2007review/index.php
-Randolph Peters
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