On Sat, December 8, 2007 4:46 am, M LAWLOR wrote: > Eventually I solved the problem (at least it seems to > be working for the moment) by deleting the offending bar, inserting a new > one and entering the music from scratch. > Is anyone aware of this problem? Is there a "proper" solution?
I've mentioned this fix before. It appears that intractable measures must be deleted and new ones created. In November, I posted a step-by-step procedure that seems to work every time: Save the file under a new name, delete the offending measure completely, re-save the file, close it, exit Finale, and restart and re-open. Then do a data check, re-save, exit, restart and re-open. Insert a new blank measure where it's needed, data check, re-save, exit, restart, re-open. Then re-enter the material by hand into the new blank measure, re-save, data check, re-save, exit, restart, re-open. By the time I've gone through all these steps, the nasty measures seem to have been scrubbed out. (In older version of Finale that support ETF, sometimes saving the ETF and reloading from there will fix it.) (I also have workarounds for font crashes, the buggy retrograde plugin, and the PDF dashed-line proliferation. All were posted to the list.) And I'll repeat Dennis's Safe Practices Ass-Saver from early 2006, which also provides a trail of versions so you can go back and recover pre-screwed-up documents: 1. Turn a program's automated backup OFF. 2. Turn a program's backup-when-saving ON (not necessary, but a stupidity-safeguard). 3. Create my first file of a project with "001" in the name (such as "HighBirds 001.mus" or "RFID Predictions for 2006-001.doc"). 4. At every thought-pause, do a "Save As...", incrementing the filename by 1. (The thought-pause save is second nature now. In 11 muscle-memory keystrokes, I've created a safe harbor for my work -- and a running history if it's something I'm composing.) 5. Save all documents, exit the program, and restart it. 6. Re-open the document and "Save As...", incrementing the filename by 1. In Finale, I add these additional safeguards: 1. At every major revision or addition point, do a Data Check for deleted items and document integrity. 2. Then "Save as..." under the next incremented name. 3. At every major stopping point (dinner, sleep, Scotch), exit Finale and delete everything in the TEMP directory. 4. When extracting parts, immediately save the parts and score under new names (not just Finale's names), exit the program, and re-open everything to begin actual work. Dennis _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
