When I try to resize the tool pallete into a long, thin, one-column strip, most of the icons disappear, turning into a blank pallete window for its most part, only a few toll icons showing at the top; the resizing box no longer works, the pallete freezes; then I get the raimbow spinning ball for a few moments and Finale quits unexpectedly.
Harold At 19:07 -0500 27.08.08, Allen Fisher wrote: >It's something to do with windowing. If they're set up this way already in >prefs, you'll run into it. I *think* if you put them back it may work, but >don't hold me to that. > >I hope all of you that are running into this send in a support request. The >huge advantage to the new case system is that we have a very accurate picture >of what we get contacted about. > >On Aug 27, 2008, at 3:43 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > >>Hi Allen, >> >>Yes, I resize my main tool palette, putting it into two rows and shortening >>it so tools I rarely use are hidden. Will this behavior stop, if I put the >>palette back to its original configuration? If so, can I find this original >>configuration without starting my preferences from scratch again, or will the >>fact that I moved it around in the first place "carry" the problem and >>require a complete preference rebuild? Or do you know? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Chuck >> >> >>On Aug 27, 2008, at 12:32 PM, Allen Fisher wrote: >> >>>Are you guys resizing your palettes? There's a known issue with resizing >>>palettes vertically in Leopard. >>> >>>Make sure to file this as a support case, and attach your corrupted >>>preferences. >>> >>>On Aug 27, 2008, at 1:43 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: >>> >>>>Hi Haroldo, >>>> >>>>Darned if I know. I take no pleasure from the fact that others are having >>>>this problem, but it's nice to have some company. >>>> >>>>Chuck >>>> >>>> >>>>On Aug 27, 2008, at 11:28 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote: >>>> >>>>>It just hapenned again, only a couple of days after trashing the >>>>>preferences. Is this a problem involving Finale and Leopard? >>>>> >>>>>Harold >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>At 10:08 -0700 27/8/08, Chuck Israels wrote: >>>>>>Hi Hiro, >>>>>> >>>>>>This seems to be system related, and I don't know what it is about my >>>>>>system that produces this behavior. I can predict, with some >>>>>>reliability, when it is going to happen, because there are early signs of >>>>>>the corruption. The first sign is that some instruments begin to play >>>>>>back at wrong transpositions. As this begins to occur, jumping back in >>>>>>the score to begin the playback at an earlier spot sometimes cures the >>>>>>problem for a while, but it eventually becomes incurable with that >>>>>>method. The next thing I do is close the file and reopen it - reloading >>>>>>the Garittan sounds in the process. Again, this works for a while. >>>>>>Then, suddenly, after entering a few notes, or changing pitches in one or >>>>>>two parts, the problem recurs and becomes persistent. >>>>>>At that point, I can be pretty sure that Finale will crash or not reopen >>>>>>after quitting, and the preferences will be corrupted. I only relate >>>>>>these details, in case there is anyone on the list who might have an idea >>>>>>what is going! >>>>>on that produces this annoying behavior. >>>>>> >>>>>>I am surprised to hear that others have experienced this, because MM >>>>>>seems not to know anything about it. >>>>>> >>>>>>Chuck >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>On Aug 27, 2008, at 9:34 AM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>On 2008/08/25(åé), at å"5:21, Chuck Israels wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I recommend making copies of the newly minted preference file and >>>>>>>>storing them somewhere handy in case this reoccurs. Then you can >>>>>>>>simply replace the troublesome corrupted file if this happens again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>It seems only few of us are getting this problem? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I simply zip it, which makes a backup next to the original. >>>>>>>When this happens next time, I select the corrupted one, hit Cmd+Del, >>>>>>>then double-click the zipped file. I do this at least once a week :-( >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>- Hiro >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Greater Boston >>>>>>>http://a-no-ne.com http://anonemusic.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>>Finale mailing list >>>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>>>> >>>>>>Chuck Israels >>>>>>230 North Garden Terrace >>>>>>Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 >>>>>>phone (360) 671-3402 >>>>>>fax (360) 676-6055 >>>>>>www.chuckisraels.com >>>>>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>Finale mailing list >>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>Finale mailing list >>>>>[email protected] >>>>>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>> >>>>Chuck Israels >>>>230 North Garden Terrace >>>>Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 >>>>phone (360) 671-3402 >>>>fax (360) 676-6055 >>>>www.chuckisraels.com >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Finale mailing list >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>>Allen Fisher >>>Founder and Principal Developer >>>Fisher Art and Technology >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Finale mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >>Chuck Israels >>230 North Garden Terrace >>Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 >>phone (360) 671-3402 >>fax (360) 676-6055 >>www.chuckisraels.com >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Finale mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > >Allen Fisher >Founder and Principal Developer >Fisher Art and Technology >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Finale mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
