Chuck, that's not the issue here, however -- I mean, opening old files with new versions. The problem is in the Finale 2003 file itself, because I opened it with Finale 2003 and got into the same weird stuff. Harold
At 13:22 -0700 02/04/09, Chuck Israels wrote: >Dear Harold, > >This kind of thing has happened to me when I've opened old files in newer >versions of Finale. It's not that unusual. The full version of TGTools has >things I wouldn't want to be without. I always use Modify/Transfer to move >the layout of one part to another in similarly laid out linked parts (just for >one example). > >Chuck > > >On Apr 2, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote: > >>I agree with you. I copied the music and pasted into a new file. I found out >>the other two 2003 files in the same folder as this one, have the same >>problem!!! And some other weird stuff happened. I couldn't delete a couple >>of notes entered accidentaly in speedy entry. The notes appeared only when >>leaving the measure being edited. When I clicked the measure (speedy entry) >>to delete them, they disappeared. They didn't show in any of the four layers. >>And since I could't delete the notes, I tried to clear the measure. The notes >>remained, even though everything else vanished. Then I tried deleting the >>measure. No use... Really strange. I will not use ths file, but I might get >>TGTools just to see it fixed anyway. >>Thank you. >> >>Harold >> >> >> >>At 15:06 -0400 02/04/09, Darcy James Argue wrote: >>>Hi Harold, >>> >>>I downloaded the file you posted and there is definitely something screwy >>>about it. >>> >>>You can fix the problem with the FULL version of TGTools (which includes the >>>Staff List Manager) -- i.e., not the TGTools Lite that comes with Finale -- >>>but it might be best to copy the music into a new file, because this one >>>seems like it's become corrupted. >>> >>>Cheers, >>> >>>- Darcy >>>----- >>>[email protected] >>>Brooklyn, NY >>> >>>On 2 Apr 2009, at 2:42 PM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote: >>> >>>>The file has never been optimized because it is a single instrument, >>>>one-staff part. But yes, I did removed it anyway. >>>>Thanks. Harold. >>>> >>>>At 14:23 -0400 02/04/09, Darcy James Argue wrote: >>>>>Did you try REMOVING optimization? That's what it sounds like the problem >>>>>is to me. >>>>> >>>>>Cheers, >>>>> >>>>>- Darcy >>>>>----- >>>>>[email protected] >>>>>Brooklyn, NY >>>>> >>>>>On 2 Apr 2009, at 1:47 PM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Thanks for answering. I did that. Doesn't help. This is what is happening: >>>>>> >>>>>>I have a single staff part written in FinMac 2003. The instrument is the >>>>>>double bass. >>>>>>I open it, in page view, whether with Finale 2003 or 2008, doesn't >>>>>>matter, and I see the bass staff with all the music. >>>>>>Still in page view, I add a new staff. >>>>>>The new staff does not show (still in page view). Only the original bass >>>>>>staff shows, as if I had not added a new staff. >>>>>>I switch to scroll view and I can see both staves now. The bass and the >>>>>>newly created one. >>>>>>Swith back to page view - I see only the bass staff. >>>>>>Back to scroll view, I delete the bass staff - now I see only the new >>>>>>staff in scroll view. The bass staff is gone, as expected. >>>>>>Back to Page view - I see a blank page! >>>>>> >>>>>>The file is here if anyone wants to check: >>>>>> >>>>>>http://hmauro.com/finale >>>>>> >>>>>>It's the only file in the directory. Try adding a new staff to it. >>>>>>Thank you. >>>>>> >>>>>>Harold >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>At 13:06 -0400 02/04/09, Ray Horton wrote: >>>>>>>Sorry that I haven't read the whole thread, so this may be way off base, >>>>>>>but my first thought was to Optimize. That sometimes fixes a multitude >>>>>>>of previous changes. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>RBH >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote: >>>>>>>>At 0:38 -0400 02/04/09, David W. Fenton wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>On 2 Apr 2009 at 1:26, Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>There is one system per page, but no music!!! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Check the margins for one of the systems. Maybe one of the margin >>>>>>>>>settings got set to something so large (or small) that the music is >>>>>>>>>actually there, just displaying somewhere completely off the page. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>>>David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com >>>>>>>>>David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I reset the system margins and now I have several systems per page, >>>>>>>>which shouldn't be, since there are six staves per system. Still no >>>>>>>>music, just the dotted lines and small boxes. Here are the measurements >>>>>>>>for all systems, exept the top margin of system one, in inches: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Top: 0,37153; left: 0,04861; right: 0,04861; bottom: 0,78125 >>>>>>>>Distance between systems: 0.3 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Thank you. >>>>>>>>Harold >>>>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>Finale mailing list >>>>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>>>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>>Finale mailing list >>>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>>>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>Finale mailing list >>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>Finale mailing list >>>>>[email protected] >>>>>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Finale mailing list >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
