Don't forget 12) The slurs and articulations that don't display the same way at all view percentages and in print.
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Christopher Smith < [email protected]> wrote: > Here's what I posted on the MakeMusic Forum (Mac). I cross-post here for > the edification of the list members who aren't on the Forum. Reply to one or > the other as you wish, I will cross-post the reply: > > > Hi Justin, > > Thanks for the quick reply. A few bugs that get under my bonnet regularly > are (in no particular order): > > 1) Screen whiting out, apparently related to displaying Staff Style names. > > 2) JazzFont issues galore, including no รจ diacritical in JazzText Extended > (used to be there!), dots on eighth and sixteenth rests are too far right > (new in 2009, I think), parentheses in JazzFont chord suffix libraries do > not import into Maestro documents (font gets substituted and parens are too > low as a result) and a bunch more. > > 3) Speedy Entry flipping enharmonics with the 9 key STILL causes issues, in > some cases making it impossible to show a necessary accidental, especially > on transposed parts, and even more particularly on non-key-signature > transposed parts. > > 4) Articulations on Rhythmic Notation staff style items now default to > BELOW the staff, necessitating dragging them up or creating a new > articulation library with new positioning just for Rhythmic Notation. This > suddenly appeared in 2009. > > 5) If you ever change the size of any system in any part using the % tool > (or any method, really), then when new systems are created in other existing > parts they use THAT reduction instead of the default reduction. > > 6) Finale will not save a PDF if there is a slash in the part name (that > Finale generates ITSELF!) If my staff is named "Alto Sax/Flute" then Finale > generates the part name automatically, but WILL NOT create a PDF from that > part. > > 7) Grace notes in linked voiced parts (like Flute 1 and Flute 2 on the same > score staff, voiced in separate parts) are too close to the notes. This > makes linked parts essentially useless, unless I create a separate file for > parts with all parts exploded to their own staves. > > 8) Smart Shape custom arrowheads do not export to EPS, causing the > operation to fail (no EPS created.) Man, this one cost me some time to track > down! > > 9) .mus files can get overwritten by audio files created from inside Finale > if you save them to the same directory. > > 10) Many, many issues with Chord Suffixes, like the Scale Chords command > ruining manual kerning, spacing between suffixes is useless when checked in > Music Spacing options, the microscopic Edit Suffix window where the nudge > keys don't work, inability to create a chord like C over Bb7 with a > horizontal line between them (C over Bb is fine, the suffix ruins it), oh I > could go on for a while. > > 11) Graphic expressions do not position reliably, changing willy-nilly > according to staff reduction, spacing and moon phase (or something random!) > > So, any of these bugs addressed? Some are new, some are long-standing. I > imagine that if you ever add Unicode support or support OSX 255 character > filenames there will be an announcement with a ticker-tape parade, so I > didn't even ask about those. > > > > > > On Tue May 25, at TuesdayMay 25 12:15 PM, Phillips, Justin wrote: > > Finale 2011 places the correct rest values automatically for whatever >> duration of a pickup measure you enter now, instead of the default whole >> rest that 2010 and previous entered. >> >> There were a number of fixes with 2011, do you have any specifics you were >> concerned about? We'll be posting the full Read Me soon that highlights >> some of the fixes. >> >> We should also have a demo version up for download as we get closer to the >> ship date (mid-June or so) so you can check out anything that is pressing >> for your workflow. We also have a full 30-day return policy for upgrades, >> so if something isn't there that you were hoping for, you can certainly >> return it for a refund. >> >> Justin Phillips >> Notation Product Specialist >> MakeMusic, Inc. >> 7615 Golden Triangle Drive, Suite M >> Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3848 >> Direct: (952) 818-3819 >> Sales: (800) 843-2066 >> Technical Support: (952) 937-9703 >> Fax: (952) 937-9760 >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Christopher Smith >> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:45 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale 2011 now available for pre-order >> >> >> On Tue May 25, at TuesdayMay 25 11:11 AM, Phillips, Justin wrote: >> >> Hi all, >>> >>> FYI, we're now taking pre-orders for Finale 2011. >>> >>> Click the link below to check out some of the new features! >>> >>> http://finalemusic.com/Finale/New.aspx >>> >> >> Heh, heh! Our messages crossed! >> >> What I wanted to know (and posted on the Forum as well) is what bug >> fixes we can expect. While the improved lyric spacing is welcome, and >> I suspect that Improved Pickup Measures means that bugs and general >> weirdness associated with pickups has been dealt with, we really are >> more concerned with bug fixes than with new features. >> >> Can you promote that at all (meaning, tell us about it?) >> >> Christopher >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
