Not if you are upgrading from a PPC Mac to an Intel Mac, no. In that situation, you must rebuild your preferences from scratch. Fortunately, that is usually a one-time thing.
Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 1 Jun 2011, at 2:31 AM, Ryan Beard wrote: > Bummer. > Is there a way to avoid this problem? > > On May 31, 2011, at 10:49 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Klaus, Ryan, >> >> Guys, this is a known problem and Mark's hypothesis about the dialog boxes >> being located off-screen, while a sensible conclusion, is mistaken. More >> pixels won't help. He needs to rebuild his prefs. >> >> Cheers, >> >> - DJA >> ----- >> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >> >> >> >> On 1 Jun 2011, at 1:22 AM, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre wrote: >> >>> Problem about changing screen resolution is, that MacBook has its maximum >>> resolution as its default. And you need more pixels to see the disappeared >>> box. >>> >>> There may be yet another solution. If you still have your previous system, >>> open a Finale file there, drag the dialogue box to the center of the first >>> page, close and save, move to the MacBook, and there place the dialogue box >>> where you want it. >>> >>> Klaus >>> >>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Ryan <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 7:08 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Finale] dialog box off screen >>>> >>>> You can also just try changing your screen resolution in the system >>>> preferences. >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Apparently your new screen has fewer pixels than your previous one, where >>>>> the said dialog bow was near the edge. >>>>> >>>>> One method maybe solving the problem is about adding an external monitor, >>>>> if you have one, and then about by means of the monitor control panel from >>>>> system controls moving that external monitor around until you see the >>>>> dialog box. Then drag the box to your on-board screen and unmount the >>>>> external monitor. >>>>> >>>>> My terms may be inexact, as I work on Macs with Danish as the system >>>>> language >>>>> >>>>> Klaus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>> From: Mark D Lew <[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> I've recently switched to a new computer (MacBook Pro). The re-install >>>>> and copy of Finale preferences went pretty smoothly, except that today I >>>>> discovered that my Edit System Margins dialog box won't appear. When I do >>>>> Page Layout > Systems > Edit Margins it acts as if it's doing it, except >>>>> the >>>>> dialog box is nowhere to be found. I can only conclude that somehow it >>>>> managed to get located off my screen. >>>>>> >>>>>> If I remove the preferences file and restart Finale, it does indeed >>>>>> appear >>>>> again. But then everything else looks wrong because I lose a ton of other >>>>> preferences that I want to keep. Is there any way I can get that one >>>>> dialog >>>>> box back without having to reset all my preferences from scratch? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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
