Steve, Have you tried the solution jef came up with where you run your fingers over all the keys a few times? This has been working for me and, altho the whole situation is still a pisser, this does avoid a restart, which I've always found a major PITA.
FWIW, it happens to me several times during long editing sessions and this trick always keeps me going. J D Thomas ThomaStudios On Oct 5, 2012, at 9:47 AM, Fiskum, Steve wrote: > In my investigation into this issue and asking other engravers it seems > that everyone has different keys that stick more than others. For me the > number "1" is my main sticking metatool key which is a pain since I really > have to pay attention to not assign a dynamic where one shouldn't be. I > also have the c and i keys that stick pretty often but not as much as 1. I > have many different machines that I work on and I work with many different > templates created from different composers/arrangers/publishers and the > same keys get stuck no matter where the file comes from so it does not > seem to be template or file specific. It appears to somehow be user > driven. Why I would see the same stuck keys on different machines is just > bizarre to me when I know other people that have the t key as their main > stuck key which rarely, if ever sticks on any of my machines. > > I've explored changing all of my metatools to different ones in my files > to see if the sticking bug would move to a different "main" key but no > change. The number 1 was still my main key. > > A while ago I looked into your question of certain menu items being > highlighted before the sticking occurs and I was able to rule that out. > For example, while being in the expression tool I placed forte marks using > meta-tool 5. As I am holding down the 5 key I click on all the staves that > need the forte marking. After 4 times of clicking fortes into the score, > the next time I click, my "main" stuck key's item, what I have assigned to > meta-tool 1, shows up even thought my finger has not released the 5. This > is just an example, it can happen after one click it can happen after 8 > clicks. There really is no pattern. > > The stuck key issue occurs about every 15 minutes at a minimum and every > 30 seconds max. for me. Unfortunately I'm used to this workflow since I > have no choice but to work with it. It's a terrible way to work because I > cannot completely concentrate on what I'm doing because I'm always worried > about what I just accidentally clicked into the score. > > Steve > > > > On 10/5/12 10:48 AM, "SN jef chippewa" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> yeah, well that is what i have been saying since the start. i am >> trying to find out if anyone is experiencing, like me, that certain >> KEYS on the computer keyboard tend to stick more than others. since >> several people have experienced this, it is unlikely a mechanical >> fault, but i wonder if it relates to some menu item used just before >> the sticking happens >> >>> If you dig further into the situation you will find that the stuck >>> key is related to ALL metatools. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
