Re: [Finale] Chord tool problem fixed
On 6 Aug 2005 at 12:44, Chuck Israels wrote: I wish I had a better understanding of how preference files become damaged and why they have such power to wreak havoc on the operation of Finale. I don't know what good that knowledge would produce, but I am curious. It's unquestionably a Mac-specific issue, and I've often wondered exactly the same thing. I've never had such an issue with any version of WinFin I've ever used. -- David W. Fentonhttp://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associateshttp://www.bway.net/~dfassoc ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Chord tool problem fixed
On Aug 6, 2005, at 1:12 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:On 6 Aug 2005 at 12:44, Chuck Israels wrote: I wish I had a better understanding of how preference files become damaged and why they have such power to wreak havoc on the operation of Finale. I don't know what good that knowledge would produce, but I am curious. It's unquestionably a Mac-specific issue, and I've often wondered exactly the same thing. I imagine you are right about this, David.Some things are nice on Macs, and some on PC's. I am used to this platform and unlikely to change, but I certainly recognize that there are advantages to the "other" system as well.Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Chord tool problem fixed
Chuck Israels / 2005/08/06 / 03:44 PM wrote: I wish I had a better understanding of how preference files become damaged and why they have such power to wreak havoc on the operation of Finale. I don't know what good that knowledge would produce, but I am curious. As I mentioned before, FinMac pref is binary, while Apple recommends it to be XML. There are two ways for an app to handle pref file. Some app will keep it open during the session, some others will open/close when it's called. My guess is FinMac keeps pref file open during the session. This means if process is intercepted and some r/w packet is dropped then the pref file starts to corrupt. These little things reminds us that FinMac is still based on Classic MacOS legacy code, and someday they have to rework from the ground up again, just like they did with FinMac v3. -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA http://a-no-ne.com http://anonemusic.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Chord tool problem fixed
On Aug 6, 2005, at 1:40 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Chuck Israels / 2005/08/06 / 03:44 PM wrote: I wish I had a better understanding of how preference files become damaged and why they have such power to wreak havoc on the operation of Finale. I don't know what good that knowledge would produce, but I am curious. As I mentioned before, FinMac pref is binary, while Apple recommends it to be XML. I don't have enough knowledge to know why this should matter, or why two different kinds of files could both work. There are two ways for an app to handle pref file. Some app will keep it open during the session, some others will open/close when it's called. My guess is FinMac keeps pref file open during the session. This means if process is intercepted and some r/w packet is dropped then the pref file starts to corrupt. I think I do understand this. These little things reminds us that FinMac is still based on Classic MacOS legacy code, and someday they have to rework from the ground up again, just like they did with FinMac v3. I think we all wish for this. It would probably increase speed (if I understand the issues) and perhaps solve a number of other problems, but I'm not holding my breath. Maybe the change to the Intel chips will force the issue and MM will consider rewriting from the ground up, but it seems like a big job to me, and I wonder if they'll spend the time and money to do it. I'm not holding my breath. Anyway Hiro, Thanks for the explanation. Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Chord tool problem fixed
On 6 Aug 2005 at 13:18, Chuck Israels wrote: On Aug 6, 2005, at 1:12 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 6 Aug 2005 at 12:44, Chuck Israels wrote: I wish I had a better understanding of how preference files become damaged and why they have such power to wreak havoc on the operation of Finale. I don't know what good that knowledge would produce, but I am curious. It's unquestionably a Mac-specific issue, and I've often wondered exactly the same thing. I imagine you are right about this, David. Some things are nice on Macs, and some on PC's. I am used to this platform and unlikely to change, but I certainly recognize that there are advantages to the other system as well. Oh, I certainly didn't intend it as any form of even the most gentle Mac bashing -- I have just always been curious about exactly what mechanism is involved that makes the preferences so prone to corruption. It reminds me of the early days of the Windows System Registry, which back then was very prone to getting messed up. Indeed, Coda avoided using the Registry for storing data for a very long time, using INI files, instead (and it still does for some things). -- David W. Fentonhttp://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associateshttp://www.bway.net/~dfassoc ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
