Re: [abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0

2002-08-04 Thread Phil Taylor
Jack Campin wrote: >BarFly has a serious, fundamental, far-too-deeply-wired-in-to-change >design mistake here, which you need to avoid repeating. No, it's not too deeply wired in to change. The reason why I haven't changed it to work with separate windows in the way that you suggest is that it

Re: [abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0

2002-08-03 Thread Jack Campin
>> I can't see the point of taking up valuable space on the screen >> for something you aren't using all the time. > But for browsing several tunes it could be usefull. Maybe if this > subwindow would stay "on top" and doesn't disappear if we load a > tune (so we could move it at a corner of the s

[abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0

2002-08-03 Thread Bryancreer
>>I can't see the point of taking up >>valuable >>space on the screen for something you aren't using all the time. > >But for browsing several tunes it could be usefull. Maybe if this >subwindow would stay "on top" and doesn't disappear if we load a >tune (so we could move it at a corner of the

[abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0 launch

2002-08-03 Thread Bryancreer
Wil Macaulay wrote - >BTW, Abacus worked pretty well for me, except that >it crashed when I tried to change instruments (WinNT wkstation 4.0) >running as a non-admin user. Would this be Runtime error 70? This seems to happen on every version of Windows except 98. I think I've fixed it but I

[abcusers] re : Abacus 1.0.0

2002-08-03 Thread Forgeot Eric
>>- I didn't managed to print scores with my HP DeskJet 520 Printer. >It works OK on my Epson Stylus 440. I'll try it on other printers to check this... >I can't see the point of taking up >valuable >space on the screen for something you aren't using all the time. But for browsing several tu

[abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0 launch

2002-08-03 Thread Bryancreer
Jack Campi wrote - >This is a very good idea, but the semantics I'd need in every instance >where I've wanted it would be that the *shortest* note counts. So Eric wants longest note counts, Jack wants shortest note counts, I went for highest note counts and suggested first note counts Th

[abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0 launch

2002-08-03 Thread Bryancreer
Steve Mansfield wrote - >Windows XP (Pro) includes msvbvm60.dll as standard. I hadn't realised that. I'd better raid my piggy bank and drag myself into the 21st century. Does XP(Home) include it? >On the principle that most users confident enough to download a >programme and install it will

Re: [abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0 launch

2002-08-02 Thread Steve Mansfield
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >>ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSVBVM60.DLL" >>(File currently on disk was already up to date) >I would have thought most people wouldn't have it and those with less >computer expertise would be put off by lots of technical jargon

Re: [abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0 launch

2002-08-02 Thread Jack Campin
>> IT SUPPORTS NOTATIONS like [Af2], >> ... I don't know why it's >> not in the standard, with for example a rule saying that in such a >> notation the longest note prevails in the counting of the times, >> for example > I've gone for highest note prevails in the counting of the times so >

[abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0 launch

2002-08-02 Thread Bryancreer
I had said - >Sounds like a bug in Windows to me. Don Whitener said - >I wonder... I get exactly the same presentation. The application runs at >full (real full) screen, covering even the task bar, and the middle restore >button is grayed out and inactive. I have no other application that d

Re: [abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0 launch

2002-08-01 Thread Don/Martha Whitener
At 06:11 PM 8/1/02, Bryan Creer wrote: >Eric Forgeot wrote - > > >- when you start Abacus, it comes in a sort of full screen mode > >and hide the MSwindows taskbar and you have to resize Abacus (like > >for some old windows 3.11 applications) : ok, it's a minor pb, but > >a bit annoying. > >Sound

[abcusers] Re : Abacus 1.0.0 launch

2002-08-01 Thread Bryancreer
Eric Forgeot wrote - >Nice program ! I like when there are new abc applications, so I >can complete my collection :) Thanks Eric and thanks for the comments, some of which I agree with and others not. >ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSVBVM60.DLL" >(File currently on disk was already up

Skink sound (was Re: [abcusers] re : Abacus 1.0.0 launch)

2002-07-30 Thread Laura Conrad
> "Eric" == Forgeot Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Eric> I think Skink can be a good program to quick glance throughout Eric> some tunes (to find a nice one to play/study for example), so sad Eric> it still has problem with the sound, Have you tried the latest version (that ju

[abcusers] re : Abacus 1.0.0 launch

2002-07-30 Thread Forgeot Eric
>Abacus is an abc editor/player/printer programme - >Windows only I'm afraid. Nice program ! I like when there are new abc applications, so I can complete my collection :) > The print quality is adequate without being outstanding. The display is good. I'll give you my first impressions, if