Re: [Finale] feature request

2004-08-26 Thread Mark D Lew
Hey, that reminds me. Have they fixed Speedy Entry so that when the cursor is at the end of a measure, the Enter key acts on the previous chord like all the other speedy keystrokes do? This would save me more time and effort than just about any other fix. It's not a big deal to have to arrow

Re: [Finale] Re: OT Meanings of words

2004-08-26 Thread Mark D Lew
On Aug 26, 2004, at 12:03 PM, Harold Owen wrote: "Naughty" could mean "of no account." I remember hearing in an old play a woman saying "She has nice manners" meaning she had no manners at all, which some would construe as naughty. Ah yes, of course! I was thinking only of the evolution of "nice

Re: [Finale] feature request

2004-08-26 Thread Jan Melaerts
Op 26-aug-04 om 22:10 heeft Andrew Stiller het volgende geschreven: To MacSupport: Please pass along the following feature request to the development team: In the Measure tool, double-clicking a multimeasure rest should bring up the Multimeasure Rest dialog box. (Rationale: double-clicking a me

Re: [Finale] WinFin2005: Tile Windows doesn't seem to work

2004-08-26 Thread dhbailey
Jari Williamsson wrote: dhbailey writes: Can somebody else verify this for me: I have 4 files open at once. If I click Tile Windows Horizontally, I get 4 rectangles in a 2x2 pattern. If I click Tile Windows Vertically, I get 4 rectangles in a 2x2 pattern. They both do the same thing, neither of wh

Re: [Finale] WinFin2005: Tile Windows doesn't seem to work

2004-08-26 Thread Jari Williamsson
dhbailey writes: > Can somebody else verify this for me: > > I have 4 files open at once. > > If I click Tile Windows Horizontally, I get 4 rectangles in a 2x2 pattern. > > If I click Tile Windows Vertically, I get 4 rectangles in a 2x2 pattern. > > They both do the same thing, neither of whic

[Finale] Re: OT "Nice" [was Meanings of words]

2004-08-26 Thread Ken Moore
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Harold Owen writes: >I think most of us are interested in how the meaning of words change >over time. One of my favorite examples is the word "nice." Its >original meaning was "naughty." OED says that it meant "wanton" or "lascivious" in 1325, but an earlier mean

[Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread Ken Moore
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> James Bailey writes: > >The point is, classical people like to use older terms, I think it makes us >feel superior. If you play old music, you have to know them, and if you write for performers who play old music, you can have some confidence that they do. >I¹ve ne

[Finale] OT Cleave [was: Meanings of words]

2004-08-26 Thread Ken Moore
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> John Hughes writes: > >How about the word "cleave"? Two verbs with the same present tense. >It can be used as "To cleave together" Past tense and past participle "cleaved". >or "To cleave apart" Past tense "clove" or "cleft", past participle "cloven" or "cleft".

Re: [Finale] [OT] Color Laserprinters Duplex Experiences

2004-08-26 Thread Kurt Gnos
I finally decided my search - I bought a Xerox Phaser 6250 DP - and this machine ROCKS... 26 pages per minute, extreme fast and crisp postscript and pdf printout, 2400 photo mode, duplex printing and more cheers Kurt ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROT

Re: [Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread Andrew Stiller
David W. Fenton: You seem to me to be someone who admires precision of language and integrity of usage. "Bandstration" may be used (it seems very narrowly used), but that doesn't make it good. People do all sorts of things in daily usage that are basically wrong or confusing. When I was very young

[Finale] WinFin2005: Tile Windows doesn't seem to work

2004-08-26 Thread dhbailey
Can somebody else verify this for me: I have 4 files open at once. If I click Tile Windows Horizontally, I get 4 rectangles in a 2x2 pattern. If I click Tile Windows Vertically, I get 4 rectangles in a 2x2 pattern. They both do the same thing, neither of which does what it says. I just did the same

Re: [Finale] Re: OT Meanings of words

2004-08-26 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Aug 26, 2004, at 12:24 PM, James Bailey wrote: See, that would be interesting. I'd love to know how that came about. My new favourite is tawdry. My longtime favorite is marzipan, mangled from the Arabic for "a seated king," whence the name of a N. African mediaeval coin showing a king on a b

[Finale] feature request

2004-08-26 Thread Andrew Stiller
To MacSupport: Please pass along the following feature request to the development team: In the Measure tool, double-clicking a multimeasure rest should bring up the Multimeasure Rest dialog box. (Rationale: double-clicking a measure allows you to edit that measure, so doing the same for a MM res

Re: [Finale] Tempo Adjustment

2004-08-26 Thread Harold Owen
BE Writes: Hello, I currently use Finale 2004. Recently the tempo on the playback of a piece has fluctuated. It's usually just one or 2 measures inside of say 32 bars that has a problem. I can't seem to re-adust those 2 measures with the TEMPO TOOL. Those 2 measures don't respond to a ne

Re: [Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread David W. Fenton
On 26 Aug 2004 at 11:47, Andrew Stiller wrote: > On Aug 25, 2004, at 3:21 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > > >> The term "bandstration" has been in widespread use for over 40 > >> years. > > > > And you're advocating the use of such a monstrosity? > > It's not up to me to advocate. I'm not in charge

[Finale] Re: OT Meanings of words

2004-08-26 Thread Harold Owen
"Naughty" could mean "of no account." I remember hearing in an old play a woman saying "She has nice manners" meaning she had no manners at all, which some would construe as naughty. Hal On Aug 26, 2004, at 9:07 AM, Harold Owen wrote: I think most of us are interested in how the meaning of words

[Finale] tempo adjustment

2004-08-26 Thread Ryan Beard
I'm experianceing the same kind of playback difficulties as the previous poster. When I playback my current file by pressing the space bar and clicking the mouse, Finale doesn't play back using the tempos I've set up as a measure expression. It uses the tempo currently indicated in the Playback Con

Re: [Finale] Tempo Adjustment

2004-08-26 Thread dhbailey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I currently use Finale 2004. Recently the tempo on the playback of a piece has fluctuated. It's usually just one or 2 measures inside of say 32 bars that has a problem. I can't seem to re-adust those 2 measures with the TEMPO TOOL. Those 2 measures don't

[Finale] Tempo Adjustment

2004-08-26 Thread Eisenbeil
Hello,   I currently use Finale 2004.  Recently the tempo on the playback of a piece  has fluctuated.   It's usually just one or 2 measures inside of say 32 bars that has a problem.   I can't seem to re-adust those 2 measures with the TEMPO TOOL.  Those 2 measures don't respond to a new tempo adj

Re: [Finale] Tabbed Browsing

2004-08-26 Thread Mariposa Symphony Orchestra
Javier -- As at least one of those newbies to whom you allude, I'll respond:       Tabbed, as a result of this list.  And diggin' it.  BUT...*       Simple; entry AND mind.   Have been since my first foray into the lovely world of CODA tech 5 - 6 years ago.       PC; XPPro, two 512-MB memsti

Re: [Finale] Re: OT Meanings of words

2004-08-26 Thread John Hughes
I think most of us are interested in how the meaning of words change over time. One of my favorite examples is the word "nice." Its original meaning was "naughty." I wonder how and when its meaning was completely turned around. Hal -- How about the word "cleave"? It can be used as "To cleave t

Re: [Finale] Re: OT Meanings of words

2004-08-26 Thread Mark D Lew
On Aug 26, 2004, at 9:07 AM, Harold Owen wrote: I think most of us are interested in how the meaning of words change over time. One of my favorite examples is the word "nice." Its original meaning was "naughty." I wonder how and when its meaning was completely turned around. "Nice" has had many

Re: [Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread Klaas de Jong
indeed, something is lost in castration... klaas. Op 26-aug-04 om 17:49 heeft Andrew Stiller het volgende geschreven: On Aug 25, 2004, at 3:31 PM, Carlberg Jones wrote: At 3:21 PM -0400 8/25/04, David W. Fenton wrote: On 25 Aug 2004 at 11:41, Andrew Stiller wrote: What about piano to concert band?

Re: [Finale] Re: OT Meanings of words

2004-08-26 Thread James Bailey
See, that would be interesting. I'd love to know how that came about. My new favourite is tawdry. From Merriam-Webster's word of the day: In the 7th century, Etheldreda, the queen of Northumbria, renounced her husband and her royal position for the veil of a nun. She was renowned for her saintli

Re: OT Meanings of words was: [Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Aug 25, 2004, at 5:34 PM, James Bailey wrote: Words have meanings, but if, as you say (and I agree) the English meaning doesn't match the Italian meaning, what is the English meaning? That's the whole point, as far as I'm concerned. We have all the musical terms that we've changed the meaning

[Finale] Re: OT Meanings of words

2004-08-26 Thread Harold Owen
Dear folks, I think most of us are interested in how the meaning of words change over time. One of my favorite examples is the word "nice." Its original meaning was "naughty." I wonder how and when its meaning was completely turned around. Hal -- Harold Owen 2830 Emerald St., Eugene, OR 97403 m

Re: [Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Aug 25, 2004, at 3:42 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: "Bandstration"? ? Someone please tell me WHAT the classical music world has against the word "arrangement." What's wrong with saying "Arranged for band"? "Arranged for string quartet"? "Arranged for wind octet"? - Darcy The word bandstrati

Re: [Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Aug 25, 2004, at 3:31 PM, Carlberg Jones wrote: At 3:21 PM -0400 8/25/04, David W. Fenton wrote: On 25 Aug 2004 at 11:41, Andrew Stiller wrote: What about piano to concert band? What would you call that (other than the generic "arrangement"? -- The term "bandstration" has been in widespread use

Re: [Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Aug 25, 2004, at 3:21 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: The term "bandstration" has been in widespread use for over 40 years. And you're advocating the use of such a monstrosity? It's not up to me to advocate. I'm not in charge of the English language. Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://home.

RE: [Finale] Tabbed Browsing

2004-08-26 Thread Fisher, Allen
Another thing that every tabbed browser I've tried has a feature called groups. These are essentially folders of bookmarks (nothing new here), that show up in your links bar. When you click on one of these folders, it lists all the links in that group and at the bottom of the list is an item called

Re: [Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread Christopher Smith
On Aug 26, 2004, at 5:40 AM, dhbailey wrote: Googling "orchestration" turned up 385,000 hits! And most of those, I notice, are in reference to the term as used by business management types, meaning to organise and put into action, like an allegory to the musical definition. Christopher

Re: [Finale] Tabbed Browsing

2004-08-26 Thread Javier Ruiz
Don´t you have the feeling that new listers are appearing lately? Mmmm... I wonder if they are tabbed-browsing-oriented or not? Are they simple-entry or speedy-entry oriented? Mac or PC? Page view or scroll view? Enjoying, Javier. > And while all the debate has been furiously raging (well, sq

Re: [Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread dhbailey
Richard Yates wrote: The term "bandstration" has been in widespread use for over 40 years. And you're advocating the use of such a monstrosity? I've never heard it, myself, and think it is ridiculous. -- David W. Fenton Googling "bandstration" (a common method of judging frequency of usage that is

Re: [Finale] OT - New toys (I mean, productivity aids!)

2004-08-26 Thread dhbailey
Howard Begun wrote: David Bailey wrote: Are there any Windows users with wireless networks on this list who also use cordless keyboards and/or mice? I am very interested in it, but not if it eats batteries every few hours. I use an MS Wireless Desktop Elite which includes an Intellimouse Explore

Re: OT Meanings of words was: [Finale] Arrangement, Orchestration or Transcription?

2004-08-26 Thread Mark D Lew
On Aug 25, 2004, at 10:40 PM, James Bailey wrote: Words are actually fun for me, and knowing the etymology of a word is interesting to me. I like to know where the words in my language come from. I've learned that while I'm not alone in this, I am something of an anomaly. And don't get me wrong