Re: [Finale] Back to EPS

2004-11-16 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
d. collins wrote: So my question is: has anyone been able to create usable EPS files _with embedded fonts_ using Finale 2004 under Win98? If so, I'd appreciate being told what printer driver exactly you use. I use Ghostscript / Ghostview, and see that there is the capability to write to a

Re: [Finale] Back to EPS

2004-11-16 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 09:04 AM 11/16/2004, d. collins wrote: Well, what I'm really interested in is the possibility of exporting EPS files with embedded fonts, and not making PDFs or other files and then converting them (the reason being I have over 300 to do). Just FYI, if you were to print to PDF, Acrobat can do a

Re: [Finale] Back to EPS

2004-11-16 Thread Richard Yates
So my question is: has anyone been able to create usable EPS files _with embedded fonts_ using Finale 2004 under Win98? If so, I'd appreciate being told what printer driver exactly you use. I use Ghostscript / Ghostview, and see that there is the capability to write to a postscript

Re: [Finale] Plugin question

2004-11-16 Thread JD
on 11/15/04 10:38 PM, Darcy James Argue at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then why the problem with using a staff style to force the measure no? I routinely do this with optimized scores where the measure number is required at the top of every section (i.e., not just top staff and Vln. I).

Re: [Finale] Fin2005a question

2004-11-16 Thread Christopher Smith
On Monday, November 15, 2004, at 06:49 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: On Monday, November 15, 2004, at 06:23 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote: Hi, Can anyone with the 2005a update confirm that Engraver Tuplet bugs are fixed as listed in the Readme -- in particular, that tuplet numbers no longer avoid

Re: [Finale] Back to EPS

2004-11-16 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 09:49 AM 11/16/2004, d. collins wrote: But all these examples are of a different size. When I print to Acrobat, they all end up the same size. Is there any way to get PDFs of the right size (i.e. the page size of each Finale file)? If I understand you correctly, what you should keep in mind is

Re: [Finale] Plugin question

2004-11-16 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi JD, I understand the problem -- it's a problem I run into all the time. I just think you are vastly overestimating the time it would take to fix it, even with a very long score such as yours. It takes seconds to highlight the top string staff and press the metatool key you've assigned to

[Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread Henry Howey
I have read some comments about the possibility of this. I have, however, been unable to find a definitive procedure. Can someone help me on this? ;-) -- Henry Howey, D.M.A. Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread Darcy James Argue
Mac or PC? If Mac, buy a video card with two outputs, hook up a second monitor, and use the Displays preference pane to arrange them to your liking. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 16 Nov 2004, at 02:03 PM, Henry Howey wrote: I have read some comments about the possibility of

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread JD
on 11/16/04 11:03 AM, Henry Howey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have read some comments about the possibility of this. I have, however, been unable to find a definitive procedure. Can someone help me on this? Depending on your computer, you may already be able to do this. I have a MD

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread Owain Sutton
Same with a PC, or you can buy a second video card (probably needing a PCI one, as your primary one is likely to be using the AGP slot - this can be a much cheaper option). Either way, Windows should recognise it no problem, and you set them up in Display Properties. Make sure the PCI card

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread Robert Patterson
I use not two, but 3(!) monitors on my Mac. The largest (and central) monitor displays my primary score file. The smallest displays tool pallettes and plugin dlgs. The middle-sized one displays a reference Finale file (such as a sketch file) or something else entirely, such as email. Windows

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread Robert Patterson
I use not two, but 3(!) monitors on my Mac. The largest (and central) monitor displays my primary score file. The smallest displays tool pallettes and plugin dlgs. The middle-sized one displays a reference Finale file (such as a sketch file) or something else entirely, such as email. Windows

Re: [Finale] OSX strikes again

2004-11-16 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Nov 15, 2004, at 6:19 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: On Monday, November 15, 2004, at 04:15 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote: I am trying to update a file from FinMac 2K2 to 2K4. It contains an eps graphic containing my logo, wh. features a bit of music. When I update the file, the noteheads and

[Finale] Re: Fin2005a question

2004-11-16 Thread shirling neueweise
From: Christopher Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] As for avoiding expressions, the tuplet doesn't seem to do that at all, but I don't remember it ever doing that. when defined as stem/beam side, the number/shape would drop an extra 96 EVPUs or so when a text expression was attached to the first note of

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread Owain Sutton
Robert Patterson wrote: Windows is less amenable to this setup due to WinFin being an MDI app. That is, displaying two different Finale files on two different monitors entails enlarging the main Finale window to be so big it covers both monitors. This is unfortunate, because the cracks and

Re: [Finale] OSX strikes again

2004-11-16 Thread Christopher Smith
On Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at 03:10 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote: On Nov 15, 2004, at 6:19 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: On Monday, November 15, 2004, at 04:15 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote: I am trying to update a file from FinMac 2K2 to 2K4. It contains an eps graphic containing my logo, wh.

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread Rocky Road
I have read some comments about the possibility of this. I have, however, been unable to find a definitive procedure. Can someone help me on this? If you have a Mac Powerbook, plug another monitor in the video port and away you go (this is what I do). If you have a recent desktop mac like a G5

Re: [Finale] OSX strikes again

2004-11-16 Thread Rocky Road
ALL my eps files seem to break whenever I upgrade Finale. I use eps extensively in my school handouts, I do school handouts and exams - after the EPS preview quality became so bad in Fin2004 (deliberate choice by Makemusic), I have now switched to 600dpi TIFF. The onscreen image is back to

Re: [Finale] Back to EPS

2004-11-16 Thread Kurt Gnos
Amen! I had it working some years ago, some Finale versions and maybe Windows versions earlier. Each time Coda brings out a new version of Finale, I hope that they would have it fixed... I really think it is more than unprofessional to promise and include such a function when it does not work!

Re: [Finale] OSX strikes again

2004-11-16 Thread Johannes Gebauer
It certainly won't hurt. You should definitely update to 2k4c, as some font problems were fixed. However, whether this particular problem will be fixed is another question. Johannes Andrew Stiller wrote: On Nov 15, 2004, at 6:19 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: On Monday, November 15, 2004, at

Re: [Finale] Re: Fin2005a question

2004-11-16 Thread Christopher Smith
On Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at 03:29 PM, shirling neueweise wrote: From: Christopher Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] As for avoiding expressions, the tuplet doesn't seem to do that at all, but I don't remember it ever doing that. when defined as stem/beam side, the number/shape would drop an extra

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread laloba2
Heehee.it doesn't get better than this.step away from your keyboard before you start drooling http://www.go-l.com/monitors/grand_canyon/features/index.htm Well, back to my two Hitachi Flat panel DVI monitors that are also very wonderful!...I have them both running on the one G5

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread Robert Patterson
Well, this setup is not quite as sexy looking as that grand canyon thing, but it's better in one way because of the portrait orientation of my monitor: http://www.robertgpatterson.com/techtipsfaq.html#anchor#MPRT.5 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread laloba2
Oh darn.they have stopped making the monitors from my previous posttoo bad. I had a couple of friends who love thiers (sigh) Well, here is my second choice... Still drool worthy I do believe! http://www.digitaltigers.com/tigervista.shtml -K Heehee.it doesn't get better than

Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

2004-11-16 Thread laloba2
That is great Robert! Looks like it is a very comfortable way to work...easy to see things... Well, this setup is not quite as sexy looking as that grand canyon thing, but it's better in one way because of the portrait orientation of my monitor:

Re: [Finale] Back to EPS

2004-11-16 Thread Cecil Rigby
When selecting an appropriate PS printer driver oneusually *still* has to set its output page sizes, so this is really notthe solution, either, he's looking for. Finale indeed seems to be more interested (as said by some in earlier posts not on this topic) in bells and whistles rather than

Re: [Finale] Back to EPS

2004-11-16 Thread Richard Yates
I'm amazed that such an important feature has been broken for so long and that no one seems to mind. I mind a lot, have tried every solution offered, wrote to MakeMusic, and am now forced to send files to a publisher as 600 dpi TIFs! It is just ridiculous. I hope that everyone will, one more

[Finale] Part Extraction/Distance Between Systems

2004-11-16 Thread Neal Gittleman
Greetings... I've been living with this forever, but I'm curious if maybe someday I won't have to... In extracting parts, I generally set the system margins for Top: 0 Left: 0 Right: 0 Bottom: 1 Distance Between Systems: 0 Invariably when I extract

Re: [Finale] Part Extraction/Distance Between Systems

2004-11-16 Thread Brad Beyenhof
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:55:14 -0500, Neal wrote: Invariably when I extract the parts at least one (and often several) parts are formatted with a number other than 0 for Distance Between Systems, so I have to go through those parts and change that back to 0. The question is why don't the

Re: [Finale] Part Extraction/Distance Between Systems

2004-11-16 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 17 Nov 2004, at 12:27 AM, Brad Beyenhof wrote: On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:55:14 -0500, Neal wrote: Invariably when I extract the parts at least one (and often several) parts are formatted with a number other than 0 for Distance Between Systems, so I have to go through those parts and change that