Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.08.2006 Andrew Stiller wrote: In 15 years of intensive Finale use, I have not had occasion to use the Mirror tool even once. I guess you might have had the occasion, but decided to not use it... I don't actually have to use the mirror _tool_ much, since all I do is use MassEdit to mirr

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.08.2006 Robert Patterson wrote: Don Hart: > Robert, what are your continuing concerns? Others, to what extent do you > use mirrors and how does the tool actually perform? One of the biggest was one that Johannes says has been fixed. Smart shapes did not mirror. Actually, that is not

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Andrew Stiller
to what extent do you use mirrors and how does the tool actually perform? In 15 years of intensive Finale use, I have not had occasion to use the Mirror tool even once. Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/ ___ Final

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Robert Patterson
Don Hart: > Robert, what are your continuing concerns? Others, to what extent do you > use mirrors and how does the tool actually perform? One of the biggest was one that Johannes says has been fixed. Smart shapes did not mirror. I guess for me the value is not apparent. Copy and paste is much

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Don Hart
Thanks, Johannes. (Sorry, I didn't see your post before I sent mine.) Your take on this is good to know. Others? Don Hart on 8/17/06 9:22 AM, Johannes Gebauer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 17.08.2006 Robert Patterson wrote: >> I am not a fan of mirrors. In the early years they were respon

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Don Hart
I share this older assessment of Finale mirrors, which is akin to the lessons a one year old learns about a stove being hot. So, not caring to get burned for the last 17 years or so, I have been curious to see users on this list make mention of the mirror tool and their apparently positive experie

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.08.2006 Robert Patterson wrote: I am not a fan of mirrors. In the early years they were responsible for horrific file corruption. Although they continue to be supported, it is an old feature that has not received much attention, so they don't work very well, especially with many new feat

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Robert Patterson
I'm finding cues to be less & less of a problem. You basically need two staff styles. One that uses the new Alternate "Default Rest" Notation and hides everything else. Ane one that hides only the layer the cues are in. (I always use Layer 4.) Applying both in score view, you apply the former to

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.08.2006 Aaron Sherber wrote: At 04:02 AM 8/17/2006, Johannes Gebauer wrote: Please, please, MakeMusic, design a better solution for cue notes. A mirrored Cue notes layer would be ideal in my opinion. I think this would solve some problems and cause others. For example, it is common to

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 04:02 AM 8/17/2006, Johannes Gebauer wrote: >Please, please, MakeMusic, design a better solution for cue notes. A >mirrored Cue notes layer would be ideal in my opinion. I think this would solve some problems and cause others. For example, it is common to write cue notes with all notes above

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.08.2006 Tyler Turner wrote: Robert or other beta testers, would you agree with this as an acceptable overall strategy (I'm very familiar with linked parts, but I'm no engraver)? As I have said before, cue notes is one of the weakest areas in Finale by far. There are a lot of problems to

Re: [Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-17 Thread Tyler Turner
--- Dejan Badnjar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anybody cued the linked parts using the stuff > styles, which seems to be the only way to cue the > parts and preserve the "linkage" with the score? How > reliable and/or messy is it? I just don't know if I > should go for it or experiment later

[Finale] Cued Linked Parts

2006-08-16 Thread Dejan Badnjar
Has anybody cued the linked parts using the stuff styles, which seems to be the only way to cue the parts and preserve the "linkage" with the score? How reliable and/or messy is it? I just don't know if I should go for it or experiment later with something less important. Dejan Badnjar Musette