Re: [Finale] Re: phantom word extension

2010-03-07 Thread David W. Fenton
On 7 Mar 2010 at 8:46, dhbailey wrote: > The list goes on and on -- If a person uses a particular > version of Finale a lot, every day, the location of the > menu items doesn't really matter because one quickly becomes > familiar with them all, but for people who use it less > frequently, the

Re: [Finale] Re: phantom word extension

2010-03-07 Thread Don Hart
So true, David. Finale's versatility, the main draw for most of its fans, often get's in its own way. There's always some logic for various aspects of the user interface. But because we all can, and probably do, work in very personalized ways with the program, the best solution for one misses th

Re: [Finale] Re: phantom word extension

2010-03-07 Thread Jari Williamsson
dhbailey wrote: It seems as if they've tried to be obtuse. I quite agree that anything which affects "Lyrics" should be in the "Lyrics" menu, but no, if it has a utilititarian nature, it might go in the "Utilities" menu, or if you might happen to use it while editing the score (duh, isn't tha

Re: [Finale] Re: phantom word extension

2010-03-07 Thread dhbailey
Barbara Touburg wrote: dhbailey wrote: I've long ago given up trying to decipher any logic in the MakeMusic placement of menu items. Should we send a request for editable menu structures, like M$ Word has? Or can someone write a plugin for it? I doubt a plug-in could change the menu struc

Re: [Finale] Re: phantom word extension

2010-03-07 Thread Barbara Touburg
dhbailey wrote: I've long ago given up trying to decipher any logic in the MakeMusic placement of menu items. Should we send a request for editable menu structures, like M$ Word has? Or can someone write a plugin for it? ___ Finale mailing list Fi

Re: [Finale] Re: phantom word extension

2010-03-07 Thread dhbailey
Don Hart wrote: Solved with the "Update smart word extensions and hyphens" feature in the *utilities menu*! A feature I was unaware of, (new since 2006, I guess) that seems totally worthy of membership somewhere in the Lyrics menu. Or so one would think. - DH I've long ago given up tryin

Re: [Finale] Re: phantom word extension

2010-03-06 Thread John Blane
Well I'll be - look at that. Thanks, Don! On Mar 6, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Don Hart wrote: Solved with the "Update smart word extensions and hyphens" feature in the *utilities menu*! A feature I was unaware of, (new since 2006, I guess) that seems totally worthy of membership somewhere in the

[Finale] Re: phantom word extension

2010-03-06 Thread Don Hart
Solved with the "Update smart word extensions and hyphens" feature in the *utilities menu*! A feature I was unaware of, (new since 2006, I guess) that seems totally worthy of membership somewhere in the Lyrics menu. Or so one would think. - DH On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Don Hart wrote