Re: [Finale] those damn corrupted finale pref files again...

2012-07-18 Thread Eric Fiedler
FinMac 2012 We have noticed that, since the upgrade to 2012, Finale does definitely seem to get bogged down after several hours of use. The time it takes for a field to become selectable - in the page format dialog window for instance - has increased from nothing to 2-3 seconds, which is a

Re: [Finale] those damn corrupted finale pref files again...

2012-07-18 Thread SN jef chippewa
hi eric thanks, have you reported this? the answers i have gotten so far don't seem to be of the sort we will look into this but more the typical MakeMusic bandaid approach to trouble shooting. and of course sometimes it is clear they haven't read my message attentively and are at least

[Finale] those damn corrupted finale pref files again...

2012-07-17 Thread SN jef chippewa
i am trying to sort out the issue i mentioned with support about finale getting bogged down after some use and have been told the CLASSIC: trash your prefs and see if that works. pf. i have not come across this kind of problem with any other software i work with, or if i

Re: [Finale] those damn corrupted finale pref files again...

2012-07-17 Thread Christopher Smith
I keep a copy of my current prefs close and an alias of the proper folder, so I can trash and replace with minimal fuss. I trashed prefs with AppleWorks once, but Finale seems to need it with remarkable frequency. I seem to go in waves; for example, it has been rare over the last few months,

Re: [Finale] those damn corrupted finale pref files again...

2012-07-17 Thread Fiskum, Steve
It does happen from time to time with InDesign. Finale 2012 has been the worst version as far as corruption of pref files goes. I've never seen the corruption leading to the app becoming bogged down. Steve On 7/17/12 8:44 AM, SN jef chippewa shirl...@newmusicnotation.com wrote: i am trying to