Re: [Finale] Tips site update! (Do NOT miss this!!!)

2005-02-26 Thread Jari Williamsson
Mark D Lew wrote: I think the chopped off sidebar is a problem. Even if the lost information is redundant and not really necessary, I just think it's a turn-off to the user to see something that's gone off the edge and is not accessible by scrolling. It is more frustrating than if the panel

Re: [Finale] Tips site update! (Do NOT miss this!!!)

2005-02-26 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Jari Williamsson / 05.2.26 / 03:15 AM wrote: I have a new solution available now, where the submenu with names has a fixed height and instead scrolls. Let me know if this doesn't work. This only solves Interviews page, but other pages with the sub menu will have the same problem if the screen

Re: [Finale] Tips site update! (Do NOT miss this!!!)

2005-02-26 Thread Mark D Lew
On Feb 26, 2005, at 12:15 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: I have a new solution available now, where the submenu with names has a fixed height and instead scrolls. Let me know if this doesn't work. Looks good to me. mdl ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] OT somewhat...CD players

2005-02-26 Thread dhbailey
A-NO-NE Music wrote: So, it's not possible to do this with MP3 with XML interface? Most schools have computers these days, no? :-) In all the classrooms? A most definite NO. And while many of the music teachers are fine musicians, I have spoken with a rather large sampling in my area who haven't

[Finale] OS X: Underline shortcuts in menus?

2005-02-26 Thread Matthew Hindson Fastmail Account
I was wondering if anyone happens to know of a utility/haxie that will allow automatic keyboard access to all menu items, a la Windows. Under OS 9 there is a wonderful little extension called PowerKeys that did this - it meant that rather than having to remember a myriad of Quickeys shortcuts,

Re: [Finale] Re: new and improved... file info

2005-02-26 Thread Johannes Gebauer
Custom fields, custom fields, custom fields... I have been asking for this for years. Johannes shirling neueweise wrote: From: shirling neueweise dedications could be entered in a new file info entry box. by the way, any other suggestions for new file info fields? - dedication - composition

Re: [Finale] Re: new and improved text tool

2005-02-26 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 26, 2005, at 12:49 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: I've made changes to the toolbar mockup at http://maltedmedia.com/photos/toolbar.gif to reduce Playback and Duplicate buttons to icons, add Click and item number next to Attached to, add a justification droplist, and add a snap-to-grid

Re: [Finale] Tips site update! AND a Simple Entry query

2005-02-26 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 26, 2005, at 1:05 AM, Don Hart wrote: Jari, Thanks for keeping up this website and for adding helpful things like the new interviews. I read through most of Tyler Turner's interview (I didn't realize the escape key did that!) and I thought I'd put out a general question about Simple

[Finale] Midifiles - why no drum parts?

2005-02-26 Thread Kurt Gnos
Hi, When I import a midi file into Finale, the drums won't appear. Finale is creating a drums staff, but it remains empty. I tried this out using several midi files. The pity is the main reason ARE the drums - I am arranging some funk stuff and hoped I could take the drums out of a midi file

Re: [Finale] Tips site update! AND a Simple Entry query

2005-02-26 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 09:17 AM 2/26/05 -0500, Christopher Smith wrote: While I am still a hard-core Speedy person, I am forced to use Simple on my laptop when I am away from my desktop computer (MIDI-less Speedy without a numeric keypad is rather clumsy I also use Speedy. In fact, as a funny aside: the Discovery

Re: [Finale] OT: Browsers

2005-02-26 Thread John Howell
At 12:37 AM + 2/26/05, Owain Sutton wrote: Simon Troup wrote: Go to http://maps.google.com and browse a few maps. No support for Safari. They need to do more homework. No support for Europe. They really need to do some work. I feel like the anti-Columbus, scrolling off into the

Re: [Finale] Re: new and improved text tool

2005-02-26 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 09:09 AM 2/26/05 -0500, you wrote: In your tool bar mockup, where are the create and delete buttons for text expressions? These are such useful buttons in the present interface that I would hate to lose them. Just forgotten as I tried to focus on how to 'commonize' the other elements. Also

Re: [Finale] OT somewhat...CD players

2005-02-26 Thread John Howell
At 5:20 AM -0500 2/26/05, dhbailey wrote: A-NO-NE Music wrote: So, it's not possible to do this with MP3 with XML interface? Most schools have computers these days, no? :-) In all the classrooms? A most definite NO. And while many of the music teachers are fine musicians, I have spoken with a

Re: [Finale] Tips site update! (Do NOT miss this!!!)

2005-02-26 Thread Jari Williamsson
d. collins wrote: The only question I'm interested in is if and when it will be fixed. How about contacting the management? MakeMusic is listed as NSADAQ: MMUS, try that to find the key people you might want to address. Best regards, Jari Williamsson

Re: [Finale] Tips site update! AND a Simple Entry query

2005-02-26 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 09:17 AM 02/26/2005, Christopher Smith wrote: While I am still a hard-core Speedy person, I am forced to use Simple on my laptop when I am away from my desktop computer (MIDI-less Speedy without a numeric keypad is rather clumsy, IMHO) I recently bought a USB numeric keypad for just this

Re: [Finale] Tips site update! AND a Simple Entry query

2005-02-26 Thread Don Hart
on 2/26/05 1:48 AM, Jari Williamsson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am, but I don't use a MIDI keyboard. I'd love to hear any details about your working method that you'd care to give up. BTW, I've modified the introduction text to Tyler's interview a little bit. He doesn't work at MM any

[Finale] Re: new and improved text tool

2005-02-26 Thread shirling neueweise
From: Christopher Smith My main worry with that sort of thing (and even with jef's basic idea to merge the tools) is that to get a type of expression that is different in function requires more mouse clicks. not necessarily, with the duplicate button, you actually reduce the number of mouse

Re: [Finale] Tips site update! AND a Simple Entry query

2005-02-26 Thread Don Hart
on 2/26/05 8:17 AM, Christopher Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How many reading this have been converted from *midi* speedy note entry to the new and improved simple note entry by Finale's recent push in that direction? While I am still a hard-core Speedy person, I am forced to use

[Finale] Re: Simple Entry query

2005-02-26 Thread Chuck Israels
On Feb 26, 2005, at 6:17 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: While I am still a hard-core Speedy person, I am forced to use Simple on my laptop when I am away from my desktop computer (MIDI-less Speedy without a numeric keypad is rather clumsy, IMHO) and I am suitably impressed with it. I know Linda

[Finale] OT - OS X question

2005-02-26 Thread Chuck Israels
For Mac gurus: I seem to remember that there's a way to make Adobe Acrobat documents open by default in Preview, but I can't remember how. Am I correct that this is possible. If so, how? TIA Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax

Re: [Finale] OT somewhat...CD players

2005-02-26 Thread A-NO-NE Music
dhbailey / 05.2.26 / 05:20 AM wrote: In all the classrooms? A most definite NO. OK. And while many of the music teachers are fine musicians, I have spoken with a rather large sampling in my area who haven't a clue how to do more than turn a computer on and surf the web and read e-mail.

Re: [Finale] OT - OS X question

2005-02-26 Thread Chuck Israels
Ah yes. Thank you. Chuck On Feb 26, 2005, at 12:22 PM, Carlberg Jones wrote: At 12:14 PM -0800 2/26/05, Chuck Israels wrote: I seem to remember that there's a way to make Adobe Acrobat documents open by default in Preview, but I can't remember how. Am I correct that this is possible. If so,

Re: [Finale] OT - OS X question

2005-02-26 Thread Harold Owen
Chuck Israels writes: For Mac gurus: I seem to remember that there's a way to make Adobe Acrobat documents open by default in Preview, but I can't remember how. Am I correct that this is possible. If so, how? Chuck, Select one of your older Acrobat files and Get Info. In the panel you can

Re: [Finale] OT - OS X question

2005-02-26 Thread Chuck Israels
On Feb 26, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Harold Owen wrote: Chuck Israels writes: For Mac gurus: I seem to remember that there's a way to make Adobe Acrobat documents open by default in Preview, but I can't remember how. Am I correct that this is possible. If so, how? Chuck, Select one of your older

Re: [Finale] OT somewhat...CD players

2005-02-26 Thread David W. Fenton
On 26 Feb 2005 at 6:52, Owain Sutton wrote: David W. Fenton wrote: Actually, even with the players that don't have index forward/back buttons, if you turn on track display, it should display the index numbers. Huh? The cheap players I've mentioned earlier certainly dno't have that

Re: [Finale] Re: new and improved text tool

2005-02-26 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 26, 2005, at 11:46 AM, shirling neueweise wrote: there will be user-definable default settings for the Text, including not only font and size, but also leading and all other text attributes (why this is not already the case escapes me...) and for the three manners of attaching it.

Re: [Finale] OS X: Underline shortcuts in menus?

2005-02-26 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 26, 2005, at 3:44 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Meanwhile, OSX comes with a little helper. Just hit Ctrl+Shift+F2 (if nothing happens, hit Ctrl+Shift+F1 first then the feature is enabled). See you can navigate menus with arrow keys then hit [ENTER]. I don't like mousing and I got used to this

[Finale] Print Music 2005?

2005-02-26 Thread Rocky Road
Is Finale Print Music up to 2005 version? If not, is it coming soon? I have Finale 2005 on the main Dept computer and was thinking of buying Printmusic for the 5 classroom iMacs, but I don't want incompatible versions. -- Rocky Road - in Oz Fleeing from the Cylon tyranny, the last Battlestar,

Re: [Finale] Tied note starting a coda

2005-02-26 Thread David W. Fenton
On 26 Feb 2005 at 16:38, Christopher Smith wrote: I know how to start a second ending with a tied note, but how do I start a coda with a tied note? The note in question is both tied over from the previous measure AND tied to the next measure, so my old kludge of tying it right then editing

Re: [Finale] Tied note starting a coda

2005-02-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 26 Feb 2005, at 4:48 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 26 Feb 2005 at 16:38, Christopher Smith wrote: I know how to start a second ending with a tied note, but how do I start a coda with a tied note? The note in question is both tied over from the previous measure AND tied to the next measure, so

Re: [Finale] Tied note starting a coda

2005-02-26 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 26, 2005, at 4:48 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 26 Feb 2005 at 16:38, Christopher Smith wrote: I know how to start a second ending with a tied note, but how do I start a coda with a tied note? The note in question is both tied over from the previous measure AND tied to the next measure, so

Re: [Finale] Tied note starting a coda

2005-02-26 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 26, 2005, at 4:53 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: On 26 Feb 2005, at 4:48 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 26 Feb 2005 at 16:38, Christopher Smith wrote: I know how to start a second ending with a tied note, but how do I start a coda with a tied note? The note in question is both tied over from

[Finale] ETF or what?

2005-02-26 Thread john harding
I am an experiencedSibelius user, about to try and come to grips with Finale, of which at present I have the demo version of 2004. A Finale score has been sent me as an ETF. It appears good but the extracted parts are very badly laid out - huge spacing between staves - and will need

Re: [Finale] OT - OS X question

2005-02-26 Thread Bonnie Harris
Hi Finale listers, I recall some time ago on this list there was mention of a way to mark up an Acrobat document with user notes in the margins to highlight needed items and such. Can you do this with Acrobat 7, do you have to shell out bucks for Distiller to do this, or is there a simple

Re: [Finale] OT somewhat...CD players

2005-02-26 Thread Owain Sutton
Rocky Road wrote: If you did it as an MP3 disc, the schools could play them on their DVD player. Actually, I do many of my classroom lessons straight off my iPod these days using playlists - we leave an aux-in plug to the HiFi available in the music rooms. These suggestions had me laughing

[Finale] Wouldn't it be nice....clik--drag measure width?

2005-02-26 Thread Owain Sutton
I'm messing about with a whole load of aleatoric stuff, which I'm creating by all sorts of measures and independent time signatures, staff styles hiding barlines etc. Placing notes is no problem, I can move them wherever I want. It's placing repeat marks, around Lutoslawski-esque fragments,

Re: [Finale] Wouldn't it be nice....clik--drag measure width?

2005-02-26 Thread David W. Fenton
On 27 Feb 2005 at 0:27, Owain Sutton wrote: Is there a good reason for measure widths only being dealt with within an (inadequate) dialogue box? I'd love to be able to drag barlines to the left or right to adjust measures accordingly. Eh? Can't you do that already, when you have the

Re(2): [Finale] OT somewhat...CD players

2005-02-26 Thread Leigh Daniels
I recently read (on ProSoundWeb, I think) a piece on how the CD standard is slipping in that manufacturers are not implementing all the features (such as indexes). This was in the context of CD mastering and that newer CD players may not honor the sizes of the gaps between tracks. **Leigh On

Re: [Finale] Midifiles - why no drum parts?

2005-02-26 Thread Kurt Gnos
At 15:22 26.02.2005, you wrote: When I import a midi file into Finale, the drums won't appear. Finale is creating a drums staff, but it remains empty. I tried this out using several midi files. The pity is the main reason ARE the drums - I am arranging some funk stuff and hoped I could take the

[Finale] Moving groups

2005-02-26 Thread D. Keneth Fowler
To the group wisdom: If I once knew how to do this, I have forgotten now. Could not find help in the User Manual. WinFin 2004. Full score of 8 groups. One system on each page. On the last six pages need to move down the next to the bottom group. I want to maintain the spacing between that

RE: [Finale] Moving groups

2005-02-26 Thread Keith Helgesen
If I read query correctly; Page layout tool, click'n'drag nominated group, group below should move same. Trust I haven't mis-read. Good luck, Cheer Keith in OZ Keith Helgesen. Director of Music, Canberra City Band. Ph: (02) 62910787. Band Mob. 0436-620587 Private Mob 0417-042171

[Finale] Layers vs. Voices

2005-02-26 Thread Brian Williams
Dear List, With regard to simple entry, does anyone else other than me prefer to use voices instead of layers to indicate secondary/contrapuntal musical elements? The advantages of voices are clear: 1) You can execute them on the fly in the middle of a measure. 2) You have complete control over

[Finale] OSX Lyric Slowdown!!!

2005-02-26 Thread Brian Williams
Dear List, I have been working on a Finale 2004 transcription project in MacOS 10.2.4 that simply involves a vocal staff with lyrics and 2 staves of piano. I have found that the only way I can get any usable speed is to enter all the notes in the vocal first and then go back and enter all the

Re: [Finale] Layers vs. Voices

2005-02-26 Thread Cindy Pribble
On Feb 27, 2005, at 12:18 AM, Brian Williams wrote: Dear List, With regard to simple entry, does anyone else other than me prefer to use voices instead of layers to indicate secondary/contrapuntal musical elements? Can anyone think of any other common musical situations in which layers are more