Re: [Finale] odd problem with ps files, pdfs in os x

2005-03-13 Thread Robert Patterson
While we are on the topic of OSX PDF files, is there a way to determine if fonts are being included? In OS9 I always scrupulously included them, but I haven't noticed a similar option in the standard Print dialog of OSX. -- Robert Patterson http://RobertGPatterson.com ___

Re: [Finale] odd problem with ps files, pdfs in os x

2005-03-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
Again, while I don't recall any issues with PDF output directly from Finale in 10.3.5, it certainly couldn't hurt to upgrade to 10.3.8. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 13 Mar 2005, at 11:22 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: I notice David said he was on "10.3.5". That would suggest to m

Re: [Finale] odd problem with ps files, pdfs in os x

2005-03-13 Thread Robert Patterson
I notice David said he was on "10.3.5". That would suggest to me that he hasn't run Software Update to get to 10.3.8. (The actual OS version is available from "About this Mac" in the apple menu.) I don't know if this affects PDF printing, but I suppose it could. Robert -- Robert Patterson http:

Re: [Finale] GPO Studio Not Found (Mac)

2005-03-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 13 Mar 2005, at 9:40 PM, Harold Owen wrote: Dear Darcy, Yes, I get it, and I agree it's annoying Hi Hal, If you would send a quick note to MacSupport confirming the bug, I'd be much obliged. Ryan at MacSupport claimed I was the only person who had reported the problem, but I *know* I'm not th

Re: [Finale] odd problem with ps files, pdfs in os x

2005-03-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi David, Have you checked to see if you have multiple versions of the Finale fonts installed in multiple locations on your HD? It may be that you still have the old Fin2004 fonts (with the PDF issues) installed somewhere on your system. I would suggest searching your hard drive and deleting a

Re: [Finale] GPO Studio Not Found (Mac)

2005-03-13 Thread Harold Owen
Title: Re: [Finale] GPO Studio Not Found (Mac) Dear Darcy, Yes, I get it, and I agree it's annoying, but I've found that I can save time and energy by bringing up the file in Finale first, then opening GPO Studio, then changing the MIDI Setup. Although the directions for GPO Studio say it should

Re: [Finale] odd problem with ps files, pdfs in os x

2005-03-13 Thread David Horne
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:31:35 -0500, "Darcy James Argue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I believe this was a font problem, and it was fixed in Fin2004b (and > also with a standalone Mac OS X font update). > > I have a PostScript printer, I always print to PDF directly from > Finale, and since insta

Re: [Finale] odd problem with ps files, pdfs in os x

2005-03-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
I believe this was a font problem, and it was fixed in Fin2004b (and also with a standalone Mac OS X font update). I have a PostScript printer, I always print to PDF directly from Finale, and since installing Fin2004b (and, of course, Fin2005), I have never seen this problem. - Darcy - [EM

[Finale] GPO Studio Not Found (Mac)

2005-03-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hello, listers, Here is a message I sent to Macsupport, but I'd be ever so grateful if everyone with MacFin and GPO would take a moment to try the steps I outline below on their system. If you can reproduce this bug, please take a moment to send an email to Macsupport letting them know, and re

Re: [Finale] odd problem with ps files, pdfs in os x

2005-03-13 Thread David Horne
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:18:32 -0500, "Darcy James Argue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On 13 Mar 2005, at 7:45 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: > > > David Horne wrote: > >> It seems fine however, when I create the pdf directly within Finale, > >> but > >> that has it's own potential problems. > > > > P

Re: [Finale] Measure spacing handles

2005-03-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
IIRC, it's been turned on by default in each version of Finale since version 3.0 -- possibly even earlier. I have no idea how it got turned off in Owain's version, but that's not the default setting and never has been since I started using Finale. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY O

Re: [Finale] odd problem with ps files, pdfs in os x

2005-03-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 13 Mar 2005, at 7:45 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: David Horne wrote: It seems fine however, when I create the pdf directly within Finale, but that has it's own potential problems. Perhaps I missed this thread. What are the problems with printing the PDF directly? None -- in my experience, at l

Re: [Finale] Measure spacing handles

2005-03-13 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Owain Sutton wrote: I few weeks ago, I posted bemoaning the lack of the ability to click-and-drag measure widths. I've just realised there's an option in the Measure tool to do this (Measure - Show measure spacing handles, turned off by default). It's been turned on by default in my copy of e

Re: [Finale] odd problem with ps files, pdfs in os x

2005-03-13 Thread Robert Patterson
David Horne wrote: It seems fine however, when I create the pdf directly within Finale, but that has it's own potential problems. Perhaps I missed this thread. What are the problems with printing the PDF directly? -- Robert Patterson http://RobertGPatterson.com ___

[Finale] odd problem with ps files, pdfs in os x

2005-03-13 Thread David Horne
Today, I noticed that a tuplet (triplet quaver and crotchet) was missing from a pdf created in os x from an eps file (created using the 'compile postscript listing' function.) FWIW, it doesn't print when printed on a non-ps printer. (I don't have a ps printer at home so can't check that.) It seems

Re: [Finale] FS: GarageKey USB MIDI Keyboard

2005-03-13 Thread Christopher Smith
On Mar 13, 2005, at 4:49 PM, Carlberg Jones wrote: P.S. In order to avoid spills on computer equipment, may I suggest altering your work technique? Mount the equipment upside down on swivel posts near a comfortable bed. Carlberg Jones Very nice! However, that would still not eliminate the most f

Re: [Finale] Measure spacing handles

2005-03-13 Thread Christopher Smith
On Mar 13, 2005, at 4:29 PM, Owain Sutton wrote: Apologies - your reply might have been one that arrived in my inbox the afternoon I screwed up my system so badly I had to reinstall. And I'm now scratching my head as to how I'd missed this before - the option that's not on by default isn't for t

Re: [Finale] Instrument changing - midscore

2005-03-13 Thread Christopher Smith
On Mar 13, 2005, at 3:51 PM, Jim and Pat Sodke wrote: Christopher Thank you so much. Any help on changing the midi playback instrument at these points? Jim I just need to quote David Bailey's original reply. I'm not sure how easy it is to do this in 2004, but it is dead easy in 2005, under Pla

RE: [Finale] FS: GarageKey USB MIDI Keyboard

2005-03-13 Thread Carlberg Jones
Greetings - The GarageKey has been sold. Best, Carlberg Carlberg Jones Guanajuato, Gto. MEXICO ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

RE: [Finale] FS: GarageKey USB MIDI Keyboard

2005-03-13 Thread Crystal Premo
Maybe this is what I should have bought in the first place. I'm a voice teacher and don't exactly *play* a piano, just enough for vocal exercises and simple banging out chords when I have taught group classes in reading music. I had an acoustic which I sold to finance buying the MIDI for use

Re: [Finale] Instrument changing - midscore

2005-03-13 Thread Jim and Pat Sodke
Thanks Dave - got it now... - Original Message - From: "dhbailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Instrument changing - midscore What don't you understand? You may need to read the documentation regarding creating staff styles in orde

RE: [Finale] FS: GarageKey USB MIDI Keyboard

2005-03-13 Thread Carlberg Jones
At 4:43 PM -0500 3/13/05, Crystal Premo wrote: >I don't have GarageBand and don't know if I'll ever get it, but my little >Carl Robelli stopped turning on after the cats spilled coffee into the >switch. My needs for a keyboard are not elaborate; I do mostly >piano/vocals, some jazz and very limite

RE: [Finale] FS: GarageKey USB MIDI Keyboard

2005-03-13 Thread Crystal Premo
I don't have GarageBand and don't know if I'll ever get it, but my little Carl Robelli stopped turning on after the cats spilled coffee into the switch. My needs for a keyboard are not elaborate; I do mostly piano/vocals, some jazz and very limited orchestral stuff. If this will do, I might b

[Finale] FS: GarageKey USB MIDI Keyboard

2005-03-13 Thread Carlberg Jones
Greetings - I have an extra GarageKey USB MIDI keyboard. It requires no additional power than what is supplied via the USB cable. GarageKey requires with Mac OS 10.3 and above only. It's new, unopened in the box, however I want to open the box to make sure all the parts are there: the keyboard its

Re: [Finale] Measure spacing handles

2005-03-13 Thread Owain Sutton
Apologies - your reply might have been one that arrived in my inbox the afternoon I screwed up my system so badly I had to reinstall. And I'm now scratching my head as to how I'd missed this before - the option that's not on by default isn't for the overall measure width (as you know!). I knew

Re: [Finale] Measure spacing handles

2005-03-13 Thread David W. Fenton
On 13 Mar 2005 at 21:01, Owain Sutton wrote: > I few weeks ago, I posted bemoaning the lack of the ability to > click-and-drag measure widths. I've just realised there's an option > in the Measure tool to do this (Measure - Show measure spacing > handles, turned off by default). Is this new, or

Re: [Finale] Measure spacing handles

2005-03-13 Thread dhbailey
Owain Sutton wrote: I few weeks ago, I posted bemoaning the lack of the ability to click-and-drag measure widths. I've just realised there's an option in the Measure tool to do this (Measure - Show measure spacing handles, turned off by default). Is this new, or has it always been there? In

[Finale] Measure spacing handles

2005-03-13 Thread Owain Sutton
I few weeks ago, I posted bemoaning the lack of the ability to click-and-drag measure widths. I've just realised there's an option in the Measure tool to do this (Measure - Show measure spacing handles, turned off by default). Is this new, or has it always been there? In other words, for how

Re: [Finale] Instrument changing - midscore

2005-03-13 Thread dhbailey
What don't you understand? You may need to read the documentation regarding creating staff styles in order to create just what you need. Finale2004 has staff styles, so you can do just what I suggest once you understand how to create a staff style. The expression creation where the patch chang

Re: [Finale] Instrument changing - midscore

2005-03-13 Thread Jim and Pat Sodke
Christopher Thank you so much. Any help on changing the midi playback instrument at these points? Jim - Original Message - From: "Christopher Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Instrument changing - midscore Here's step by step, a

Re: [Finale] American Styles (was Best Works of the 1920s)

2005-03-13 Thread Andrew Stiller
I have read serious speculation that "popular music" in the sense of "music of the people" (and I agree with you completely on this meaning) COULD NOT have existed in class-divided and class-conscious Europe, and therefore, as a musical art form that cut across all societal classes, was indeed

Re: [Finale] lyrics underline

2005-03-13 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
d. collins wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] écrit: I turned off the smart word extensions and still cannot use the underscore. NS recommended a work around entering a character such as "x".Then I entered two non-breaking spaces and another "x", underlined it and removed the two x's and it works great fo

Re: [Finale] Instrument changing - midscore

2005-03-13 Thread Christopher Smith
Here's step by step, assuming you have already set your staff to clarinet clef and transposition. Staff Tool, staff menu, Define Staff Styles. Available Styles, click the button New to the right. Name it Trombone Transposition Select the box First Clef, Select and make it bass clef Transposition,

Re: [Finale] Authentication schemes

2005-03-13 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 06:48 AM 3/13/05 -0500, dhbailey wrote: >Just as we all knew that there might be trouble if we upgraded to a >tethered version of the software. There's also restraint of trade, conspiracy, racketeering, and a host of other related behaviors that cannot be mitigated by the presence of a click-t

Re: [Finale] Instrument changing - midscore

2005-03-13 Thread Jim and Pat Sodke
David Thanks, but I'm sure I'm finding how to do what you suggest. I'm using Finale for Windows 2004. Can you you give me a few more details? J - Original Message - From: "dhbailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 5:40 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Instrument changing -

Re: [Finale] Authentication schemes

2005-03-13 Thread dhbailey
Dennis W. Manasco wrote: At 6:46 AM -0500 3/12/05, dhbailey wrote: Somewhere in that license are several phrases which include words such as "anybody associated with Coda" -- that would include the board members, I would think. So the license which every end user agrees to has already absolved n

Re: [Finale] Instrument changing - midscore

2005-03-13 Thread dhbailey
Jim and Pat Sodke wrote: Hi all I'm in the middle of an arrangement for jazz combo with four horns. The band is full of doublers, and halfway through the arrangement, the 1st clarinet switches to Trumpet, and the 2nd clarinet to trombone. How do I Change the two staves to indicate the switchin

Re: [Finale] Authentication schemes

2005-03-13 Thread Dennis W. Manasco
At 6:46 AM -0500 3/12/05, dhbailey wrote: Somewhere in that license are several phrases which include words such as "anybody associated with Coda" -- that would include the board members, I would think. So the license which every end user agrees to has already absolved not only the company but i

Re: [Finale] lyrics underline

2005-03-13 Thread Mark D Lew
On Mar 12, 2005, at 8:20 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Hmm. My Mac Mail is set to automatically convert HTML messages to plain text when replying. I wonder what it is about AOL messages that prevents that operation from taking place? Testing it now, I see that mine also converts HTML messages to