Re: [Finale] Questions about microtonal accidentals

2011-12-29 Thread Giovanni Andreani
Jari, I too use the up and down arrows. Thank you for the great work you are doing out there. Giovanni Andreani On 29 Dec 2011, at 01:34, Darcy James Argue djar...@earthlink.net wrote: Hi Jari, * Does anyone use the accidentals with arrows up/down? Yes, and that's always been my

Re: [Finale] Upgrade from Fin08 to Fin12

2011-12-29 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/28/2011 11:15 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: Thanks Aaron. In my (limited) experience, the magnifiers affect only the cell size, not the % size of the content. (Boo.) Well, if the content had been downsized to fit in the cell, the magnifier will expand the content by making the cell bigger.

Re: [Finale] Upgrade from Fin08 to Fin12

2011-12-29 Thread Robert Patterson
What's needed is a proper grid with options for what to show and sorting with clickable headers. But one might as well wish for a flying car. On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Aaron Sherber aa...@sherber.com wrote: On 12/29/2011 10:22 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: I would NOT want all the

[Finale] Test - please ignore

2011-12-29 Thread Lawrence Yates
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Re: [Finale] Questions about microtonal accidentals

2011-12-29 Thread SN jef chippewa
In the plug-in JW Change plug-in (which I currently work on), it will be possible to change the accidental appearances pretty easily (without changing the basic key of the piece, which is my preferred way of working with quarter tones in Finale). can you explain this a little more? i use a

Re: [Finale] Questions about microtonal accidentals

2011-12-29 Thread SN jef chippewa
jari, just noticed hindson's accidentals font has the 3/4b character you are looking for http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/free/free-fonts-available-for-download ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Questions about microtonal accidentals

2011-12-29 Thread Jari Williamsson
On 2011-12-29 11:07, SN jef chippewa wrote: can you explain this a little more? i use a system - setting default characters in accis prefs - without fudging or changing default appearance that requires checking only a few pitches in transposed instrument parts. all traditional symbols

Re: [Finale] Upgrade from Fin08 to Fin12

2011-12-29 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/29/2011 10:22 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: I would NOT want all the description texts clutter the grid view. But it would be nice as an option, for those who prefer the old single-column view with descriptions. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Upgrade from Fin08 to Fin12

2011-12-29 Thread Jari Williamsson
On 2011-12-29 16:12, Aaron Sherber wrote: On 12/28/2011 11:15 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: I see the description text now that you've told me where to look, but it is of limited value since it does not display in the grid. Yes, I agree. I would NOT want all the description texts clutter the

Re: [Finale] measure width for whole rest (empty) bars

2011-12-29 Thread Jari Williamsson
On 2011-12-29 00:32, Ryan wrote: How do I globally change the default width for measures with default whole rests in them? All the steps I've taken so far have not changed anything. Change the minimum width and respace. Best regards, Jari Williamsson

Re: [Finale] measure width for whole rest (empty) bars

2011-12-29 Thread Ryan Beard
I've tried that. Even with a minimum width of 1 space the empty measures are still wider than adjacent measures with music in them. On Dec 29, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Jari Williamsson jari.williams...@mailbox.swipnet.se wrote: On 2011-12-29 00:32, Ryan wrote: How do I globally change the default

Re: [Finale] measure width for whole rest (empty) bars

2011-12-29 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Ryan, You want to make the minimum width larger, not smaller. Try making the minimum width 150 points or similar. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 29 Dec 2011, at 4:56 PM, Ryan Beard wrote: I've tried that. Even with a minimum width of 1 space the empty

Re: [Finale] measure width for whole rest (empty) bars

2011-12-29 Thread Ryan
That didn't work, Darcy. It created the opposite of what I want. Did you perhaps mean to tell me to change the *maximum* width? That's already set at 75 spaces. This setting doesn't seem to have any bearing on Finale's default measure width for a single measure of rest. That value has to be

Re: [Finale] measure width for whole rest (empty) bars

2011-12-29 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Ryan, Your maximum width is set artificially low (which you did not mention). You should make it as big as Finale will allow. This setting doesn't seem to have any bearing on Finale's default measure width for a single measure of rest. It does if your minimum width is smaller than your

Re: [Finale] measure width for whole rest (empty) bars

2011-12-29 Thread Ryan
Thanks for your advice, but I'm still getting whole rest measures that are wider than measures with music in them. Minimum Measure Width: 0 spaces Maximum Measure Width: 1365.29167 spaces (I entered 10,000 and Finale lowered it to that value). Try this in a default document: Meter 2/4. No key

Re: [Finale] measure width for whole rest (empty) bars

2011-12-29 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Ryan, One more time: set your *MINIMUM* measure width to 150 points or higher. (Not zero.) Leave your maximum measure width maxed. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 29 Dec 2011, at 6:09 PM, Ryan wrote: Thanks for your advice, but I'm still getting whole rest