Re: [Finale] Text blocks not taking flat symbol
Hi Chuck, Ah, Andy and Francine have signed a treaty! Good to know. I love that guy. About the pickup bar, yes turning that on screws with a whole host of things that rely on measure numbers, including clef changes. I never use the “pickup measure” option because of bugginess, preferring to do it the old-fashioned way by changing the first measure into a measure of 1/4 (or 2/4, or whatever is needed) with “display as…” enabled, and adjust the measure numbering to start in measure 2. “Do not include in measure numbering” is another trap that messes up things like the pickup bar option does, so I only use it when there is NO OTHER way to accomplish something. Best, Christopher > On Aug 20, 2018, at 12:24 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > > Hi Christopher, > > A couple of weeks ago, Margot and I spent two days visiting Andy and Francine > Homzy in their home on Protection Island — a 10 minute ferry ride from > Nanaimo, 400 homes in the woods, no cars, no stores - but city sewage, water > and electricity. don’t think I want to live there, but their home is lovely, > and it is peaceful. They love being there. > > If you have moment to check something for me, I’ve discovered what I think is > a bug in Finale, and I’m not sure if turns up everywhere, or only in some > files. If you have a document with a pickup measure (in my case, an 8th note > pickup), the election tool gets confuse by that when attempting to place clef > changes. Removing the pickup removes the confusion and clefs can be correctly > placed. Replacing the pickup measure after placing the clef changes doesn’t > disturb them. > > Thanks — Margot and I send our fond regards, > > Chuck > > > >> On Aug 20, 2018, at 5:25 AM, Christopher Smith >> wrote: >> >> Hi Chuck, >> >> Thanks for the test. >> >> As it turned out, there was more to the story. All the text in the box had a >> blue highlighting, as if it was ALL a text insert (it wasn’t!). I could add >> a flat, but only AFTER the blue-highlighted text, not in the middle of it. >> This seems to be the case with text inserts, that they CAN be edited in the >> text box (rather than in the source dialogue box) but sharps and flats can’t >> be inserted. I don’t know how Finale came to think of this text as an >> insert, though. >> >> I solved it by creating a new text box and re-typing all the information. >> >> Thanks again. >> >> Christopher >> >> >>> On Aug 19, 2018, at 7:58 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: >>> >>> I finally get to help you! I just tried this, and it works correctly for >>> me, so it’s likely to be something within the file. >>> >>> Fond regards, >>> >>> Chuck >>> On Aug 19, 2018, at 4:55 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: Finale V. 25, Mac High Sierra I need to create a text block with the instrumentation, and I can’t get the flat symbol to appear, as in “Trumpet in Bb". Cmd-sh-F is supposed to do it, but no go, it gives me a lower case b. Copying and pasting from another place in the file also gives me a lower-case b. Is this a bug in FinMac V.25? Any tactics? My font is Times New Roman, the one that came pre-installed on almost every computer I’ve owned. The document is one sent to me from another user, if that makes a difference. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> >> >> ___ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
Re: [Finale] Text blocks not taking flat symbol
Hi Christopher, A couple of weeks ago, Margot and I spent two days visiting Andy and Francine Homzy in their home on Protection Island — a 10 minute ferry ride from Nanaimo, 400 homes in the woods, no cars, no stores - but city sewage, water and electricity. don’t think I want to live there, but their home is lovely, and it is peaceful. They love being there. If you have moment to check something for me, I’ve discovered what I think is a bug in Finale, and I’m not sure if turns up everywhere, or only in some files. If you have a document with a pickup measure (in my case, an 8th note pickup), the election tool gets confuse by that when attempting to place clef changes. Removing the pickup removes the confusion and clefs can be correctly placed. Replacing the pickup measure after placing the clef changes doesn’t disturb them. Thanks — Margot and I send our fond regards, Chuck > On Aug 20, 2018, at 5:25 AM, Christopher Smith > wrote: > > Hi Chuck, > > Thanks for the test. > > As it turned out, there was more to the story. All the text in the box had a > blue highlighting, as if it was ALL a text insert (it wasn’t!). I could add a > flat, but only AFTER the blue-highlighted text, not in the middle of it. This > seems to be the case with text inserts, that they CAN be edited in the text > box (rather than in the source dialogue box) but sharps and flats can’t be > inserted. I don’t know how Finale came to think of this text as an insert, > though. > > I solved it by creating a new text box and re-typing all the information. > > Thanks again. > > Christopher > > >> On Aug 19, 2018, at 7:58 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: >> >> I finally get to help you! I just tried this, and it works correctly for me, >> so it’s likely to be something within the file. >> >> Fond regards, >> >> Chuck >> >>> On Aug 19, 2018, at 4:55 PM, Christopher Smith >>> wrote: >>> >>> Finale V. 25, Mac High Sierra >>> >>> I need to create a text block with the instrumentation, and I can’t get the >>> flat symbol to appear, as in “Trumpet in Bb". Cmd-sh-F is supposed to do >>> it, but no go, it gives me a lower case b. Copying and pasting from another >>> place in the file also gives me a lower-case b. Is this a bug in FinMac >>> V.25? Any tactics? My font is Times New Roman, the one that came >>> pre-installed on almost every computer I’ve owned. >>> >>> The document is one sent to me from another user, if that makes a >>> difference. >>> >>> Christopher >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> >> >> ___ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
Re: [Finale] Text blocks not taking flat symbol
Hi Chuck, Thanks for the test. As it turned out, there was more to the story. All the text in the box had a blue highlighting, as if it was ALL a text insert (it wasn’t!). I could add a flat, but only AFTER the blue-highlighted text, not in the middle of it. This seems to be the case with text inserts, that they CAN be edited in the text box (rather than in the source dialogue box) but sharps and flats can’t be inserted. I don’t know how Finale came to think of this text as an insert, though. I solved it by creating a new text box and re-typing all the information. Thanks again. Christopher > On Aug 19, 2018, at 7:58 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > > I finally get to help you! I just tried this, and it works correctly for me, > so it’s likely to be something within the file. > > Fond regards, > > Chuck > >> On Aug 19, 2018, at 4:55 PM, Christopher Smith >> wrote: >> >> Finale V. 25, Mac High Sierra >> >> I need to create a text block with the instrumentation, and I can’t get the >> flat symbol to appear, as in “Trumpet in Bb". Cmd-sh-F is supposed to do it, >> but no go, it gives me a lower case b. Copying and pasting from another >> place in the file also gives me a lower-case b. Is this a bug in FinMac >> V.25? Any tactics? My font is Times New Roman, the one that came >> pre-installed on almost every computer I’ve owned. >> >> The document is one sent to me from another user, if that makes a difference. >> >> Christopher >> >> >> ___ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
Re: [Finale] Text blocks not taking flat symbol
I finally get to help you! I just tried this, and it works correctly for me, so it’s likely to be something within the file. Fond regards, Chuck > On Aug 19, 2018, at 4:55 PM, Christopher Smith > wrote: > > Finale V. 25, Mac High Sierra > > I need to create a text block with the instrumentation, and I can’t get the > flat symbol to appear, as in “Trumpet in Bb". Cmd-sh-F is supposed to do it, > but no go, it gives me a lower case b. Copying and pasting from another place > in the file also gives me a lower-case b. Is this a bug in FinMac V.25? Any > tactics? My font is Times New Roman, the one that came pre-installed on > almost every computer I’ve owned. > > The document is one sent to me from another user, if that makes a difference. > > Christopher > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
