Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-19 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Chuck, You'd be far from the only one to disagree! Maybe it's just Adobe brainwashing me, but I really hate seeing color in palettes. To my eye, that, it always looks cheap and distracting. I find the Fin2014 palette much cleaner, more attractive, and find the streamlined icons much easier

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-19 Thread Chuck Israels
Hi Darcy, A rare moment of disagreement with you - I miss the design and color of some of the 2012 and earlier palettes - not all of them, but some. Tools were easier to identify quickly. Sometimes what seems as if it might just be eye candy can be helpful. My eyes (with glasses) are OK, and

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-18 Thread Steve Parker
And the attached hairpins save a ton of time! Steve P. > On 18 Jan 2015, at 16:56, Linda Worsley wrote: > > I think what happens is that one gets used to the way a software works > (especially when it works well) and when menus change, the look changes, or > tools are renamed, it feels unfamili

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-18 Thread Linda Worsley
I think what happens is that one gets used to the way a software works (especially when it works well) and when menus change, the look changes, or tools are renamed, it feels unfamiliar and takes getting used to. I made the mistake of loading up 2014 in the middle of a project, and has slowed me a

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-18 Thread Steve Parker
Iā€™d long been used to the blue one. It would be nice to still have the option. Steve P. > On 18 Jan 2015, at 11:57, Darcy James Argue wrote: > > The old palettes were definitely broke ā€” horrid and unprofessional-looking. > YMMV but I think the new palette is a huge UI improvement. > > Cheers,

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-18 Thread Darcy James Argue
The old palettes were definitely broke ā€” horrid and unprofessional-looking. YMMV but I think the new palette is a huge UI improvement. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Jan 17, 2015, at 11:25 PM, Linda Worsley wrote: > On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Fiskum, Steve

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-17 Thread Linda Worsley
On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Fiskum, Steve wrote: > No. Ugh!! > Double ugh! Why do they keep "fixing" finale interface when it ain't broke. > > ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe

Re: [Finale] fin.mac.2014

2015-01-17 Thread Fiskum, Steve
No. Ugh!! Steve > On Jan 17, 2015, at 3:49 PM, Linda Worsley wrote: > > I'm just loading up 2014, upgraded from 2012. I want to use the "classic" > design for the icons (small boxed icons, lying outside the score > proper--notes, rests, dynamics, staff, etc.). Is this possible in 2015, and >