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Dr. Wiggy
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| Posted 11/9/2006 5:34 AM (GMT -6) |   | | You may want to inspect and adjust the Enharmonic preferences (which is now under the Finale menu), if the above doesn't work for you. | | Back to Top | |
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Sebastian Huydts
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| Posted 11/9/2006 9:03 AM (GMT -6) | | Thank you for your help: What you describe works in a brand new document. However, it doesn't do anything in a document started many years ago (version 2003). It occurs in a piece in C, where I cannot change the (sounding) G to a (written) F double sharp in a D#7 chord (leading for one measure to G# minor, then going back to C major). Using the + sign (I am using a laptop) on either the attached keypad or the keyboard initially changes the F to a sharp, then switches to a A double flat, thereafter moves the entire chord up by a whole step.
I am admittedly a bit late in discovering this. about half a year ago I made the switch to Sibelius, and being quite happy with the experience so far, haven't used Finale much. However, many of my (equally frustrated) colleagues haven't made that switch simply because it takes a considerable time commitment (aside from Sibelius' own limitations). Because of collaboration, and because I too lack the time to convert all previous F documents into S, I have to use Finale from time to time. We have new iMacs at school, our tech-support informs us that installing 2006 is too complicated a process (because of the inability to de-install previous installs).
Coming back to Finale this way is a nasty surprise. As far as I know, this product has been out for several months without a fix for something quite important as the serious spelling bug. I will now make the time commitment to convert my documents into Sibelius and be done with this. I will of course urge my colleagues to do the same.
Sebastian Huydts
Columbia College Chicago
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Sebastian Huydts
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Date Joined Dec 1998
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| Posted 11/9/2006 6:14 PM (GMT -6) | | Erling,
Programming is complicated. I understand. Programmers make mistakes. I understand. Failing to correct mistakes in a timely fashion I don't understand.
I agree with you on most what you said. However, being a composer and educator, my engraving requirements are likely to be not as exacting as yours are, and I trust your, and many others' expertise regarding Finale. I too strive for my music to be professional looking and esthetically pleasing, but I need a tool that does the job correctly, that is relatively easy to use in relation to what I need to accomplish, and that has a receptive/responsive manufacturing company behind it. Sibelius has come a long way in that direction, while Finale no longer fits that bill. I found a better tool for my purposes. It is that simple.
Best wishes,
Sebastian Huydts
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