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Brad Pearson
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  		   Posted 2/28/2008 12:36 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Over time I've grown less hasty in installing updates on a stable system. Things are working well for me with 2008a.

What would be my advantage for installing 2008b?

In the brief description given on the update page, I didn't see anything that particularly applied to my situation.

Thoughts for the cautious?

Thanks...

Brad Pearson
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Dr. Wiggy
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  		   Posted 2/28/2008 12:41 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I believe the update only addresses issues of stability with Leopard. THere is no 2008b for Windows, for instance. (Or at least, not last time.)
So, there's an argument that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

However, as my grandmother used to say: "What's the worst thing that could happen......?" smilewinkgrin

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  		   Posted 2/28/2008 1:15 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
There was some fixes dealing with hyphens in the previous "b" update. If you work with lyrics, I'd go for it.

On a side note. whenever a new update is posted, I duplicate the Finale program file, give it a slightly different name, and move it to another folder temporarily. Then I run the update which updates the program file which exists in the '08 folder. After the update, I move the archived program file back to the folder.

Now I'm able to launch any version of '08 that I choose: the original shipping version, A or B.

JT

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  		   Posted 2/28/2008 1:45 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Hyphens was fixed in the a update.

There is, however, also an improvement to EPS output in b.

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  		   Posted 2/28/2008 1:57 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Wiggy said...
Hyphens was fixed in the a update.

There is, however, also an improvement to EPS output in b.

Thanks WIggy, I got them confused.

JT

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  		   Posted 2/29/2008 12:31 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
b is essential if you are using eps.
a was unusable in that case.

I am working all the time with the b-version without any problems. Only copied the palettes from 2007.

Björn

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