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Saffron
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| Posted 2/19/2009 10:48 AM (GMT -6) |   | | It is interesting how many first time forum users seem to post in the Finale Plug-ins folder rather than the Notation folders - could this be because of the forum names?
Especially for those users from non-English speaking countries, seeing these titles: ...
... it's not particularly hard to see why they zero in on those forums that actually mention the word, "Finale".
Maybe you should rename the two "Notation - xxx" folders to "Finale Family - xxx", or even just plain "Finale - xxx"! It would save a whole lot of moderator intervention and thread locking ...
Brian
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Saffron
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| Posted 2/19/2009 12:47 PM (GMT -6) | | | |
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Saffron
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| Posted 3/4/2009 2:54 PM (GMT -6) | | Indeed, Wiggy, though I suppose it's kinda on-topic in at least one sense! 
Anyhow, I've been thinking about it, and it seems the current catergories need brushing up, not just their names. The two "Notation" forums are dreadful catch-alls, arbitrarily divided on platform, even though most messages and threads would be equally application both to Windows and the Mac. So how about:
Finale: Notation
Finale: Playback
Finale: Installation
Finale: Bugs and Features
SmartMusic
Developer's Corner
"Notation" would be anything to do with printing, layout, how to get particular music effects like glissandi, feathered beams, or whatever, with an emphasis on printing, PDF creation, and web publishing - ie, the "engraving" aspect of all versions of Finale. Most posts would be platform independent.
"Playback" would be anything to do with MIDI, Garritan, Kontakt, Aria, saving as Audio, synchronising with QuickTime, and so on - ie, the "sequencer/DAW" aspect of all versions of Finale. Again, most posts would be platform independent.
"Installation" would cover the business of - er - installation, as well as authorisation, trashed preferences, dog-ate-my-DVD, and might need Windows and Macintosh variants.
"Bugs and Features" would be where people like "Ebony Ivory" could bang on about failings in the software, or things which just work in a dumb or misfunctional way. By taking this discussion away from the other forums, it would leave those others friendly and uncluttered, so that people like "Saffron" could get on with discussing music and Finale!
"SmartMusic" does just what it says on the box.
"Developer's Corner" could take on the rather defunct forums that currently cover Plug-In development in general (this forum), and Finalescript in particular.
What do you (or others) think?
Brian
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Mike Rosen
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| Posted 3/10/2009 4:28 PM (GMT -6) | | They work for me, too.
Brian, Why not post this over on one of the other fora? More people would see it, and could add support if they like the idea.
Mike Rosen
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Print Music 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
Simple Entry, QWERTY keyboard. That's my system, and I'm stickin' to it.
Favorite reference: Essential Dictionary of Music Notation, Gerou & Lusk, 1996
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Mike Rosen
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| Posted 3/13/2009 11:19 AM (GMT -6) | | But those "usual suspects" have been conspicuous by their absence, lately, so maybe it's worth another try.
Mike Rosen
www.specialmillwork.com
WebMaster for the Seattle SeaChordsmen
www.seachordsmen.org
NEW SITE www.specialmillwork.com/finale_tips.htm
Print Music 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
Simple Entry, QWERTY keyboard. That's my system, and I'm stickin' to it.
Favorite reference: Essential Dictionary of Music Notation, Gerou & Lusk, 1996
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donjoao
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