Version history
1.50 | 13 November 1999 | - new full release version (and some fixes) |
1.49c | 12 November 1999 | - Windows: fixed Smart Part Distribution with English and some other keyboard layouts when "Show Defined Measure Numbers" is on. |
1.48b | 9/10 November 1999 | - Windows: fixed Keyboard Remapper, improved
behavior when switching applications - Macintosh: important fix concerning stability |
1.48a | 8 November 1999 | - no more Free registration
required: the program counts thirty days all by itself (even
non-consecutive days). Thereafter, you can still register
and get another 30 days :-) - Windows: improved compatibility with FinKey (for Keyboard Remapper, hotkeys, New Spacing and Smart Part Distribution) |
1.47c | 6 November 1999 | - some optical dialog improvements on Windows - some minor fixes |
1.47b | 3 November 1999 | - small improvements for Combine Rhythms and Pitches |
1.47a | 2 November 1999 | - first Release Candidate for v1.50 - Smart Part Distribution can now unhide tuplets - Character Set Conversion will remember its settings on Windows, too. |
1.46dx | 2 November 1999 | - tuplet handling fixed in Export to spreadsheet |
1.46cx | 31 October 1999 | - smaller improvements and fixes (Tremolo tool, Dynamics alignment, and Smart Part Distribution) |
1.46bx | 30 October 1999 | - Export to spreadsheet now exports exact EDUs with decimal points and accounts for tied notes |
1.46ax | 30 October 1999 | - some fixes for Smart Part Distribution |
1.45fx | 28 October 1999 | - Smart Part Distribution can now copy staff styles |
1.45ex | 27 October 1999 | - added Font Information which shows all fonts that are listed in a Finale document. Some of them may not actually be in use, though. |
1.45cx,dx | 26,27 October 1999 | - Smart Part
Distribution will now handle
multi-voice grace notes - some fixes |
1.45ax | 25 October 1999 | - improved Fit Measures:
smarter algorithm, support for multimeasure
rests, and it incorporates the following new command: - new plug-in Measure Widths sets widths for empty measures, measures that contain only one note, and multimeasure rests. - if you want empty 2/4 measures to be a little shorter than empty 4/4's, it can do this, too. |
1.44bx | 24 October 1999 | - new command in the 'Miscellaneous' submenu: Export to spreadsheet, i.
e. to do mathematical analysis. - exports only layer 1 and the root note of chords. |
1.44ax | 23 October 1999 | - new command in the 'Music' submenu: Combine rhythms and pitches from two different staves into one. |
1.43gx | 22 October 1999 | - The file tgsort.lst is no longer
needed and can be deleted. - More improvements on Smart Part Distribution. Will recognize 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. and "1.2.3.". Improved slur handling. |
1.43fx | 22 October 1999 (Windows only) |
- fixed some Windows dialog box specific issues - new documentation on Smart Part Distribution |
1.43ex | 21 October 1999 | - Smart Part Distribution can now delete "a2" etc. (after having interpreted these) |
1.43dx | 21 October 1999 | - Smart Part
Distribution has the added
option to leave the source staves untouched and put all
extracted notes on new staves - also, a new option limits the number of parts that the algorithm may assume to be in each stave so that the extraction of more parts than desired due to misinterpretation can be avoided. |
1.43cx | 20 October 1999 | - Smart Part
Distribution can now explode
staves with parts that don't start with part 1. Before,
these had to be part of a group starting with part 1. - other fixes |
1.43bx | 20 October 1999 (FinMac98 only) |
- fixed bug where Smart Part Distribution could stop in mid-process on Finale 98 / Mac only. |
1.43ax | 19 October 1999 | - fixed layer handling in Smart Part Distribution - also added capability to (carefully) optimize rests and clear empty measures of smart shapes and measure-attached expressions |
1.42ex | 18 October 1999 | - Smart Part Distribution will now handle voice crossings correctly. By default, only the stem directions are taken into account. |
1.42dx | 17 October 1999 | - improved Process Extracted
Parts and Smart
Part Distribution (now for
FinMac98 too) - improved Tremolo Tool. Whole note tremolos can now be copied and pasted, and beams for whole note tremolos are placed correctly in Fin2K. Corrected handling of dotted notes. |
1.42bx | 17 October 1999 | - Mac release - minor fix |
1.42ax | 16 October 1999 (Windows) |
- Smart Part
Distribution is now two
separate commands:
- it will now automatically insert new staves for the exploded parts if required - improved Add Cue Notes plug-in will now optionally copy clefs also |
1.41cx | 15 October 1999 | - Smart Part Distribution recognizes staff, score, and group expressions |
1.41ax,bx | 14 October 1999 | - Smart Part
Distribution now recognizes
instrument part specifications such as "1.",
"a 2", "tutti" or "solo" (note-attached
expressions only) - it can now handle mid-measure changes in the configuration of multi-part staves - New Spacing now fully automatic on Windows, too. |
1.40ex | 13 October 1999 | - improved Process Extracted
Parts and Smart
Part Distribution (such as a
new option to reset accidental positions) - dialog box positions are now verified to be on the first monitor. An option can be set to allow for a second monitor. |
v1.40ax,bx | 12 October 1999 | - first release of Smart
Part Distribution
for Mac - improved 2nd voice handling |
v1.39bx, cx | 9 October 1999 | - a few fixes (such as Character
Set Conversion had converted some musical characters,
too) - improved Process Extracted Parts now copes with complicated voice 2 contexts |
v1.39ax | 7 October 1999 | - a few fixes (such as Staff
List Manager EVPU handling) - Windows: Smart Part Distribution now recognizes 1. 2. 3. etc. for part specifications within instrumental groups |
v1.38bx | 5 October 1999 | - Fit a (long) measure
region into a specified number of systems - restructured menus |
v1.38ax | 4 October 1999 (Windows) |
- Find Optimization Errors button in
Staff List Manager - improved Join Rests of multiple layers - Align Dynamics and hairpins now works with partial measures. - Windows: enabled keyboard control of modeless dialogs - Windows: more options in the Options dialog, such as setting the amount of the changes made by the hotkey funtions. - page field in Staff List Manager for Finale 97 |
v1.37bx | 4 October 1999 (Windows) |
- more options in Tremolo tool |
v1.37ax | 3 October 1999 | - Staff List Manager now
makes sure that groups have independently editable names - on Windows: Staff List Manager scrolls Finale's music to the currently edited page |
v1.36ez | 1 October 1999 | - "Redraw" button in Staff
List Manager which will make Finale redraw the music
while you're in the dialog. - Shift-Hotkeys now work on Windows 95/98 - Undo buttons in dialog boxes now don't turn off numlock in Windows 95/98 any more |
v1.36ex | 29 September 1999 | - now contains improved Add
Cue Notes - better hotkeys and New Spacing automation (no more mouse jumping) |
v1.34ex | 27 September 1999 | - fixed Process Extracted Parts
(PC & Mac) - fixed bug on Mac with message 'Invalid string index' (was not dangerous) |
v1.33ex | 26 September 1999 | - Macintosh release with most new features and now with hotkeys |
v1.28ex | 22 September 1999 | - smaller Dynamics Aligner - will now recognize default music font (support for third party fonts) |
v1.27ex | 22 September 1999 | - Character Set
Conversion - faster Dynamics Aligner |
v1.22ex-v1.26ex | 20-21 September 1999 | - bug-fixes & improvements |
v1.21ex | 19 September 1999 | - first release of Smart
Part Distribution - Keyboard Remapper now stores Fin2K keyboard shortcuts separately from those for older versions |
v1.20ex | 15 September 1999 | - changed Dynamics Aligner hotkeys to Alt-Gray-Add/Subtract/Multiply |
v1.19ex (Fin2K only) | 15 September 1999 | - keyboard remapper now has access to Finale 2000's menus |
v1.18ex | 14 September 1999 | - Align & Move Dynamics |
v1.16ex | 9 September 1999 | - enabled Shift/Ctrl/Alt fields in destination key of Keyboard Remapper |
v1.11ex-v1.15ex | 7/8 September 1999 | - Extracted Parts Processor |
v1.10ex | 6 September 1999 | - new 'Join rests of multiple layers' |
v1.09ex | 6 September 1999 | - Tremolo tool handles
dotted notes correctly - Tremolo tool optionally connects outer beam to stem when creating half note tremolos |
v1.08ex | 5 September 1999 | - free, improved Cue Notes plug-in |
v1.07ex | 5 September 1999 (Win only) |
- improved Tremolo tool |
v1.06ex | 5 September 1999 (Win only) |
- new Tremolo tool |
v1.05ex | 31 August 1999 | - first release for Finale 2000 (both Mac and Windows) |
v1.04ex | 29 August 1999 | - New Spacing for lyrics - modeless dialog boxes, - EVPU fields in Staff List Manager |