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I have a relatively new issue... in Speedy Entry I used to be able to type "option 3" (for example) and the small 3 would appear in the top right of the frame, making entering tuplets a breeze. This no longer works - anyone with any ideas?

Mac OS 10.15.17
Finale 26.3.1.643

Restart Finale. If that doesn't work, reboot the computer. If that doesn't work, reset the preferences file as follows:

https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ ... inale-etc-

thanks - good options but unfortunately none worked.
Option key works in some instances (i.e. dragging a copy with the Selection Tool), but not W/ the tuplet tool. Aand the shift-lock works as designed.

I may have a none-Finale problem.... I went to System Preferences > Keyboard, and clicked "Change Keyboard Type...", when prompted to press the Z key immediately to the right of the left shift key on my Apple keyboard, I received this message: You have pressed a key on your Apple keyboard. Please press the keys on the keyboard that can‘t be identified. I turned off all other bluetooth devices and received the sdame message.

huh?!?

Try powering down (not just rebooting). Then unplug the keyboard, wait 10 seconds, then replug and boot.

Just as a test, try another keyboard.

thanks gentlemen, but no luck. Interestingly, when I turned off my Apple BT keyboard and replaced with another Apple BT keyboard, I had the exact same issue. Including the Keyboard Assistant fail.

So I tried the original keyboard on another Mac, a MAc Pro I use as a VEP Server. OS 10.13.6, Finale 25.4.0.155. And it worked fine.

So, to recap:
- both keyboards on the original iMac Pro work for everything except the option key on Finale > Speedy Entry
- both keyboards on the original iMac Pro are unrecognizable during Keyboard assistant setup
- both keyboards on the Mac Pro Server work including in Finale > Speedy Entry

any more thoughts?

In Speedy, can you reassign keystrokes (like you can in Simple?) If so, is it possible that yours was inadvertently changed?

Also, does Option-1 work? Do both Option keys misbehave?

Zuill

Hallelujah! you guys inspired me to just poke around and try different key combinations, and... OPTION-CONTROL WORKS!

At this point I don't care how and why hehehe.... my workflow has been re-established.

Blessings to you both, is there a way for me to attach a 6 pack of Guiness for each of you? I'll try holding option-control as I click the Attachments button...

So, Mac keyboards now appear to have Control AND Option AND Cmd (propeller)? How confusing.

motet wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:52 pm

So, Mac keyboards now appear to have Control AND Option AND Cmd (propeller)? How confusing.

From Google:

The Macintosh offers a key labeled Control (or, on laptops, “ctrl”), but it isn't the equivalent of the PC's Ctrl key. The Mac's Control key is primarily for helping you “right-click” things, as described earlier. Instead, the Macintosh equivalent of the Windows Ctrl key is the ⌘ key. It's right next to the space bar.

That's the "command" key, right? The Mac manual says Option+1 to +9 are for tuplets. Is that in fact wrong?

That's correct, but it only works on the Mac's numeric keypad, AFAIK.

motet wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:37 pm

That's the "command" key, right? The Mac manual says Option+1 to +9 are for tuplets. Is that in fact wrong?

Could be. I don't use Speedy. In Simple, it's either numpad 9 (for default tuplet) or OPT 9 (for not the default.)

motet wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:37 pm

That's the "command" key, right? The Mac manual says Option+1 to +9 are for tuplets. Is that in fact wrong?

The manual is correct. On a Mac, tuplets are entered by pressing Option+desired tuplet number. E.g., Option+5 yields a quintuplet.