Dolet for Finale Version 1 History

Changes to Dolet for Finale: most recent first

Changes 1.4.1 to 1.5 (23 August 2004)

Finale 2005 is now supported.
MuseData files with C0 print suggestions or incorrect articulation print suggestions no longer produce invalid MusicXML files.
Incorrect MIDI note values within Finale (usually hidden by a staff style) no longer stop the exporter.
Percussion clef export now fully matches the MusicXML 1.0 definition.

Changes 1.4 to 1.4.1 (7 July 2004)

The import and export dialog boxes are now wider, so that file names can be read more easily on Windows XP systems.

Changes 1.3.1 to 1.4 (4 May 2004)

Multi-lingual Western text is now saved correctly after being imported from MusicXML.
Sharp-9 and flat-9 chords are now exported and imported correctly.
Grace note rests are now exported correctly.
Backwards word extensions are no longer exported as MusicXML extend elements.
A combination of dynamics and non-dynamics note-attached expressions on a single entry no longer stops the exporter.
Dolet now provides a more specific error message if the Microsoft XML parser is not working properly.

Changes 1.3 to 1.3.1 (12 February 2004)

Dolet now uses a Japanese-language interface on Japanese Windows systems.
Multiple MuseData files are no longer imported out of order, fixing a problem introduced in version 1.3.

Changes 1.2.1 to 1.3 (13 January 2004)

MusicXML 1.0 is now supported.
Major chords now import using Finale's default chord suffix.
Regular note tuplets that contain grace notes now import correctly.
Empty parts without a clef no longer are imported as percussion notation.

Changes 1.2 to 1.2.1 (2 December 2003)

MusicXML 0.9 is now supported.
Finale's note position tool is now supported.
MuseData and MusicXML files may be imported with any file suffix.
Harmony elements appearing before the first note of a mid-measure voice now appear correctly.
Fingerings are now imported from each note of a chord.

Changes 1.1 to 1.2 (12 August 2003)

Finale 2004 is now supported.
MusicXML 0.7b is now supported. This includes improved support for rhythmic notation, lettered tablature, eyeglasses markings, and metronome marks.
The GoldenAgeMusic font is now supported.
Cyrillic text export is now supported.
Finale's "Ignore Key Signatures" staff option is now supported.
An installation "error 1391" on some systems running Internet Explorer 5 has been fixed.
Several problems that could prevent MuseData files from importing have been fixed, including comments in the MuseData header, unrecognized record types, and pizzicatos combined with other sound suggestions.
Trying to import tablature into pre-2003 versions of Finale will no longer create 6-line staves in treble clef.
Finale text inserts for accidentals such as flat and sharp are now supported. Instrument names such as Bb Clarinet will now be handled correctly.
Chromatic transposition is exported more reliably.
Dual articulations such as accent-staccato are handled more reliably.
Notes without staff elements are now entered in the first staff of a multi-staff part.
Note sizes are handled more reliably.
Stems, beams, and clef changes are exported more accurately when voice 2 is used in a Finale layer.
Grace note chords that have been edited with the MIDI tool no longer hang the exporter.
Silent grace notes will no longer export as invalid MusicXML.
Note-attached shape expressions no longer export as if they were text.
Incomplete Finale articulation definitions will no longer stop the exporter.

Changes 1.0.6 to 1.1 (12 March 2003)

Staff styles are now supported. This includes transpositions, one- and two-bar repeats, and slash notation.
Percussion staves and percussion maps are now supported.
Smart lines are now supported, including hammer-ons and pull-offs.
Bracket and line smart shapes are now supported.
Multimeasure rests are now supported.
Multiple MIDI instruments per staff are now exported.
Articulations are imported even when not present in the blank document's library.
MusicXML 0.7 is now supported.
Dynamics expressed in Finale articulations are now exported.
Expressions that change MIDI patches and channels are now supported.
The initial tempo setting in the playback toolbar is now exported.
Finale shape expression playback is now exported.
Expression playback at the beginning of the measure is now supported.
Support for different notehead shapes has been improved.
Number of staff lines is now supported.
Tartini quarter-tone accidentals are now supported.
Font attributes for lyrics are now supported.
Clusters of up to 24 notes are now imported.
More complex tuplets are now supported.
Overlapping crescendo/diminuendo wedges in a single staff are now supported.
Layer preferences for playback and spacing are now exported.
MusicXML import no longer fails for pieces with very long lyrics, pieces with more than 12 notes in a cluster, pieces with time signatures longer than 32/4, pieces with very long tuplets, or for Finale templates where the staves have been reordered.
Old instrument and group names within a template are now cleared during import.
Pieces without a time signature will have better assignment of invisible time signatures within Finale.
MIDI playback works for MusicXML files imported into empty documents.
Cross-system slurs are imported more accurately.
Extraneous empty groups are no longer exported.
Extraneous alternate bass elements are no longer exported.
Groups that overlap at the end of the grouping are now exported correctly.
Stem direction export is more accurate before mid-measure clef changes.
MuseData files will now be checked for valid MusicXML before being imported into Finale. This will catch MuseData file errors that may have gone unnoticed before.
MuseData import provides better messages when no parts are found of the specified MuseData type.
MuseData files with unknown attribute codes and dangling editorial levels can now be imported.

Changes 1.0.5 to 1.0.6 (19 November 2002)

Dolet now uses an Italian-language interface on Italian Windows systems.
Lyric elisions are better supported on both export and import. The EngraverFontSet elision character is now exported correctly when used within a lyric.
Lyrics attached to rests are now exported.
Rinforzandos are now supported.
MusicXML's encoding date is now supported.
Finale 2003's group optimization option is now set correctly for multi-staff instruments.
Deleted tuplets or text repeat styles will no longer stop MusicXML export.
Multiple blank directions will no longer stop MusicXML import.

Changes 1.0.4 to 1.0.5 (30 September 2002)

Dolet now provides basic support for Finale 2003's new tablature notation format. Dolet imports and exports fret and string numbers, together with tab staff string tuning and capo settings.
Dolet now uses a German-language interface on German Windows systems.
The JazzText and JazzTextExtended fonts are now supported.
Finale files with unassigned MIDI instruments now export correctly.
Chord symbols preceding invisible rests will now be imported.
Chord symbol recognition supports a wider range of playback definitions.
Notes with three and four dots now export correctly.
Coda and segno signs without playback indications are now imported.
Notehead details will now import correctly in Finale 2002 and 2003.
Notes will now import when there is extra whitespace in the MusicXML staff element.
Measure-attached text blocks now export correctly in files where the instrument list has been rearranged.
Measure-attached shapes left over from deleted instruments will no longer crash the exporter.
Deleted slurs are no longer partially exported.
Dolet for Finale 1.0.5 supports MusicXML 0.6c.

Changes 1.0.3 to 1.0.4 (21 August 2002)

Importing a MusicXML into an empty file with system locks now works successfully.
Numeric measure number regions are now supported for export and import.
Custom dashed lines are now exported.
Key signature cancellation is now supported.
Added degrees in chords now export properly.
Key simplification support no longer breaks support for octave-plus transpositions.
Extraneous tuplet stop elements are no longer exported.
The right barline of a final measure now exports correctly to MuseData.
Dolet 1.0.4 supports MusicXML 0.6b. MusicXML 0.6b files now validate with XML parsers that require deterministic content models.

Changes 1.0.2 to 1.0.3 (3 July 2002)

Windows 2000 and XP installations now work for all users on a machine.
Deleted note-attached smart shapes no longer cause MusicXML export to fail.
Cross-staved tremolos no longer cause MusicXML export to fail.
Key simplified transpositions no longer export incorrect diatonic values.
Problems where harmony import could produce the wrong root or alternate bass have been fixed.
MuseData conversion now handles double-flats correctly.
MuseData export no longer creates invalid encoding data on line 4.

Changes 1.0.1 to 1.0.2 (5 June 2002)

Dolet will only try to access the Internet to find a MusicXML definition if there is a problem using the local MusicXML definition installed with the product.
Fingering articulations are now supported.
Dolet no longer exports unnecessarily large divisions values to MusicXML or MuseData files. This sometimes caused MuseData file exports to fail.
Key simplification for transpositions is now supported.
Dolet will not export a time signature if the "always hide" option is set for that measure.
MusicXML import will no longer fail if there is a score-part element without a matching part element.

Changes 1.0 to 1.0.1 (9 May 2002)

Added support for MusicXML 0.6a and invisible barlines.

First Dolet for Finale release 1.0 (18 April 2002)

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Last updated August 26, 2004.