Absolutely: in fact Alt+F4 which is Windows, doesn’t exit Dorico, but closes the window and returns to the hub. That’s why I have to use Alt+F+X! Probably Alt+F4 Should be changed with something else, like Ctrl/Cmd+Q
I enjoy using both Finale and Dorico.
The only thing that bothers me about marvelous Finale is that it can’t do some things that Dorico can do. And the only thing that bothers me about marvelous Dorico is that it can’t do some things that Finale can do.
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We should start some kind of simulated evolution experiment by crossing the two and selecting the fittest offspring - Finalico or Dorale!
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If only that were possible!
This thread is just The Gold Chimera. Peek humor.
Apparently Final Finale, it keeps getting talked about over and over it’s alive, can’t stop it!
Cue in Don’t Stop Me Now music from the Queen
This thread reminds me of an absolutely golden preface I once read. I cannot find the book at the moment, but it goes roughly like this:
»The author wants to point out that he was raised in Ireland, and thus spells ›realise‹, ›scrutinise‹ and so on with ›-ise‹. He is aware that this may offend some of his readers and while he is indeed afraid of them, he is more afraid of his mom who taught him how to spell. For the aforementioned readers, here is a bunch of ›z‹s to be inserted wherever they prefer:
Z z z z z z z z
Look, they look like a flock of ducklings with their mom! Adorable!«
(Maybe some of you may recognise this preface and be able to remind me from which book it is.)
P.S. Found it. It was in a FB post with a photo of the page from a book by Caimh McDonnell.
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I think that the reason this thread stands out is that it is a moment of catharsis during this sometimes beautiful and sometimes ugly time of transition.
And I still can’t figure out if Daniel’s post is satirical or not; perhaps it’s even better that way.
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I think it’s sincere, though not without a little good humour.
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[quote] And the only thing that bothers me about marvelous Dorico is that it can’t do some things [yet] that Finale can do.
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FTFY. ^^
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@klavierpunk Thanks! You’re an optimist. That’s good. So am I. 
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You can change this behavior in Edit > Preferences > General, “When the last window is closed”.
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As long as Dorico doesn’t start substituting H for B (except in Germany) I can deal with their preferred spelling.
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Hello everyone, I’m amazed by the replies and reactions to my topic. To be honest, this is my first time ever writing on a web forum like this. I faced the same frustration back in 1995 when I first started using Finale one Friday for a score I had to take to the project band the following Monday. The only difference is that at that time the web was just starting, and there were no online forums to write to. I must admit that yesterday I was reacting to my frustration with the Dorico learning curve, and I almost went back to Finale, but I knew I needed to succeed with Dorico because Finale unfortunately has no future. And, hey, I learned something new about my second language: Minimise is the way they write it in UK, Australia and New Zealand. I want to apologize (or should I write apologise for our fellow British? LOL) with the persons that felt offended by my words, and thank everyone that took the time to answer to this topic. And, by the way, I want to give special thanks to Anthony Hughes, whom I became very close with in the last 24 hours LOL. Finally I succeeded using Dorico. Once again, my apologies for venting my frustration here and my thanks to you all for taking the time to write and give your opinion. See you soon.
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I’m glad to hear that you’re persevering through the hurdles of learning a new application, @estudiocaribe. Having been a Finale user for many years before switching to Dorico, I still remember very well what an initial challenge it was. And, like you, Anthony Hughes became my “new best friend” in those early days! (And I continue to watch all of his videos introducing new features.)
I wish you continued success!
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Welcome again! May your Dorico voyage be both interesting and enriching!
And I am amazed by your reaction! It would be all too easy to feel insulted and ridiculed by the direction this “discussion” has quickly taken, but you didn’t. Hats off!
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Great news! if you have any questions, do ask them on this forum.
(And if you think English is bad enough, wait till you see how music notation ‘standards’ vary from country to country, and genre to genre…!)
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Indeed!
Don’t think anymore of it estudiocaribe, and glad you are getting to know Dorico. I remember a girl, whose native language was Spanish, telling me how she was confused by her friend saying “give us some of your chocolate” instead “give me some of your chocolate” - it’s colloquial and my father used “us”. My wife is from Leicester and there they speak something almost resembling English.
English is a fascinating language: some English writers used words that were obsolete and some great writers even make up words. Here’s something from Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce:
“next to nothing and celescalating the himals and all, hierarchitectitiptitoploftical, with a burning bush abob off its baubletop and with larrons o’toolers clittering up and tombles a’buckets clottering down.”