Moderator: James Steele
Shooshie wrote: AWRIGHT... You are sorely tempting me. I may just have to explain the WHOLE THING. (Better order a new keyboard first. This could be... hmmm... a medium length post for me.)
Nah. Better not. I'll wait until internet traffic drops and server loads are down.
Shoosh
Increase the page size, I say. Throw in some colour while you're at it, MOTU.mhschmieder wrote:No; PDF-only. My point was just that there might be ways to skinny-up the manual so they can supply a hardcopy version again.
Make it a graphic novel!monkey man wrote:Ha!
Increase the page size, I say. Throw in some colour while you're at it, MOTU.mhschmieder wrote:No; PDF-only. My point was just that there might be ways to skinny-up the manual so they can supply a hardcopy version again.
That way, the count would be manageable for the printer, the binding'd be less prone to wear and tear and the convenience / comfort of holding it in your hands whilst reading would improve no end. For one thing, I always found it hard to not lose my place (page) whilst perusing the brick...
Yes you are eligible for the free DP9 upgrade.Splinter wrote:Hey guys. I just upgraded to DP8 the first week of April. Does anyone know if I'm eligible for a free upgrade?
Also, I've emailed customer support, but I can't register my version of DP8 on the MOTU website since I purchased it from a third party. Any suggestions?
One reason I always like the old style loose-lead binder manuals. Vision used to have one of these. If things are updated, you just replace or add some pages here and there.mhschmieder wrote:Aha, so we have an answer! Good to know.
I suppose they could target a few other categories to not be covered by the hard copy manual, such as when they split off the plug-ins in DP7.
It might be hard to determine which features are the least likely to need consultation away from a computer (or backlit) screen and/or while using up the entire screen with DP (I can't stand the mistakes that I make with mouse focus and accidental mixer window edits, when toggling window focus to a PDF user manual).
Couple of things I love about loose leaf manuals - you can add your own pages of helpful stuff AND if an answer is spread amongst several pages you can have them all spread out right in front of you rather than flip back and forth and lose your original place. Plus there's usually more space to make your own notations (that makes it three things I like - cue Monty PythonJames Steele wrote:
One reason I always like the old style loose-lead binder manuals. Vision used to have one of these. If things are updated, you just replace or add some pages here and there.
You forgot to mention the best part: The reason it was so small was that it was four pages to a side (8 to a sheet) of paper.williemyers wrote:for me, the ultimate "manual" story was Finale, circa 1998.
I think, prior to then, they had not offered a printed manual at all - just a "pdf"-type one. Then, when I bought Finale/Mac in '98, they said that I could purchase a printed one from them, for something like $50. Being a huge fan of printed manuals, I jumped at it.
But when it arrived, it looked like something that someone had photocopied off of originals, and down-scaled it to about a 4 point font size! I mean - really! It was impossible to read without a magnifying glass!!
I should have done the same thing but I stashed mine away and never looked at it.I got really angry and phoned them back and they agreed to accept return of it and acknowledged that it was a less than sterling idea!
After changing of Mac OS X system (LION to Yosemite), it works fine and I again access to these old MX4 patches .thracks wrote: I can't offer any reason for your problem but I can say I was able to launch DP7 on my old G5, load MX4 and export all my patches. I was then able to import into MX4 in DP9 without any issues. All my old projects containing MX4 loaded just fine.
