Touch/Pen Support

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Myron Brown Edited August 28, 2016 19:46 Answered

With the increase in Windows 10 touchscreen devices that are hybrid tablets/laptops, I wish Finale would finally support touch and pen input. I use 2012 and skipped the 2014 upgrade in hopes that Finale would include it in a 2016 release. No luck. But with devices like the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, for certain tasks, using pen/touch might be more convenient than mouse or keyboard. Could that be implemented added into the latest Finale withough waiting another two years for the next release?

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MM_MICHAEL JOHNSON January 05, 2017 22:24

Hi all:

We are research the best way to provide touch and pen support in Finale. It isn't in our near term plans unfortunately. Thank you for the suggestion.

Cheers,
Michael Johnson
VP, Professional Notation
MakeMusic

Jeff McKeehan Posted October 03, 2016 04:19

I agree!
I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 3, which I bought specifically for using StaffPad.
The newest iteration of Sibelius also supports touchscreen notation.
Is it possible to use a stylus to enter notation on the staves with Finale (as it currently ships)?

ROBERT RAWLINGS Posted February 23, 2019 19:52

Before posting a separate thread I’m just trying to do some research here.

So does staff pad import with no problems into finale ?

Looking for some kind of stylus app for input.

Staff pad has no cord symbol or layout capabilities so it needs to integrate with finale.

J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Edited February 23, 2019 22:50

If StaffPad exports XML, then Finale can import it. Whether it does so with "no problems" depends on the accuracy of StaffPad's XML export. Finale has one of the most forgiving XML import engines of any notation program.

ROBERT RAWLINGS Posted February 24, 2019 01:44

Thank you

Do you know if the community here has any support threads dedicated to StaffPad or a Notion

J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted February 24, 2019 17:25

I would expect such threads to be more likely on the Staffpad or Notion web sites.

Certainly Finale has info on importing XML files.

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