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#SuperJAM! measure #'s

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#29914From: Adam Nitti @ BlueRiMay 10, 1993 4:54 PM
Bob: Hello! I tried to reproduce the situation you described, but was not able to reproduce any kind of buggy-looking symptoms. However, it is possible that I still am not quite sure exactly what you mean. So, if this message doesn't help you, please try explaining the situation to me again in greater detail… In any case, the following may be a source of confusion to the determined section-builder: If you create a section too large to fit in the Section window, scrolling through it a page at a time may or may not include some of the section contained in the previous page, depending on its length. Here's an example: Let's say that you leave the section resolution at its default zoom-in value and create a section 8 measures long. Only about 6.25 measures are displayed in the Section window at a time. Scrolling the section right 1 page displays the remainder of the section, but measures 3 through 7 are still in full view. So, even though you have "scrolled 1 page to the right," there isn't a whole page there to view. Consequently, SuperJAM! doesn't begin the section view with measure 7. Instead, it just bumps the display to section 3, so you can see the rest of it. I hope I haven't utterly confused you… If I am completely off-base as to what it is you were trying to explain, let me know. Adam Nitti
#29928From: Bob AshforthMay 10, 1993 8:13 PM
Hmmm. I think my explanation was a tad too brief, since I thought the problem would reproduce readily. If I define chords for measures 1-8, then scroll and display measures 6-14, the chords for measures 7 and 8 are *not* displayed. With a little experimentation, I deduced that it was the measure numbers which were incorrect, i.e., 7 and 8 were really 9 and 10, and thus did not in fact have chords defined. My section was, as I recall, 199 measures long at the time. Bob
#29945From: Adam Nitti @ BlueRiMay 11, 1993 3:20 PM
Bob: Hello! I read in your other letter that you were using SuperJAM! 1.0. I have been doing all my testing on version 1.1, which is the latest version. I repeated the process many more times just as you described it but still could not get the program to foul up its measure #'s. Technical support has not had any similar complaints from other users of 1.0, but that does not rule out the fact that you may have uncovered something. In any case, it might be worth your while to upgrade to 1.1 so you may benefit from its new feature enhancements. It costs $29.95 to upgrade. I will continue to investigate your problem and will let you know if I come up with anything. Thanks! Adam Nitti
#29979From: Bob AshforthMay 12, 1993 8:11 PM
Hmmm- interesting. I *have* upgraded, and to tell the truth, I was surprised when I checked my SuperJam! version and found it to be 1.0e, as I'd thought the upgrade version was 1.1. On further checking, I find that the "full" SuperJam! banner (that is, when run standalone) pronounces itself to be 1.1, while invoking the program from B&P gives me a banner version of 1.0e. Typo in the display code for the integrated version, maybe? Also, in case it's relevant, I'm running in interlaced mode, with an '030 accelerator. Thanks, and good luck (for my sake, that is!). Bob