Re[2]: etf2ly wows

[Jeremy]

>> I am experiencing some problems with etf2ly.
>> When I convert from etf to ly the key changes???
>> 
>> Is there something I can do about this?? Either in Finale before I
>> convert or in etf2ly??
 
GP> I'm not certain how up-to-date etf2ly is -- what version of Finale file are
GP> you trying to convert?  I suspect that you might even save time by simply
GP> re-typing the file into lilypond from scratch, rather than trying to make
GP> etf2ly work.

Actually, I've had this problem a few times. There's nothing you can
do about it. I hope you didn't have too big a piece to convert,
because it's due to the messed up way Finale stores keys. It stores
pitches relative to a base (the key).

This may sound silly, but I've been using ETF2LY for quite some time
now, and I've got around three hundred pages of music typeset. These
cases are, albeit not rare, avoidable. I think staying clear of minor
keys might do the trick (though I don't have any facts to base my
affirmation on). In any case, you'll have no problem if you just enter
the accidentals manually (or do a search & replace for " b" to " bes",
for instance).