John, Matt,

I agree with both of you that there is no use in stopping what you want to do because there are obstacles in the way. You need to move over, under, around or through them, or you won't get anywhere.
Having said that, it is rather strange that some of the basic issues with BIAB haven't been dealt with yet, while the solving of other "problems" is communicated with fireworks and marching bands.

Surely pgmusic must realize that it is strange to have their users buy another program to play take 5? Are they not worried that the user finds out that this other program can also do a m7b9 chord? That they may in the end conclude that this other program has a better idea of what users need?

Personally I believe that the BIAB people are monitoring this stuff closely. But in the end they make commercial decisions, not user friendliness-decisions. What would you guys think of a poll to be held after each release, where users can vote on what they want to see in the next release? If PGMusic could make a committment to implement or solve the most-wanted issues, that would go a long way.

Regards,
Eddy