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In this example from the same work, the unusual up stem on the third left hand eighth note in measure two would suggest the start of a new group on the second downbeat. Yet the second eighth note surely starts the new group because 1. notationally, Chopin would have beamed the first two eighth notes...

Some unusual stem direction in manuscripts is not meaningful and should not be preserved in engraved editions. An example from the Chopin's Etude op. 25 no. 6:

The shift to up stems in the second measure is purely the result of crowding:

tisimst wrote: ↑18 Dec 2017, 05:26 I think you are having waaaaaaay too much fun, odod XD

Terrific, odod. I assume that you are working your way toward having all the text look handwritten, including text expressions, tempo markings, title, composer etc.

I love it, odod. Fantastic! I think you need to complete this for sale to the public. The text font needs to be handwritten too, of course, but you are probably working on that right now. :) Sorry, again, odod. I actually didn't understand about the "more symbols" but sent you the link any...

A remarkable case of note placement between the staves. Why doesn't the distribution of chords 5 and 6 match 1-4 and 7-9? Chopin op 25 no 7 note distribution.jpg From the musical point of view, the first measure tries to end on the chords in the third measure, but the second measure interrupts. This...

Sorry, odod. The clef looks fine. I thought OCTO was suggesting creating a whole font based on Arensky's handwriting, not just the treble clef.

I agree.

I will try to make this Interesting. Has anyone ever tried to make a font that imitated a single composer's handwriting? This could be a first. odod, in case you haven't found it yet, I took the example from http://ks.petruccimusiclibrary.org/files/imglnks/usimg/7/7b/IMSLP106655-PMLP15702-AArensky_...

Thanks, Knut. The change in workflow probably wouldn't bother me either; in fact, it would be interesting to try something new, but, as you say, it's results that count. For that reason, the items you listed completely rule out Dorico for me at this point, unfortunately.

You are very welcome, odod. Please do continue to post your work and questions; it contributes a lot to this forum.