NOTATIO

I've been following the ongoing discussion... and wondering why everyone is so determined to keep the slurs above the left hand notes. When there are two voices with different stem directions on one staff, it is standard practice to draw all slurs of the lower voice under the staff, and never in th...

John Ruggero wrote: ↑18 Aug 2017, 17:54 A vote for example 3 with the right hand evened out. The half note is a secondary voice that shouldn't be involved in the spacing.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, John, but isn't that what's done in example 2?

benwiggy wrote: ↑18 Aug 2017, 14:51 So, more like the first example in my original post, but going even further beneath the first note?

Yes. It would pretty much look like the exact opposite of my example above, with the slur going from beneath the first note towards the centre of the stem of the second note.

I've been following the ongoing discussion... and wondering why everyone is so determined to keep the slurs above the left hand notes. When there are two voices with different stem directions on one staff, it is standard practice to draw all slurs of the lower voice under the staff, and never in th...

For my layout plugin I am experimenting with automatic correction of some Finale spacing issues. Example image 1 is Finale's default output (Problem: the second unison note is not taken into account with accidental collision and is too close to the first unison note). Image 2 is what my plugin crea...

OCTO wrote: ↑17 Aug 2017, 20:10Cut or cross?

I thought you meant cut.

Can Dorico cut slurs on accidentals? Yes, to a certain degree. It will cut through flats automatically upon request. Otherwise you'll have to manually reposition the slur. Edit: Sorry, just realized that I misunderstood your question. No, Dorico can not cut slurs on accidentals. This is just as wel...

Here's using Finale, either with a conventional or s-shaped slur:

Schonbergian wrote: ↑17 Aug 2017, 16:17 Looking at the proposed solutions here, I'm almost convinced that an S-shaped slur is the only way to make it look nice when the flats are added into the equation.

The flats are no problem if you accept a slight back-bow in the slur. I would prefer it that way myself.

I agree that A is cleaner than B, but I wouldn't recommend using any of them. If anything, I would lift the lower end of the slur up before going off the center of the stem, and I think you should always reach for the top note. If accidentals are an issue, remember: You may cut the slur through the ...