NOTATIO

I think, for running Finale, you don't need a very strong computer.  I have had a laptop connected to the external monitor and keyboard for years and it worked well.

Well put, benwiggy.

I think... I need to go through all my Finale scores, proofread, fix mistakes, and create the final PDF scores/parts.  Not that I am afraid I will not be able to open, but I am afraid I will forget all the commands and workarounds.  Sadly, I am using Sibelius now.

In desktops we trust!

I know they backtracked and that's their current position, but I have to think at some point in the future they will change again and discontinue it. When? I dunno. 2 years? 5 years? Certainly I wouldn't expect to still be able to install Finale 10 years from now. And that's assuming some OS update...

which alternative notation do you then use (e.g. for a string player or pianist knocking on the instrument), normal noteheads on a one line staff? Or something different? You can use a normal notation, using the middle line and just write above "knocking on the instrument." Dear OCTO, tha...

I have designed a set of noteheads, each using an X attached to the shape of the notehead.  However, the noteheads have been slightly resized to adjust for proper spacing.  It just works.  No other fonts can match with what I need.

John Ruggero wrote: ↑07 Sep 2024, 16:51OCTO, I seem to recall you posting another similar marking several years ago, perhaps from the same source or composer?

Right, you have a very good memory!
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Hm, that sounds possible! "ben" as a synonym to "molto".

I would use staccato on the note sides.  This is however overwritten by the rule with two voices, but you don't have two voices.
The staccato and the note-head is one, single information.

These symbols are found at the last page of the violin part in Enesco's Violin Sonata No. 3.
What is "b"?