NOTATIO

My current settings are: Engraving options > Barlines > Design - Thin Barlines == 2/25 spaces Engraving options > Staves > Staff Lines == 1/8 spaces I would definitely increase the thin barline thickness. The eye perceives vertical lines differently than horizontal, so barlines actually need to be ...

I think I've posted my settings either here or on the Dorico forum, but here's what I get by default with my settings: slurs.png If I change the Maximum increase in height to avoid collisions setting to something larger, I can get something like this as a default here, but I seem to recall too much ...

Just a few quick general comments: Even with an elaborate title page, there typically is a larger title above the first system. Since you seem to be going for a Henle-inspired look, just look at how they handle it. nuages.png Having bar numbers larger than the page numbers throws off the proportion ...

John, if you haven't read it yet, I think you would enjoy James Grier's 1996 book "The Critical Editing of Music," which deals with many of these issues. (Not so much the performance practice aspect, but certainly the editing.) Used copies are generally pretty cheap, but it's on Archive.or...

db322014 wrote: ↑15 Apr 2025, 20:36 So, how can I add that rectangular enclosure? (didn't even know that was possible...)

benwiggy wrote: ↑12 Apr 2025, 09:52 we used to draw a pair of glasses into the copies as an instruction to 'watch' the conductor or otherwise pay more attention than usual.

Yep, eyeglasses typically mean to watch the conductor, not a page turn.

Interesting! Looks like MSS basically became SCORE. The parameter structure changed a bit from MSS to SCORE, but SCORE also held all the properties of any element in terms of "P values." Here are the first few parameters in SCORE 3.0.

Cool, I hadn't seen this, thanks!!!

A few more examples from the English translation of the Karkoschka book Notation in New Music.
(This book has gotten insanely expensive!!! I paid $15 for my ex-library copy, LOL!)

The Risatti book is not expensive. Lots of cheap copies around $10 on AbeBooks and eBay. It's a pretty useful resource IMO if anyone is interested in picking up a copy.