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John Ruggero wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025, 21:13 Thanks, Fred G. Unn. I wasn't talking about the distance to the key signatures, but the varied distances to the left bar lines.

Oh, whoops! I misinterpreted that to be the varied distances from the left systemic barline.

To me it looks like they are a fixed distance but different engravers / publishers took differing approaches. In your first example, it looks to me like the engraver aligned the stems at a fixed distance but allowed the accidentals to be left of the alignment point. 1.png The second example looks li...

how do you know if a font is OpenType? It looks like none of my fonts have anything in that "OpenType Features" box. It's always blank. Click the + sign at the bottom which will open up a menu where you can select any available OpenType features. The features will vary by font, but it wil...

A few more comments ... 1) In addition to the above comment about hairpins and bar numbers, The rehearsal number enclosures are too thin as well. Stems also seem really thin. 2) The just released Dorico 6.0.2 version now has an option to align the bar numbers and multibar rest bar number range that ...

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...)