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In my experience, most text fonts used in computer scores are inappropriate for the task. Fundamentally, while music fonts are (relatively) heavy, rounded, and have a consistent weight, modern computer text fonts are often too angular and light to properly complement the musical material. Times New ...

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.

I find the shape of Knut's solution the most aesthetically pleasing so far (excepting the various visual issues with Dorico slurs), but it shouldn't curve backwards in my opinion.

Also worth pointing out the completely superfluous G cautionary accidental in measure two of the Mikuli, both hands. It is not present in the autograph or first edition, and the preceding cadence makes the naturalization perfectly clear.

The following example (Chopin Etude op. 10 no. 11) from the French first edition is engraved exactly as in the autograph. What a clear and simple solution to the problem of a chromatic second. No ugly angled stem as added in later editions. Chromatic unison.jpg How would one handle this in modern c...

You describe an unfortunate situation regarding Dorico, Knut, and one that I have feared. Finale has enough limitations, one doesn't need more. Thanks, Schonbergian, it is always nice to get the Lilypond perspective. Its interesting that Lilypond also shortens the slurs in this situation. I find yo...

A go with LilyPond, showing both the default and my (amateur) attempt at an improvement.

It unfortunately seems like the Dorico slurs inherit all of the ugliest properties of the Sibelius slurs as well. I don't find its corrected example nearly as pleasing as John's attempt in Finale.

I find the hand-adjusted slurs to be much more pleasing and better at depicting the connection between the two notes.

If we're bringing individual personality into it but only to a certain point, it destroys the idea of showing what each program is capable of, either by default or to the highest possible level.