Bar number range font in multi bar rests

[kleinesteentjes]

Is it possible to change the font size of bar number ranges in multi bar rests? Thanks!

[Lillie_Harris]

I believe bar number ranges use the same paragraph style for bar numbers as all other bar numbers in the layout.

[kleinesteentjes]

Correct. Would be nice of both fonts could be edited independantly.
Could I make this suggestion to do so in a future version?

[dspreadbury]

I’m curious to know a bit more about your requirements here. Can you tell me why you would like bar numbers under multi-bar rests to have a different appearance to other bar numbers?

[wconable]

I believe it’s only the size he wants to change. I could see the reason for that…

[kleinesteentjes]

My answer is quite obvious: I like bar numbers to be big enough to be clearly visible, especially in parts, which makes the bar number range under multi bar rests as it is now a bit too big to my taste. I would personally prefer a slightly smaller font and preferibly in italics.

[dspreadbury]

Thanks for the feedback. I’ll make a note of this and we’ll see whether this is something we can add in a future version.

[kleinesteentjes]

Hi,
As far as I can see my suggestion above about multi bar rest bar number ranges has not been picked up in newer Dorico versions. Could I again bring it to your attention? Thanks!

[FredGUnn]

Can you show an image of how your bar numbers look? I guess I’ve always wanted my bar numbers to be a consistent size. I’d be curious to see an image with both your standard bar numbers and the bar number ranges you’d like reduced. (Obviously your image in the first post only shows the ranges, not your standard bar numbers.)

[kleinesteentjes]

This is one of many examples:

[FredGUnn]

So you want big numbers at the start of systems, but smaller under multibar rests?

[Christian_R]

@kleinesteentjes

Would be nice of both fonts could be edited independantly.

I agree.
Referring to this other recent thread, about the advantages to have different Paragraph Styles for Bar Numbers and Bar Number ranges, (when you need to use, instead of the enclosure layout option for bar numbers, a Paragraph Style Border with specific settings to make possible to align the enclosure (border) with the left margin, but don’t want the border for the bar number ranges):

How to adjust the text font baseline height globally?

Hi @Mats_Frendahl, if you don’t use the bar number enclosure of layout options, but instead use the Border of the Bar Numbers Paragraph Style, you can set the Right Padding and the Indentation to the same amount, and so it seems to align perfectly the left border edge with the margin (systemic barline): [CleanShot 2025-06-06 at 00.38.25@2x] Dorico file example: bar numbers left border edge aligned .dorico (1.3 MB)

How to adjust the text font baseline height globally?

One drawback to using the Border of the Bar Numbers Paragraph Style is that there will also be a border around the bar number range below a multi-bar rest: [Image]

[kleinesteentjes]

Not exactly; I would like the same size bar numbers but smaller multibar rest numbers.

[Janus]

@kleinesteentjes

Not exactly; I would like the same size bar numbers but smaller multibar rest numbers

Which is exactly what @FredGUnn thought you wanted! So please explain how it is it not exactly? I’m confused.

[kleinesteentjes]

You’re right, I’m sorry, I misread @FredGUnn’s reply. The answer should have been: yes!