Bracket expansion ( for rest, playing techniques, etc...)

It may sound a little pompous, but I think it is not and it would be very useful for percussion precision, and other thinks…

Would it be possible to be able to put bracket for rest ? Just to confirm that a resonance is still going on ? It is quite used in contemporary music in confirmation of “laissez vibrez” ties, and it make a lot of situation very clear.

I would love to be able to put bracket in one clic for playin techniques, for remind purpose, but I know I am a little bracket greedy…

Do have access to an image of what you are asking for ( a scan of a document that shows this)? It would help me (at least) visualize what you are requesting, what you mean by “bracket.”

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Yes, I make it with text in Dorico.
It may be an English bad translation ! Maybe the good word is parenthese…

Dorico doesn’t provide a built-in feature for adding parentheses around rests, but you could either add them using a text item (with the Avoids collisions property disabled) or perhaps you could design your own playing technique and use that, after using Edit > Remove Rests to remove the real rest.