Small question here, is it possible to edit the automatic a2 that Dorico uses when condensing?
It’s a small thing, but it bothers me that it is spelled “a 2” with a space and not “a2”, and it’s also specified at the beginning of every page if it cuts during an a2. Is there an option I’m missing to set those up differently? Like specifying how the a2 should be spelled, or how it repeats on each bar/system/page?
The only option I found was to edit the text manually in the properties while in engraving mode, but if I have to do it on an entire large orchestral project, it’s quite time-consuming…
With or without the space are both allowed nowadays (as long as you’re consistent) but historically, being an abbreviation of Italian a due or French à deux, the space really should be there. As so often, it was Anglophone publishers who first started disregarding this etymology.