Not sure if this would be useful for everyone, and also doubt it would be trivial to code, but…
There are a lot of questions here about Condensing and why it chooses one option over another. I get the “why” in most cases, but some take a lot of time to discover and rewrite for best look or find a workaround. I propose a colored highlight option for the condensed section beginning with the point in the music where Dorico chooses how it will approach the problem. Specifically highlight the measure and rest/note grouping that begins and/or ends the process.
I don’t know if I’m making myself clear, but the point is to show the user exactly where the process starts using an easy to see visual cue.
Sure, but the reasoning gets convoluted enough sometimes it’s hard to know for sure. Plus, if I change something based on what I think the reasoning is, it can create other problems down the line later in the score. Nope, just a simple here, specifically, is where we made the decision to do it this way and where this process ends highlight would be extremely helpful.
That’s a Fiver based on a picture from one of my concerts. Take it up with him.
If the software is smart enough to locate a place where it begins the process, it is certainly smart enough to remember that and show me with a visual cue. I said at the top that this is probably non-trivial, but it is probably doable.
And that’s all I’m asking for. If I can get the location where Dorico begins the process, I can more accurately make my own guess about how to proceed.
Got this done before AI backlash was a thing. Even before I solidified my own opposition to most things AI. I just haven’t bothered to get something new, along with the follow-up grilling of the suspect to be sure he/she didn’t use a tool that could possibly be an issue.
Lighten up, Francis. I don’t have to justify myself to anyone.
Please don’t “both sides” this. I was being friendly until provoked a second time. I also normally block people after a second post such as theirs. There is usually nothing of value to be learned from such people, regardless of how closely related they may be.
The software may be using a “summing” technique where most notes combinations have a value of zero and certain situations generate a positive value. Summing the situation values of the entire phrase dictate the condensing strategy, but where a given value trips the scale is not stored.
It would be similar to NP’s means of determining organs stops.
That’s possible, but by no means definite. Until I hear either way from a developer, I can only assume it’s possible. Now whether it’s worth their time is a different matter altogether.
That’s a Fiver based on a picture from one of my concerts. Take it up with him.