I just realized that for getting the cue labels to the correct scale, we can set Library > Paragraph Styles > Cue Labels > Size: Absolute instead of Staff-relative.
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Yes, I also use an absolute size for cue label text.
I just discovered another problem with using a cue on an ossia staff. The note stems will always be in one direction. Since they are on a separate cue staff, I would prefer to show them with normal stem direction. From what I can tell, it is not possible to do this, short of setting each stem direction manually.
I think that, for now, Iāll go back to copying the source material onto the ossia staff instead of using cues on the ossia staff
If you disable the automatic bar rests in cues (in engraving options), the cues do have normal stem directions. I just tested it.
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Ah I see, thanks
Adding to our previous thread, I just noticed something useful:
If you use shift-alt-A (select more) after selecting one cue note in engrave mode, Dorico will proceed to select more notes of any cues from the same source instrument in the layout, excluding cue notes from any other source instrument, and excluding any normal notes. Very helpful if drag selecting cue notes gets tedious.
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I found ādisable automatic bar rests in cuesā in notation options, but it didnāt have the effect that you mentioned. Is there another switch in engraving options that I didnāt find? or something else Iām missing?
Just tried @danshazzarās suggestion of pasting rather than using cues. Thatās a far better option.
It certainly can be, depending on the context. The advantage of using the cues feature is that it will update automatically, should you change the source material.
If the notation option isnāt working as expected, itās possible you have explicit bar rests in the bars already. Iād be happy to take a look if you attach a project here.
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Thanks for the offer but in the context I donāt need it. The piece (a duet) has a few non-metered sections where the positioning of the music fragments has to be done manually. (This is an instance where Doricoās wonderful automatic spacing options are irrelevant; Iām dragging notes around manually like mad, usually not appropriate.) Those sections need the players to be able to see each otherās parts but the rest of the movement doesnāt, so only a few systems are involved. I find that creating a special staff and pasting the relevant music in gives me the greatest laying-out flexibility, since you canāt mess around with cues much without going back to their reference staves, which you might not want to do.