I’m trying to change the staff size for a section of a score, using the “Staff Size” option from the right-click menu on a Frame break (which coincides with the start of a Flow). This works OK for the “preset” values of 60% and 75%, but if I try to set a Custom Staff Size (e.g. 90%) it has no effect, and if I go into the Custom Size dialogue again it still says 100%. Am I doing something wrong?
I’m using Dorico Pro, Version 6.2.30.6245 (May 29 2026) under Windows 11.
Thanks Jesper, that does the trick. Still puzzled why the way I tried doesn’t work, though.
Seems logical to me. In the properties panel, it’s a property of the break. (an override) In the staff menu, it’s for the whole staff (flow).
Jesper
I agree with this in terms of how the properties apply, but I still think the behavior is odd.
When you right click a frame break and set a staff size, that change is not associated with the break itself; it’s the same as if you right click on an object on the staff and set it there. You can verify this by setting a staff size by right clicking the break, and then deleting the break; the staff size remains set as it was. Therefore, it seems unusual that setting a custom staff size by right clicking the frame break doesn’t work, when setting it by right clicking an object on the staff does.
@Andrew_Taylor Note also that if you change the staff size, that applies for the whole flow. If you change the space size at a break, as @jesele suggests, that can then be reset at a later break in the same flow.
