Dotted notes: GO AWAY

Thank you @asherber for your instant reply!

My setting is “By default, specify pitch: After duration”, same as you, but “Specify accidental, rhythm dot and articulations: After inputting note”.
In any case, those settings are not the problem, because I am using Dorico on a daily basis just fine, (amazing software! :smiley:), but earlier today this happened, that suddenly the dot would come back, every time y activated note input.
After quitting and restarting it was back to normal behaviour (as you describe), so it is not a settings issue, but something else.
Next time it happens, I’ll try to make a video of it. Thank you so much!