I understand that Dorico at present can’t create a DS and have a cautionary key signature. The suggested workaround is to create an empty bar and then fiddle with rests and barlines. So far, so good.
This works in the full score layout, but not in parts layouts, because I get a multibar rest which I don’t seem to be able to hide. Switching off multibar rests altogether is not an option. I’d rather not have to mess with multiple flows because everything else is straightforward.
Is it possible to put some other object in the bar that can be completely hidden? A note doesn’t seem to work (at least, I can’t find a way of completely hiding it).
Suggestions?
I use the following procedure.
In the score, in Write mode:
1
Click on the final barline in the flow.
2
This step is important. If it is not done, the score will look OK but the parts will have a rest showing at the end of the flow.
Enter a time signature as a pickup bar (eg 2/4,1).
A 2/4 bar with a 1-beat rest will appear.
3
Select either the time signature or the 1-beat rest and enter a key signature. The selected barline should now have changed to a double barline with a key signature.
4
In the extra bar (the one following the key and time signatures) select the rest in all the staves.
Open the Properties panel (lower zone) and click on Force position and duration.
[ In earlier attempts at refining this procedure, I noticed that sometimes the Force duration and position Property disappeared after clicking on it. ]
In the Edit menu, do Remove rests.
5
Open Notation Options, select the relevant flow in the Flows list on the right-hand side (it should be selected automatically, but check to be sure). In Barlines > Automatic barline at end of flow, click on No barline and Apply.
6
Select the time signature.
In the Properties panel, click on Hide time signature.
If you don’t want a bar number to appear here, change the time signature to Open (instead of hiding it). You might need to change Properties > Time signatures > Open style to None.
DS & CautKS.dorico (1.1 MB)
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Thanks! I have what I want now. I had done nearly all that but it was the pickup bar and force duration that made the difference. FWIW I also had a coda so I wasn’t at the end of the flow, but doing the dashed barline trickery did what I wanted.
