I agree (just like @Yan Maresz did a year ago). Adding that option would release some pressure on some brains and won’t hurt anyone (apart from the devs who will have to implement it).
My workflow, when there is a lot of enharmonic problems that can arise, is to use the qwerty keyboard to input pitches, so that I know there won’t be too many corrections to make. However, I totally understand your point (one key to toggle through all enharmonics).
Yet I do not agree with the fact you state that newbies have a fresh eye, especially when they come from different existing apps. Real newbies have a fresh eye, and the feedback we read from yougsters that start their Engraving Journey with Dorico (and not MuseScore, Sibelius or… what?) have no problem with the Dorico paradigms.
Marc, actually I think this should be configurable, so that it gives either G#or Ab only (or F and E#) or all 5 or so possibilities including doubles. For simpler music, that would also save time. Just flippin’, ya know?
Yes, I agree. Whatever makes life easier! I mean, as long as it does not take anything away (former workflow, consistency, etc.) we all should agree these QoL implementations are great.
I agree Marc, I take your point. I wasn’t necessarily saying that fresh users of Dorico coming from other software, always, unequivocally, have legitimate complaints. Often of course it is just the change of software, and ingrained habits.
I think sometimes what comes off as a “get used to it” response is really more within the realm of “there are more important priorities for the Development team at this moment than changing a two-step process into a one-key solution.” A lot of long-time users have confidence that the Development Team will constantly revisit areas and make them more efficient as they have time after they have added significant new capabilities to areas most in need.
I might be missing something here but there is a Toggle Enharmonic Spelling command available. I can’t locate it in the manual. It doesn’t seem to ‘toggle back’ though
It looks like it applies Respell using note name above…
exactly, but the log file shows Executing command: NoteEdit.RespellToggle
I feel like I had been able to use this command before to cycle thru all of the available enharmonics, but now the command only seems to be cycling in one direction but will not loop back once you reach the “end” of options. For ex, when hitting Toggle Enharmonic Spelling on a G#, it will go to Ab, then Bbbb, but will not “cycle” back to the sharps. This would be a handy feature to expand upon. Trying to find a good keyboard shortcut to assign to it is another issue!! Ideally you’d want something easy to reach while in note input, but for now a modifier plus the ` key seems to be free.
Yeah, but “toggle” is not “cycle”… .
I’d really, really love for this command to (configurably) do what it says.
Pretty please?
B.