Feature request: Staff with one line for pitched instruments without XML hack

[benwiggy]

I think there have been some changes that may require updating the lib file. @FredGUnn has made a new one here:

Instrument with zero lines

Yeah, there was a change in how Dorico handles these between D4 and D5. I think I figured it out and detailed it in this post. Here’s a new doricolib file for D5 that creates both a 0-Line and 1-Line instrument in the Custom category. Additionally, it creates a Clef for the 1-Line Staff that defines the line to be middle C for ease of input. The image appears wrong in the right panel, but is correct in the score. If you delete that old doricolib file and use this one instead, it should work cor…

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Of course, you don’t need the 1-line staff lib anymore, because you can make it in the Instrument Editor.

SimpleText? That’s a blast from the past. I think that’s just something to do with metadata on your system.