Filling empty measures in complex metrics

[Fabien-Levy]

Dear Community,
why, for complex metrics, Dorico fill empty measures in this way (in the 2/4 it is a measure rest, in the 4/4+2/4 it fills the 4/4 with two half-rest and the 2/4 with a measure rest)? It is confusing for the musicians. A way to change it? Thanks
Fabien

[jesele]

Couldn’t find a global setting for that, I’m afraid. This will cause beaming problems. [4]/4|2/4. Also, bar rest is not centered.

Jesper

[Fabien-Levy]

Dear Jesper,

thank you for answer.

I think Dorico has a small bug here for compound measures (or maybe I haven’t figured out how to fix it), breaking down the rests for the first part and putting a measure rest for the second part. This creates strange results, for example for 4/4 + 2/4.

Anyone an idea?

Fabien

[jesele]

How do you get the measures filled with rests? This is what I get with empty measures.

Jesper

[Fabien-Levy]

Dear Jesper,

I want the compound metric with the slashed bar and use therefore the metric 3/4|2/4

Fabien

[jesele]

I understand, but by default, it shows a single bar rest. How do you get it to show the rests? Did you enter rests manually?

Jesper

[Fabien-Levy]

no, it is automatic (big orchestral score)

[Janus]

@Fabien-Levy

no, it is automatic…

This is definitely not the default behaviour (in any score).

[jesele]

Yes, I’ve been searching for an option, but in vain.

Jesper

[Fabien-Levy]

I found a local solution in forcing the writing for the 4/4 + 2/4 and writing a (not centered) whole rest in the 4/4.