Yes, I mean of course not all note values can follow the same logic as it would be impossible, but what I like about 4 = quarter is it creates a sort of “sun” in a rhythmic solar system around which all the others revolve as bigger or smaller. Which to be fair is exactly how Dorico does it too, but my point being I guess I shifted it so that I free up 3 keys to be more useful to me, as well as making it easier to remember quarter notes since, for the music I write, quarter notes are typically the basis of most of my meters.
Indeed. I use them frequently enough for stuff like harp & wind runs, but not as frequently as all the rest - so that one I have to access from the mouse panel. IMHO it’s not a big loss, for a note value I use with relatively less frequency it takes what, another second to access from the mouse?
I pretty much only borrowed numbers 1-9 verbatim from Sibelius (where 7-8-9 are nat/flat/sharp). For 0 and all the other keys encircling, I have created my own custom shortcuts which I simply access most frequently when doing note input, none of which would make sense to anyone else. For * I can quickly enter and leave note entry mode… + / - I increase/decrease rhythmic grid… = I automatically enter tuplet mode with a 3:2… 0 plays my composition from the beginning… some of that may seem bonkers to others, but it works for me! I like that Dorico has given me the ability to create a hybrid system. I don’t really use other Notation software anymore but I use other DAWs and video editing software, so in some ways I’ve had to merge some concepts so, like you said, I don’t get my brain in a knot!
FWIW if anyone is interested, Notation Express recently released a mobile streamdeck profile which is fantastic – and the Dorico version closely resembles the Sibelius keypad, too. Looking at the screenshots on the blog are fairly similar to how I’ve set mine up - except for I don’t need a shortcut for rests, given how little I use the rest tool since Dorico handles rests and time mostly automatically.