{flat}: { doesn't work (Option + 8}

Dorico
#1

Hi,

I want to change the Trumpet to Trumpet B {flat} in “Layout”: curly brackets, the shortcuts Option + 8 and Option + 9 don’t work.

Best Regards
Hubert

macOS Catalina Version 10.15.6
German Keyboard, Dorico language: English
Dorico Pro3 Version 3.5.0.1020 (May 18 2020)
Dorico 3.5 AudioEngine Version 3.1.0.3

#2

You need a @ between the curly brackets and the flat, e.g. “Trumpet in B{@flat@}”.

#3

Sorry I mistyped, but the Key Commands Option + 8 and +9 for the bracket don’t work…
Under Key Commands Dorico says: Key sequence already assigned to: UI>

#4

Workaround: I go to Layout or an Editor and copy the sequence {@flat@} to the clipboard and paste it.

But were can I find and delete the assigned Key Commands?

#5

Isn’t it option shift 8 and 9?

Jesper

#6

I believe the problem is that there are factory shortcuts to set focus to various panels that directly conflict with the German key combinations for brackets.
These are the relevant lines:

Hopefully someone from the development team will be able to provide you with best practice for how to remove these shortcuts - they’re not accessible from within Dorico’s Preferences, unfortunately.

In the meantime, do see if it makes a different using the right Opt key rather than the left Opt key, and failing that, try copying and pasting the brackets from somewhere else.

#7

Ah, missed the German keyboard in the signature.

Jesper

#8

Shift + 8 with German Keyboard: (
Shift + 9: )

#9

To make my answer even more stupid, I’m using a Swedish keyboard.

Sorry.

Jesper

#10

I have already mentioned the same problem on the German keyboard here twice. The input went only until {@@ , then the input was suddenly terminated with “}”.In the meantime I noticed that not the input with AltGr but (Alt+Ctrl+7)="{"… and (Alt+Strg+0)="}" leads to success. End well or not ???
Eggi

#11

The Shortcuts bring no result, sorry.