How do I display the notes on tuplets?
thanks~~~~
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One possible technique (NB: than are wiser and more experienced users than I, so a better one may appear soon!), below. [EDIT: And a better one did, below!]
I entered a tuplet (oops! I meant to type “10:8y” instead of 10:9, but I hope you get the idea) with a hidden number number and displayed bracket using the Properties Panel:
I created the half note splitting the bracket using shift + X for staff-attached text, and typed spacehspace in the font MusGlyphs, made the background solid white, and set the line spacing to -6.00 points (which prevented the bottom of the text object from obliterating the beams):
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Straightforward and effective!
And: if you need more of this one in other places, you can just select it and copy it by alt/option-clicking in the new location (this is a general copy & paste method for all sorts of things).
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Sorry~ I can’t find MusGlyphs in my font
This is my dorico version.
Dorico Pro 5
Version 5.1.60.2187 (Oct 8 2024)
** Dorico 5 AudioEngine Version 5.6.42.5**
Thanks a lot ~~
MusGlyphs is a font designed by forum member @dan_kreider. It happens to be my go-to for text-based musical symbol typography. (Sorry for creating confusion on that point!)
But you can use any font that will let you enter the rhythmic value you need.
EDIT: MusGlyphs is handy for all sorts of things, including metric modulations. And it’s great for including musical symbols in-line with text in written documents.
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MusGlyphs is so indispensible it ought to be part of Dorico! 
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Thank you, I understand. So is there any other solution? Since I’m still a student, I’ve spent all my savings buying Dorico hahaha~~🥲
It’s free.
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That’s an interesting notation, I’d never seen that before – but for a bunch of fast notes under a tuplet that actually makes a lot of sense to immediately grasp how it all fits at a glance. Clever solution @judddanby !
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This is another option. Use 1:1h tuplet that shows this. Replace the 1 in Library->Music symbols->Tuplets with a scaled half note.
Jesper
With a dotted half note
Quux.dorico (524.9 KB)
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Or create any number of custom lines with centered “music symbol” line annotations using a range of music symbol glyphs. ie you could have a minim line, a crotchet line, a dotted crotchet line…
No need to use tuplets, and these lines can then have variable lengths, completely dependent on each circumstance you need them in.
Save as default (click the star) to reuse your line collection in all projects.
Positioning a separate text item carefully on the line, independently for every line, sounds a bit tedious @judddanby !
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But it’s too simple @Lillie_Harris
Jesper
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And, certainly the best way among those proposed here, even if yours was good too.
For sure the best way. I was so focused on tuplets that I totally forgot about lines, although I made tuplet lines before for open-ended tuplets.
Jesper
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“Tedious” is my middle name. 
I knew better ideas than mine — barely serviceable for a one-off, I suppose — would come along! Thanks to you and @jesele for today’s Dorico lesson. 
Solution — @Lillie_Harris!
How can I change 1 to a dotted half note when I enter the Music symbols, and I tried copy your file to my project, it doesn’t work.
Thank for your answer~~
@Lillie_Harris suggested a better method with lines.
I made several lines for you. See the image with the lines to the right.
I you open my file and go into the Lines editor. Click the star to save them as default. Then they should show up in your file. You might have to close and reopen it first. If you rather use real tuplets, let me know and I’ll show you.
You can still use tuplets also, just hide the bracket and number.
Jesper
Quux.dorico (568.4 KB)
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It worked.
Thank you so much. I’m glad you are willing to help me.
Glad to hear it.
Jesper
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