Incorrect slide-in angle

[Tomas_E]

The angle of the slide-in should be slightly downwards instead of upwards here.

The same goes for the short one.

Is there a way to change this? It can be confusing to see a downward scale with an upward slide-in.

[Tomas_E]

I can change the angle of the long one but not on the short.

[YourMusic.Pro]

If I’m not mistaken, if you make sure both notes are on the same string, it should work!

[andyforrest]

Is it correct if you select both D natural and D flat and put them on the same string in the properties panel?

[Armin_der_Zweite]

Maybe this thread is of interest for you:

Inconsistent behaviour of slide-ins for guitar

Quite often Dorico behaves inconsistently when I enter slide‑ins for guitar: [Slide-in wrong direction] n this case, the direction of the slide should be ascending, in line with the melodic contour, as in the previous bars. Here is an example using thirds, where the slide on the 1st finger is correct but the one on the 3rd finger is not. [Bildschirmfoto 2025-12-22 um 12.38.48] When switching to Engrave mode and using “Join”, the result is correct, but only if the long line is desired; alt…

[YourMusic.Pro]

I’m pretty sure, yes, but I’m not in a position to get in front of Dorico at the moment…

Happy holidays!

Benji

[Tomas_E]

That seems to be the solution. But I need to activate the string switch on the Db although it’s already selected as default.

So this

is equal to

And this

is equal to

[Tomas_E]

Yes it is.