I am trying to find a solution to the problem of writing a text document with significant amount of musical examples embedded, as well as some sections with a few pages of a score.
I have been using Dorico SE 3.5, and really like it for writing music. Any suggestions on how to link or embed snippets or flows into a larger text document?
(A related question: are there any examples of Dorico Pro 3.5 output used for musicological work that is written entirely within the application?)
I’m having trouble figuring out a good solution where I can write extensive notes and have editable music in the same doc – play back is not necessary though, but being able to correct without too much work is.
Just be aware that the slices will not dynamically update if you change something. You will have to regenerate them.
The only solution I can think of where you can edit your music examples within the word processing program would be Libre Writer with some Lilypond plug in.
Personally I don’t use graphic slices much. For my needs it is perfectly OK to use the screenshot tool built in to the OS, simply pasting it in (on Windows win+shift+s, then ctrl+v).
But the beauty of slices is that the exact graphic position is saved with the document, so that revisions to the music can be made and slices re-exported. Any decent DTP software should be able to update the revised images on its pages automatically.