Is there a way to have signposts and system track turned off by default when starting a new project?

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This is a minor issue for me, mostly it’s cosmetic and personal since I really like to start with a clean page, zero distractions. I like signposts and the system track when I need them, but I have them mapped to my keyboard and know how to turn toggle them on/off. When I am beginning a new composition from scratch, I usually don’t need or use them, hence why I’m wondering if there is a deep menu option to have them both turned off by default for new projects?

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System track yes, there’s a preference for that: Preferences > General > General > Show system track in new projects.

Signposts – I suspect not.

But what you could also do is set up a dummy starter project with signposts hidden, and start new projects from that?

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I made myself a keyboard shortcut for signposts right away. I need them maybe 40–50% of the time.

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I have a shortcut for signposts that I use all the time too. I just wanted to mention that the keycommand for this is actually misnamed. The keycommand you want is “Hide Signposts” but it actually functions like “Toggle Signpost Visibility,” so it will hide them if they are showing, and will show them if they are hidden.

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how to do this?

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Preferences / Key Commands / View / Hide Signposts, then click in the Press shortcut box, press the shortcut you want, then hit Apply.

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Thank you so much sir!! I was looking for this feature the whole time … maybe because I had too many Musescore and Sibelius all this time … I forgot how powerful Dorico is

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Has this option (to not show system track in new projects) been moved, Lillie? I’m not seeing it in v6.

I also wondered if it is possible to turn off bar numbers in galley view by default? When I import a MIDI file, they’re always showing and I never need them there.

I was thinking of programing a script to turn off the system track and bar numbers in galley view whenever I open MIDI files, but thought I’d check on default settings first.

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Take a look at View > View Options. You can now configure all of this to your heart’s content and then save as default.

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Perfect, thanks!

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Yes indeed, as Aaron says above but also in the updated manual :slight_smile:

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