I’ve noticed it too, and I’m really hopeful that Dorico will include Jianpu notation support in the near future. For my purposes, an extensive, intricate support system isn’t necessary, as Jianpu isn’t typically used for notating complex scores. It would, however, be useful to have a supplementary Jianpu melody line above the staff. This would be a significant aid, for example, for the members of our local church choir, facilitating faster melody acquisition and allowing the congregation to sing along with greater ease. The majority of them are not proficient at sight-reading traditional five-line scores.
At present, the workaround solutions are suboptimal, such as using special fonts in lieu of lyrics. I’m exploring the creation of a custom font for personal use as well. However, the issue I’ve come across is that lyric syllables cannot be anchored to a barline, leading to alignment issues with the notes that are not very convenient.
The demand for this feature is particularly strong in the Asian market, and I’m confident the Dorico team is aware of it. I also trust that when the Dorico team undertakes this task, the results will be impressive. In the meantime, any improvements to lyric handling, or any other potential workaround, would be immensely beneficial.
Thank you for considering these suggestions.
Best regards,
Roger