I find that when I use the key commands to move the numeral graphically vertically, Dorico moves the numeral horizontally to the right as well, at which point the key commands for moving objects graphically left or right have no effect. To re-center the numeral horizontally, I find (as John says) I have to type values in the properties panel.
Is there any way to prevent this horizontal movement?
I prefer to use the mouse for such editing. .For me, it is much faster than using the keyboard. For some functions, I feel that keyboard input represents a backward rather than forward step in using a computer for music engraving.
@Janus indeed. I feel that Dorico is at times producing non-standard output for tuplet numbers and this needs to be corrected.
I feel the same. But this is rooted historically in how Dorico was conceptualized.
Hopefully, the team can have something like a “constitutional assembly” at one point to upgrade their vision and concept for a more diverse user-base in the future.
(I know very well that there have been quite wide-ranging concessions in this regard already, and I also know that focusing on a specific device class in the beginning helped focus Dorico development immensely.)
When you nudge a tuplet number, whether you do it with the keyboard or drag it with the mouse, both the horizontal and vertical positions become overridden, even if you don’t drag the number horizontally. Dorico applies an automatic horizontal adjustment to the number when the tuplet digit has its default position in order to produce an optically centred result, and when the position is overridden, this automatic adjustment is removed.
We do plan to make it possible for Dorico to place tuplet numbers inside the staff in future.
I can’t drag the number horizontally; is there a way to do that?
I see this happening. The X offsets now read 0. But what puzzles me is why 0 is not the optical center, but an off-center position to the right. Since it seems impossible to actually drag the number horizontally, I don’t understand why the default horizontal position is removed. This shift makes it impossible to completely position a tuplet with either the mouse or with the arrow keys.
I am glad to hear that the tuplet position issues will be corrected in the future.
Thanks @Christian_R Yes, that is the only way to do this at present. I drag the number vertically and then use the Properties panel to correct the horizontal position.