Possible Figured Bass bug

Dorico
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Hello everyone.

I’ve attached a 1-bar Dorico 6.1 project that’s displaying what I think is a bug in the figured bass.

There is a double resolution, 7,#<3> → 6,4, and no matter what I do I can’t get Dorico to stop displaying #7,#<3> → 64. I’ve activated follow input literally (“o”) and deleted the # multiple times, but the # before the 7 continues to reappear. I can solve this particular issue by simply entering two figures (which I have done), but in a case where I’d also want to show the 5, the alignment will be disrupted.

Thanks for confirming if possible.

Alan

Dorico Figured Bass Demo.dorico (1.3 MB)

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It’s the old “diminished intervals” issue. By default, Dorico does “Adjust from next lowest figure”.

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Changing the option to “Allow diminished intervals” will let you add the 7 without a sharp.

WHY it insists on a G# to F, I don’t know. (I would have thought G to F# was more likely in any case, but, I digress.)

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Thanks Ben.

I cannot find where that dialog is, but that sounds like it should solve that vexing issue.

I still would have thought that “follow input literally” would mean exactly that, but I guess the interpretation is regarded as somehow impossible?

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Alan, you will find it in the same dialogue as the option above.
Input-Options Shift-I

[edit] sorry, it’s Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-I

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Cmd/Ctrl + shift + i

Jesper

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Ah, there it is. Shift+I was only giving me the Interval popover or nothing. And I found the Follow Input Literally dialog via the help menu, in the popover, not the global setting. My ignorance, of course.

Thanks everyone.

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Oh yes, I forgot about my thumb…
Happens being on the phone to read the forum..
I’ll edit my post, if you don’t mind, Jesper.

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