Is there a way to set grace notes to appear before barlines by default? Any ideas?
It would be great to have this in the ‘Note Input and Editing’ section in Preferences.
Thanks!
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Actually I am wondering… Each time I had this case, it was because there was a trilled note that would end with grace notes, then a “normal” note (next bar). Is it that situation?
I would find it really convenient that Dorico sees that it is the conclusion of a trill and sets it automatically to the previous bar.
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I’ve actually never used the grace note after the barline.
I mostly use it in cases like this:
But also in the case you mentioned…
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Also, grace notes before barlines don’t work with dashed barlines in aggregated time signatures…
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“grace notes” the way Dorico uses them, are in fact appogiaturas and accatiaturas. Both being ornaments preceding a main note.
All other cases, like resolution notes of trills or appointee notes for ending glissandi etc. should become a different name and category and semantic meaning. Yes, we can use grace notes as a helpful workaround, but there are also other workarounds around 
May be Dorico could come up with a dedicated category for those cases.
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That would be great.
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I have been trying everything to figure out how to put grace notes before the barline. This should be something that is standard (at least in 99% of musical situations I ever come across when a note the grace note(s) precede is on beat one). I understand in earlier versions, there was an option in the Properties panel to place them before the barline, but it is no longer there with the latest updates. How can I easily do this?
Janus, you have a sharp eye.
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