Sign for swing Notation

ingosand · January 19, 2020, 11:58am

Hi,

does Dorico have a sign for swing notation? See Screenshot.

pianoleo · January 19, 2020, 12:00pm

No, but Florian Kretlow’s Metrico font was designed for exactly these purposes. Download and install from here: GitHub - fkretlow/metrico: Font for metric equations in music notation. then use System Text.

ingosand · January 19, 2020, 12:19pm

Thank you!

BakkumD · January 19, 2020, 11:57pm

Pianoleo,

Download and install from here: > GitHub - fkretlow/metrico: Font for metric equations in music notation. > then use System Text.

This link lists a bug in the font compatibility notes when used on a Mac - related to triplet number positioning… does this bug still exist? If so - are you able to work around it?

pianoleo · January 20, 2020, 12:06am

I get the impression from this thread that things are now safe. That said, I pretty much always export to PDF - if I print straight to my printer it’s only ever for personal use.

Sadhaka · January 20, 2020, 3:28am

Considering how easy everything else is in Dorico, I continually scratch my head as to why this can’t be done natively. It is such a vital marking these days.

Is there any reason why? I just don’t get it…

VIPStephan · January 20, 2020, 9:33am

Because nobody has implemented it yet.

dspreadbury · January 20, 2020, 3:07pm

Yes, there’s no great philosophical objection, it’s just more difficult than you might think. We won’t implement it using font characters, but rather by drawing actual notes, tuplets etc. outside the staff. As such it’s complicated enough that we can’t just whip it up in an afternoon. But it will definitely be done in the future.