Not as far as I know. I would imagine that to copy microtonal notation from one file to another, you’d need to save the first file’s tonality system as default, then set the second file’s tonality system to the new default.
It seems to be not possible to add a new one line staff for pitch instruments to an existing score with the XML hack because it’s loosing too much information exporting and importing with XML.
It also seems that Dorico is freezing if I try to add a new flow to a large score (I tried to export a flow with one line and import it into my score)
I’m getting a feeling of déjà vu here…
Are there any news about the single line staff problem. Is Dorico 4 able to do it?
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Dorico has not adopted a straightforward way to do this yet.
@dspreadbury wrote in another thread related to this question (Multiple techniques (staves with varied number of staff lines for a single player) - #2 by dspreadbury) that the Dorico team intends to work on that but not in the Dorico 4x version…so we have to wait…
is there now an easier way to do this? has dorico added support for a single line, pitched stave? I don’t actually need pitch, but I want a single line where I can have notes above and below it…
OMG THANK YOU! Yes!!!
Hi, I still can’t figure out how to get the barline full size. When I switch between 5 and one line I want the barlines having the same size. I don’t mean percussion instruments.
Is there a way to do this?
Since you’re talking about that, it would be very useful for me if the barline protrusion could be defined with different values above and below the staff.
Thanks!
Hi @lorenzopagliei, you can obtain this with Tick barlines properties (in Engrave mode). You need to have a local Time Signature to be able to insert local Tick barlines. Once you insert a Tick barline, and change the properties to the desired length, the next inserted local Tick barline will inherit the same properties. If you need to change the properties, you can Command(Control) select all local Tick barlines and change their properties all at once 
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Hi @Christian_R , thank you. I cannot see the option you highlighted in red.
I created a Local time signature and a Local tick Barline (with alt+tick barline). Here’s my screenshot
Here:
You need to be in Engrave mode to see those properties (because they are graphic changes to the item).
From what I see, I am in engrave mode…
But I see the problem, I confused thick with tick 
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Ok, now I see that what you created is a thick local barline, not a tick local barline:
Oh, I just saw that you figured that out
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Yes, thank you @Christian_R.
I’ve seen that the short barline should do the trick but in one staff lines, it is just centered around the single line.
Going on a higher level, I’m trying to reproduce a notation I use for time indicated in seconds. Basically, I do that creating a “tempo staff” with duration in between (see the attached pic).
I know that I can use custom lines to do that, but I prefer to have a dedicated staff so that I can add it to each layout (part).
Ciao @lorenzopagliei, I don’t quite understand what you mean. You need to set specific values to obtain what you want (see below).
Anyway, I tried to replicate your screenshot. Here the result (if you have questions please ask):
Dorico file example:
1 line staff and tick barlines for time.dorico (1.3 MB)
Workflow:
The Tick local barlines have these values:
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