Expression text help.

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Barryjordan
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Post by Barryjordan » Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:11 pm

Hi all

In Text Styles, expression text ist set to Opus Text Std, as it should be, I think. However, even using the context menu it is not possible to type "piu forte" or similar, because "piu" comes out as complete gobbledygook. I assuming something is wrong with my settings - but what?

Thank you for help!
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bobp
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Post by bobp » Wed Oct 30, 2019 9:46 pm

My default expression text is Plantin MT Std, italic.
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Post by MikeLyons » Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:30 pm

the p in piu is in the expression music font. This means you had [ctrl/cmd] pressed when you entered it. to type piu f in expression text, don't hold [ctrl/cmd] until AFTER you have typed Piu.
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Barryjordan
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Post by Barryjordan » Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:00 am

Many thanks. I now understand what I have been doing incorrectly for a decade or so.
One question remains: where and how does one set the font for dynamics, then?

Best wishes
Barry

Barryjordan
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Post by Barryjordan » Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:09 am

OK, got it. Life is a learning curve.

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