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Staccato dot too close to stem

When notating staccatos on upper-stemmed notes, with USE STEM FOR ARTICULATIONS checked, the staccato dot is so close to the stem that it looks like they are connected.  I've tried expanding all the boundaries and every other thing I could think of.

Any thoughts?

Re: Staccato dot too close to stem

Reply #1 –
Put each voice on a layer and set the StemLength
Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposer(2.5)
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)|WithNextStaff:Layer
|Chord|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem|Dur2:Half|Pos2:0
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Up,StemLength=5,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Up,StemLength=5,ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff-1"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)
|Rest|Dur:Half|Visibility:Never
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0
|Bar
!NoteWorthyComposer-End
IMO, NWC could improve this. On-stem Staccato dots that are not near or contained in staff lines should be a fixed vertical distance from the stems.
Registered user since 1996

Re: Staccato dot too close to stem

Reply #2 –
Same for staccatissimo, only worse: on certain notes the triangle sign actually becomes part of the stem. On others it's OK, and on others it does not merge but it's still too close. Staccatos behave similarly.

!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.5,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:11|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:10|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:9|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:8|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:7|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:11|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:10|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:9|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:8|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:7|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

Re: Staccato dot too close to stem

Reply #3 –
LEON: When inserting nwctxt into a message, please highlight it and click on the hashtag ( # "Insert Code").  Someone wanting to see your example now only needs to click on Select before copying it to the clipboard and taking it to NWC.  Rick G has a number of examples in his posts.

TIA

Code: [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.5,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
#Skip for brevity
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
#Skip for brevity
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End
Since 1998

Re: Staccato dot too close to stem

Reply #4 –
Even better: use the "Insert Noteworthy Composer text clip" button, the one with the "2" at the left end of the row.

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.5,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
#Skip for brevity
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccatissimo|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
#Skip for brevity
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

Re: Staccato dot too close to stem

Reply #5 –
Warren, Flurmy: thanks, next time I'll do so.

If it's not too much to ask, can you please also tell me how to insert multiple staves as text? So far I got stuck at the stage of "copy special-all open staves" which does not paste here.
Thanks in advance
Leon