The new default font has unusually small whole notes.
I like everything that was done with the new default font and text. However, I am wondering about the decision to make the whole notes so small.
It may be nice to have the option of increasing the whole note size.
Am curious as to why this decision was made.
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I can't answer to why, but I did mention it at one point to the designers and they reported it was indeed deliberate.
In reply to I can't answer to why, but I… by Marc Sabatella
Yeah, I think it was with orchestra arrangement in mind. Let's make the whole note the same size as the half, to declutter and demphasize notes in large ensembles.
But with piano music there is zero reason to shrink it.
I disagree with the smaller whole note for piano music. I think we should be given the option of 'default font whole note size'
Anyway, best of luck.
In reply to Yeah, I think it was with… by Unknown Prodigy
Looking at one of my scores, side by side, old vs new, the smaller whole note is more balanced, IMO. Seems to me the half notes are also a little slimmer. Gives the score a more elegant look, I think.
The short answer is that Leland is based on SCORE, and that's how the SCORE whole note looks. As such, it can be seen in thousands of published scores. I realise it's a bit unusual so I'm not averse to providing a wider version. This could be a stylistic alternate in the font, though the functionality to access it as an option would need to be added in code too.