On 17 Oct 2009 at 8:21, Noel Stoutenburg wrote:

> Dan Tillberg wrote
> 
> > It is simply regarding disappearing accidentals. It happens (rarely) that
> > a specific note is not shown with any accidental although it is there: it
> > plays correctly, and when changing the note with +/- to lower or raise the
> > note it really happens soundwise and again plays correctly but no
> > accidental is shown at all. There is no difference between the score and
> > the part - if the accidental disappears in the score is also gone in the
> > part.
> >
> > The problem is minor (provided that you discover it before distributing
> > the result!), it does not happen often and is simply solved by erasing a
> > note and putting it back again. So therefore I haven't taken the time to
> > ask about it.
> 
> If I recall correctly, I had a similar experience with an earlier 
> version than 2007, perhaps 2002 or 2003, and finally determined that it 
> was an unintended consequence of using the "9" key in speedy entry to 
> hide an accidental. 

Don't you mean "*" to show/hide the accidental? The 9 key flips the 
enharmonics, which is not going to hide an accidental (it will 
probably make it worse!).

> The forced display (or hiding) of an accidental 
> might persist, even though the note were moved to another pitch, 
> although the forced display was canceled if the note was deleted and 
> re-entered. I never experienced the phenomenon in a later version, and 
> since I'm at the moment away from my engraving computer, I don't have 
> the means to check to see if my memory is accurate.

I've occasionally had it happen, but * always corrects it -- but, of 
course, I have to notice it to fix it.

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