Kudos to John for his posts. I have used Cake Walk Score Writer for nearly 2 years and it is great, even for writing pipe band drum scores. The thing is, as with many products, there is a learning curve. Be patient and don't be over anxious. As far as the double-dotted/weird rests syndrome - call the finished score up and edit it manually. It can be cumbersome at first, but it will get sorted out. It it is not fun, it is too close to work. (After all, you PLAY music, not WORK music...)

Regards -

Pete