Abbreviate note labels in Piano Roll
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Description
### Enhancement Summary
I know there's more work already being done with the labels but here's a quick thought. If a note is too short to allow the full label (e.g. "G# / Ab 4"), let it display some shorter portion that does fit (e.g. "G# / Ab", or just "G#").
Right now, on medium-length notes (where shorter labels fit, but longer ones don't), it feels like the empty space is going to waste.
(maybe i should just stop writing in weird key signatures)
### Implementation Details / Mockup
The abbreviations (or the truncation points) should be pre-defined, otherwise you'd get incorrect labels like "G# / A"

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Research direction
Start by locating the Piano Roll note-label rendering entry point and inspect how labels are chosen for different note lengths. Define the permitted abbreviation points described in the issue, then verify that medium-length notes show the longest valid label without producing partial note names.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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