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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"

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bf24ef37-ed29-45d3-ad96-79077e77fa14)

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- [x] I have searched all existing issues and confirmed that this is not a duplicate.

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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
Activity status
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