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Overlapping dots in chords

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Description

Describe the bug
The dot of one note in a chord gets hidden by the dot of another note in the same chord

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Create a new score
  2. Write the "third + second" dotted chords starting from any line of the staff (pic. 1) or write the "second + second" dotted chords starting between any two lines of the staff (pic. 2)
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Expected behavior
It is assumed that there should be as many dots as there are notes. It can be fixed with X button but I think it should work by default.

Platform information

  • OS: Windows 11

Additional context
I'm not sure how it should look right, but the Finale does this:
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And it is possible to fix "third + second" chords in MS4 but the only way to fix "second + second" chords looks like this:
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which is different from the Finale option.

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