musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Option to turn off automatic symbol conversions for chord symbols

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Description

Your idea

There's currently no way to turn off automatic symbol conversions for chord symbols. For example, a Ø gets converted into a 0, and the ♭ symbol gets converted into a b. Having an option to disable this under Style>Chord Symbols would be beneficial.

Problem to be solved

This would universally fix issues across any different chord font that uses different symbols for a different visual.

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Research direction

Start in the Style > Chord Symbols settings and trace where automatic chord-symbol conversions such as Ø to 0 and ♭ to b are applied. Done means users can disable those conversions and preserve the original symbols across chord fonts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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