musescore / musescore/MuseScore

New option to edit the default stem directions voice by voice

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Description

Your idea

Be able to define in the stylesheet or by instrument the default stems directions.
Today those stems are by default ↑↓↑↓.
The request is to be able to edit this default, so that every time a note is entered on a voice, it gets automatically the desired stem direction.

Problem to be solved

In multi-voices parts, the current default voices stem direction might not be efficient.

If the voices are organised from high to low (the voice 1 being the highest, then 2, then 3 and the voice 4 being the lowest), the default stem directions don't show-up nicely :

stems-as-is

And one could prefer another organisation:

stems-to-be

As of today, this is achievable, but manually. Note by note, or by selecting every now and then, every note of a voice, voice by voice, and giving them the right stem direction.

The idea is to let the user define what the default is preferable for his piece.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Begin by locating the existing per-note stem-direction behavior and the controls for voice, instrument, or stylesheet defaults; done means users can configure a default direction per voice and newly entered notes use it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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