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Make tablature staff rhythm notation look like it does in normal staves
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feature request
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Description
Your idea
Make tablature staff rhythm notation look like it does in normal staves, as requested on the .org forum:
Problem to be solved
This improvement would make tablature rhythm notation easier to read and consistent with the style of rhythmic notation in normal staves.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the two screenshots and the linked MuseScore.org forum request to determine the intended difference between tablature and normal-staff rhythm notation. Locate the tablature rhythm-rendering entry point, compare its output with normal staves, and consider the work complete when the notation matches the requested style and remains readable.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- design, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100