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Beaming across rests
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Your idea
I suggest adding the ability to automatically extend the beams across the rests within the beat.
Problem to be solved
Currently, such a connection can only be made manually (in the beam grouping settings in the properties) and only for each individual rest.
I suggest adding the function of automatic connection of such beams. Apparently, such a function should be placed in the properties of the time signature or in the properties of the score style.
Such a function is not easy and requires careful development. The most important thing is that the grouping of beams across the rests should directly depend on the way the notes are grouped in metre. For example, in the size of 4/4, two grouping options are allowed:
I repeat that such groupings can be done at the moment, but only manually. Imagine that I have scores for 150 bars of complex rhythmic patterns. And to make it easier to read the rhythm, I need to group the beams so that the music is easier to read. Imagine how much time it will take me! I am raising the question of how users can apply such grouping automatically, and not for each note individually.
Additional context
I find it useful (and maybe even necessary) to add "incomplete" stems from the beams to the rests as an addition (as in the example below):
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