musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Draw outline around colored notes

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feature request P3
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Description

Your idea

Provide a style option to draw a thin black outline around noteheads when using colored notation.

This option would go in Format > Style > Notes after the color settings have been added by the Accessibility Profiles GSoC project.

Alternatively, it could be a general style option to draw an outline around any element that isn't black; not just noteheads.

Problem to be solved

Yellow, grey, and other lightly coloured symbols can be difficult to read against a white background.

Prior art

No response

Additional context

This was suggested by the Figurenotes people, so we have their permission to modify the Figurenotes profile in this way.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start with the existing Format > Style > Notes color settings and review the Accessibility Profiles GSoC project linked in the issue. Determine whether the outline belongs specifically to colored noteheads or should apply to all non-black elements, then update the relevant style behavior and verify the Figurenotes profile remains readable.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
accessibility, design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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