musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Allow slurs to be added to lyrics

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Description

Your idea

To support Japanese lyric notation methods, add the ability to apply slurs to lyrics.

Problem to be solved

Currently, an elision slur can be inserted as a special character to connect two syllables under one note, but it has compatibility issues with Japanese characters.
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Being able to add slurs between one or two notes would be extremely useful for Japanese users.
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Additional context

(I'm a Japanese student, so my English might not be perfect. I apologize if there are any mistakes.)

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing the existing lyric elision-slur behavior and how lyrics connect to notes; then determine how slurs between one or two notes are represented. Done means Japanese lyrics can use the requested slur notation without the incompatible special-character approach.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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