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Percussion Icons

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Description

Your idea

There are a standard set of pictograms for percussionists, which can be used in place of, or simultaneously with, the instrument name. The "Change instrument" button in the text palette should have the pictograms option when used for percussion.
Often the pictogram will appear (on continuation pages) above the instrument name. There should be options in "Styles" to "Show Percussion Pictograms" and "Hide Instrument name if pictograms are shown".

Problem to be solved

Percussion pictograms cannot be notated in Musescore.

Prior art

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Additional context

There would be two paths of formatting for pictograms, one for the instrument name in the left margin of the score, which would be treated like the text instrument name and be immovable; and another for use like staff text or lines, in the score itself. When Change Instrument is selected for percussion, the text would appear as it already does; but once an instrument is selected, then the name appears followed by the pictogram, which is treated like a Wingding text element.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the Change instrument button in the text palette and the relevant Styles options for percussion. Define the two formatting paths described in the issue, then verify that pictograms can appear with instrument names, in the left margin, and as score text or lines.

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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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