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Add an option for placing naturals before barline when key changes
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Description
Your idea
Natural signs cancel the previous key signature when changing key. Add an option for placing the naturals before the barline and the new key signature after the barline.
Problem to be solved
You can make naturals and the new key signature go after the barline when key changes currently. However some editions (especially Russian editions) place naturals before the barline. This style of key signature changing is also used in some other countries and some users have a demand for this feature. See images below:
Prior art
Dorico has an option for it:
Additional context
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by locating the existing key-change engraving behavior and the settings or entry points that control key-signature placement. Compare the current output with the provided reference images, then verify that the new option places naturals before the barline and the new key signature after it without changing the existing mode.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100