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Request to add horizontal offset option for vertically stacked chord modifiers, as well as a request to add a separate scaling/offset options for only a single modifier.
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Description
Your idea
In MuseScore 4.6.1, there is an issue I'm running into that involves chord modifiers. Because I have my extensions scaled smaller, stacked modifiers look too far away from the chord and also take up more space. Adding a horizontal offset option for stacked modifiers would help make it so that you can tighten up the symbol without it looking weird.
There's also a scaling problem with stacked modifiers vs. a single modifier. The stacked modifiers appear scaled down by default (eg. (#9#5) stacked symbol), and I like the current scale that they're at, but then that means that the regular singular modifier (eg. (#9) modifier) looks too large. If I scale down modifiers currently, then the single modifiers will look good, but then the stacked modifiers look too small. Adding scaling/vertical offset/horizontal offset options for singular modifiers will add more freedom to make the chord symbols look more consistent and cohesive.
The attached image is what the chords currently look like, you can see the problems I've described:
Problem to be solved
Chord consistency and cohesion.
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Research direction
Reproduce the chord-modifier layout shown in the attached image using MuseScore 4.6.1, then trace the existing chord-symbol modifier layout and scaling controls. Done means separate horizontal, vertical, and scaling options work for stacked modifiers and for a single modifier, producing more consistent chord symbols.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- design, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100