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Align rests in opposing voices within measure
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Description
Your idea
We would like a feature that would align any rests (when there are opposing voices) within a given measure. Or at least make them easier to align, by having them move vertically in increments of a staff space. Would also need an auto-alignment feature to be able to be overridden because occasionally there are exceptions (in extreme cases).
This is how they come in:
This is how we want them (as best I could make them; they still aren't exactly aligned):
Problem to be solved
We have specific rules about how opposing rests are to be placed, and this would make things a lot easier.
Prior art
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Additional context
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Checklist
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing engraving or layout logic for rests in opposing voices, then determine how measure-level auto-alignment and manual overrides are represented. Done means opposing rests follow the requested staff-space alignment while exceptional placements remain overridable.
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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
- 35/100