Tremolo strokes collide with ledger lines

• Apr 3, 2019 - 15:32
Reported version
3.0
Priority
P1 - High
Type
Graphical (UI)
Frequency
Once
Severity
S3 - Major
Reproducibility
Always
Status
duplicate
Regression
No
Workaround
No
Project
MuseScore

Steps to reproduce:
1. Create notes which need 3-4 ledger lines above the staff.
2. Add single-note tremolos.

Expected result: tremolo strokes should stay within the stave
Tremolo_strokes_in_printed_edition_on_IMSLP.png

Actual result: tremolo strokes collide with the ledger lines
Tremolo_strokes_collide_with_ledger_lines_MS_3.0.5.png

From Elaine Gould's reference book "Behind Bars", page 222:
"Tremolo strokes must stay within the stave so as not to be confused with, nor collide with, a ledger line."
This will require a fix which lengthens the note stem if the note is stemmed.

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Tremolos_collide_with_ledger_lines.mscz 7.99 KB

Comments

• Apr 3, 2019 - 15:38

Strictly, there is a workaround:
- lengthen the note stem if it exists
- select the tremolo strokes and adjust the vertical position in the Inspector
But we are transcribing Bruckner's Symphony No.5 for OpenScore - and there are hundreds of tremolos like this example...

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• Jun 30, 2019 - 13:04

In the "What links here" section above, Issue #141331: Tremolo bars collide with ledger lines is mentioned as a duplicate.

But Issue #141331 (from 2016) has some important extra information, as follows:
"Appendix: There are two additional minor problems with tremolo bars.
- They often are at the very end of the stems: The stem should always be visible on both sides of the tremolo bars.
- In beamed notes the tremolo bars often touch noteheads, beams, in some cases even both. The fix here would need to include moving the beam away from the notes by 1 - 1.5 spaces."

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