Dotted notes with flag: dot is too close to end of flag
- Create any score with unbeamed dotted notes, so that flags are present (sample score attached).
- Observe that a note placed on a line has its stem automatically extended to avoid an actual collision between dot and flag tip.
Expected result: there should be visual clearance between the dot and the end of the flag
Actual result: the dot is so close to the flag end that the two elements almost merge
See discussion on the Engraving forum:
https://musescore.org/en/node/323754
Comment by @oktophonie on the forum thread:
"In engraving generally the most common solution for this is to move the dot out so that it does not collide with the flag. I assume for MuseScore to do this automatically would require a code fix.
(Extending the stem is another solution, but this tends to look rather ungainly, so is seen less often. It looks to me that MuseScore automatically extends the stem a half space for notes that are on a line, since the dot is in those cases also displaced a half space up.)"
Suggested fix:
a) where a dotted note with flag is drawn, the dot should be moved to the right to provide a clear visual gap between flag end and dot
b) where a dotted note falls on a line, it would be preferable to move the dot to the right rather than the current expedient of lengthening the stem
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Schumann, Robert – Myrthen, Op.25, No.8 – Talismane - TEMPLATE.mscz | 16.73 KB |
Comments
Relates to #311175: [EPIC] Engraving issues and suggestions
see https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/9013 and https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/pull/9095
Came up again in https://musescore.org/en/node/324496
Fixed with https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/pull/9095
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.