FR: adjacent or semi-adjacent dynamics group automatically

Dorico
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This is primarily a matter of aligning dynamics horizontally. If a dynamic at an earlier rhythmic position is applied after the fact, like adding mf to the beginning of a hairpin, sometimes they get grouped automatically, sometimes they don’t.

Also, if dynamics are even the slightest bit non-adjacent (separated by a fraction of a beat), they won’t group automatically, even if visually they should be aligned, and therefore grouped.

I’d like to suggest two things:

  1. Dynamics automatically group if they are within X beats of one another, X being a value that can be set in Engraving Options.
  2. Adjacent (or semi-adjacent) dynamics group automatically, even when added at different times.

Basically, I’m asking for a more automatic grouping of dynamics everywhere, if they’re close enough that they look mis-aligned.

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The trick will be knowing where system breaks occur in each part since the optimum alignment groupings might be different in different layouts.

Admittedly, having this automated would be amazing.

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Adjacent, i.e. abutting, dynamics will be grouped automatically already, but I don’t anticipate us adding an option to make non-abutting dynamics group automatically.

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They don’t always group, though. At least if they’re added in reverse order:

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