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:
Dynamics automatically group if they are within X beats of one another, X being a value that can be set in Engraving Options.
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.
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.
Sorry, I wasn’t sure if it’s appropriate to post a reply to a 4 year old thread, but I did my forum-searching before creating a new thread and found this one
It’s great how it’s possible to add an immediate dynamic before or after a gradual dynamic and have it automatically group them.
It would be really helpful if the opposite worked as well. I often need to add a cresc./dim. before an immediate dynamic, only to have to manually group them after. I’m an arranger rather than an engraver and so I don’t always know in advance if I want one.
