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Top 5 according to AI:

1. **Consistency in Pan, Zoom, and Scroll**:
- **Why?** Users want the Notation view to match the other views in terms of navigation. Consistent navigation tools improve user experience by making it intuitive and seamless to switch between views.

2. **Linear One-Line View**:
- **Why?** Implementing a linear one-line view with a consistent timeline across all views would make it easier to follow the notation and maintain the same timeline structure throughout the application. This coherence is essential for users to track changes and understand the flow of the music.

3. **Loop Bar in Timeline**:
- **Why?** Adding a loop bar in the timeline, similar to other views, allows users to practice and review specific sections of their music more effectively. This feature enhances usability and control during playback, helping users focus on particular parts of their compositions.

4. **Toolbar for Tools**:
- **Why?** A toolbar for tools like a pencil to modify note durations and other advanced notation tools would streamline the editing process. This would make it easier for users to create and edit music, reducing the need for cumbersome menus and speeding up their workflow.

5. **Maintaining Staff Roll Notation Mode**:
- **Why?** The Staff Roll Notation mode is highly valued for its convenience and efficiency. The blue horizontal and vertical lines for controlling note length and velocity are user-friendly and make the note-entry process faster. Users appreciate this mode for its simplicity and effectiveness.

These suggestions highlight the need for a more consistent, user-friendly, and efficient Notation view, aligning with modern standards and user expectations.


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I am interested in entering notation for a self-recorded artist track for bass guitar, but I want TAB and not standard notation. Since I do not read standard notation especially for the bass clef, I discovered that the only way to enter notes in the combo regular notation/TAB view for a bass guitar, is to enter the note on the standard notation staff and then the TAB notation will show up, created by BB (and not always correct). BUT it cannot be done the other way, that is, enter the TAB numeral on the correct string and have the standard note show up. I would be happy just to have TAB that is enter-able, but PG chat tells me "nope"

REQUEST: in notation view allow direct entry of TAB rather than requiring entry to be in standard notation only.

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If I may, here's an old wish that I will resurrect:

In the Editable Notation Mode, make the Rest checkbox sticky and make it work on Notes and Rests both.

Full disclosure: Peter and I did discuss this perhaps two decades ago, and he considered it but chose to keep it the way it is.

Explanation:

To delete a note now, you have to take two steps: right-click, select Delete. How about a checkbox so you can click on a note to delete it? That would make editing a song quicker; just scroll through the song linearly and click to delete any note you wish.

However, even this two-step method does not work with rests. You cannot right-click on a rest. To erase a rest, I think you have to go through a bunch of steps:
Melody menu
Edit Melody
Step-Edit Melody
scroll to the Event that has the rest
click Delete
click Close

Let's have the checkbox for rests work for inserting or deleting a rest, and make the checkbox a sticky.

Bonus points for anyone who knows the un-intuitive key to hold down to delete more than one rest in a row, and can find this answer in less than two minutes. Yes, there is an answer.


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