Re: RFC: rethink horizontal alignment of mid-staff bar numbers

[Joram Noeck]

Hi,

I like the change in the bar number alignment. I have some comments to
your proposal. (The current solution has similar issues, so most of
these are not speaking against proposed changes.)

The -> denotes the solution for which that is an argument.


1. putting the bar number over the measure it belongs just makes sense
(-> Gould)

2. The end of a measure is typically less crowded so middle-of-line bar
numbers need less vertical shifts for collision avoidance which looks
better. The new implementation looks irregular and jumpy (-> current)

3. In particular at the start of a line, the number is moved up by every
treble clef, i.e. we have an exception by collision avoidance in the
most common case. (-> current or MR)

4. Shifting it further right than left aligned is too much and breaks
the visual connection between bar line and bar number (-> not further)

5. Bar numbers on the right margin look odd. They should definitely be
right aligned in that position (if the user turns them on at all)


Therefore, I would center-align it like your MR does for begin-of-line
and middle-of-line positions, but not at the end of a line.

Cheers,
Joram