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Rule
Gradus GE-014 · cite this code — it is permanent. Rule id accidental-previous-chord-collision
An accidental must not collide with the notehead(s), ledger lines, or dot glyphs of the immediately preceding chord/note.
A rapid eighth-note run crowds an accidental against a preceding dotted note's dot because spacing under-allocates room.
Ross, standard note-spacing discussion covering accidental-vs-previous-note clearance.
This rule is about where marks land on the page, so it can only be judged after engraving. Collision and spacing faults live here.
Gradus GE-014 — Accidental glyph must clear the previous chord's rightmost extent. Gradus Engraving Rulebook v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/engraving/rule/accidental-previous-chord-collision
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