2 suggestions for Score Edit in Logic

Hi,
I've just been looking for a place where I could do suggestions to the Logic developers, but couldn't find it.... well, maybe they read this
I'd really like the option of having chords with an alternative bass note (like G/B) displayed with the chord letter and the bass note on the same height. Now, the bass note is lower, and it takes a lot of vertical space. Besides that, it's harder to read. Most lead sheets I've seen have all letters on the same height.
Another hint: what if I could copy lyrics from a text document right into the score editor? Suppose I have the lyrics copied on the clipboard, and Logic would interpret all spaces as the "tab" we normally press to jump to the next note. Just make sure that all syllables have spaces between them, then paste at the first note - ready! It would save me a lot of typing!
Just my 2 cents...
Having said the above, it's really cool to be able to play a melody, play simplified chords on another track, and have a lead sheet with just a few mouse clicks (using "chord analyze"). It made me drop some friends' jaws so far
Regards,
Jaap

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