HWN: "I don't think this would give a useful effect: remember that
the parameters are global to the score, so your approach would also
space the 4 notes widely if they are surrounded by (even more widely
spaced) half and whole notes."
I am assuming that if a second multiplier factor were introduced, that
the default value of the current arithmetic_basicspace would be
increased to 4. to roughly halve its effect. However, for Scarlatti I
would probably set values so that the second factor would predominate
for pieces which show the problem - I don't have that option now.
An example at hand (K.487):
c'8 c' g'|<d' f'><c' e'><b d'>|
c'32 d' e' f' g' a' b' c'' d'' e'' f''64 g'' a'' b''|
b''4.^prall|c'''|
As currently set, the glissando bar takes half the line - it shouldn't.
The notes of that bar should be put as close together as they can
be - far closer than one would ever want 8ths to be.
If it were possible to set arithmetic_basicspace dynamically,
of course I would reduce it just for that bar, if that solution were
easier to implement for Lily...
John
