On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 11:45 AM Michael Gerdau <m...@qata.de> wrote:
> > > FWIW: Prior to reading this thread I wasn't even aware, that \offset > might not do what I want in all situations. I use it occasionally and > like it - works for me. > > Claiming it is completely broken seems way over the top to me. > Hi MIchael, Please read carefully the thread. I did not say that *\offset is completely broken*. I said that *the combination \offset + YX-offset is broken* Note also that broken features are very common to *any* software. Even to the most perfect one. > <disclaimer> > No offence intended > </disclaimer> > Reading your posts on this topic has given me the impression that you > had a view on how things would/should work inside LP and are now > struggling with the revelation that at least \offset isn't as > deterministic as you expected it to be. > > No, this is not true, sorry. I simply wanted to understand how to offset a bracket. And the conclusion is: avoid \offset + X/Y-offset and use 1) extra-offset (if you don't need automatic collision-avoidance) OR 2) \override X/Y-offset with a ruler (if you need automatic collision-avoidance) I think this is useful as documentation for users, so they won't have weird results if they use \offset X/Y-offset. I don't see any case where \offset X/Y-offset can be useful. Please, provide one if I'm wrong. Best, P
