Thanks for this hint - I will check it out and see if it is useful in my context. With Knute's little tutorial I have been able to achieve what I need already for now.
Am Samstag, dem 13.09.2025 um 00:41 +0100 schrieb Graham King: > On Fri, 2025-09-12 at 16:28 -0700, Knute Snortum wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM Hajo Bäß <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > Thank you so much for your quick answer. My main difficulty is > > > using values which work and make sense. I have played around with > > > them, but in that case it did not get me somewhere - to the > > > contrary: my slur/tie shape got more and more absurd. The only > > > thing I have understood so far is that the same values make the > > > slur look different when you apply them do a different note. I > > > have > > > seen an example where it looked perfect with "c",but strange with > > > the "g" a fourth lower. > > > > > > > > > (I've included the list again in the CC. Remember to Reply-All.) > > > > One thing you can do to help you visualize what is happening with > > the > > slur curve is to change \shape to \vshape. You still have to > > change > > the amounts manually, but you get a better idea of what you're > > changing. > > > > A few tricks will help you create a slur or tie shape that you > > want: > > > <snip> > > > The rest is just playing with the values to see what they do. > > > > -- > > Knute Snortum > > > I haven't tried it myself, but I've read that there is a GUI for this > in Spontini > https://github.com/paopre/Spontini > > HTH > -- Graham
