Dear All,
Thank you for the suggestions. Overriding the Beam positions did the trick!
Kevin
On 14 March 2013 20:43, "Torsten Hämmerle" <torsten.haemme...@web.de> wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
> Apart from changing the Stem length-fraction (either by scheme commands or
> an accustomed \override), as soon as beams come into play, the beams, i. e.
> their positions and slopes will determine the stem lengths. That's why it's
> no use trying to override the Stem #'length.
> So, if anything else fails, as a last resort, there's always the
> possibilty to set the Beam #'position manually - this does apply to both
> grace notes and "ordinary" ones.
>
> Or, as Bill Shakespeare would have said: "It was the Beame, and not the
> Stemme." ;)
>
> Slán,
> Torsten
>
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 14. März 2013 um 17:25 Uhr
> *Von:* "Pierre Perol-Schneider" <pierre.schneider.pa...@gmail.com>
> *An:* "Kevin Barry" <barr...@tcd.ie>
> *Cc:* lilypond-user@gnu.org
> *Betreff:* Re: grace note stem lengths
> Hi Kevin,
>
> Try this :
>
> \new Staff {
> $(add-grace-property 'Voice 'Stem 'length-fraction '2)
> \new Voice {
> \relative a' {
> s a32 \afterGrace a { b32[ g] } a8
> }
> }
> }
>
>
> 2013/3/14 Kevin Barry <barr...@tcd.ie>
>
>> Dear LilyPond users,
>>
>> Occasionally I find the stem lengths of grace notes to be too long, as in
>> the following example, where the grace 32s have longer stems than the
>> normal ones (because of the slope I think):
>>
>> \version "2.16.2"
>>
>> \relative a' {
>> s a32 \afterGrace a { b32[ g] } a8
>> }
>>
>> I have tried to alter them with various overrides, including
>> \override Stem #'(details beamed-lengths) = #'(2)
>> but they mostly have no effect. Only
>> \override Stem #'length-fraction = #0.5
>> sometimes works for reasons I don't really understand (the behaviour of
>> this property seems unpredictable - different values have odd effects) I
>> gather it's not for this purpose, but I was just trying everything I could
>> find in the internals manual. Could anyone shed some light?
>>
>> Kevin
>>
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