On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Urs Liska <u...@openlilylib.org> wrote:
> Am 31.12.2014 um 15:26 schrieb Kieren MacMillan: > >> Hello all, >> >> I’m putting together a stylesheet based on mid-20th-Century >> Warner-Chappell musical theatre vocal books, and would like to mimic >> more closely their tie shape: >> >> >> As you can see, it’s nearly “parabolic" (i.e., the curve doesn’t really >> increase dramatically near the noteheads) and non-calligraphic (i.e., it >> doesn’t thicken much at the centre). The second part is relatively easy >> to achieve, but I’m having difficulty with the curve shape aspect. Any >> suggestion(s) would be appreciated. >> > > Without trying it out I'd expect Janek's \shapeII (in openlilylib) and > using it with polar coordinates should help you. > > But then you'd lose the use of the function for individual control, and \shape won't work on tie columns. I think that you should investigate the numerous properties listed under details ( http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/internals/tie) for finding the basic shape. --David
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