Re: Ugly slur with large leap - help?

2016-12-23 Thread Andrew Bernard
Hi All, I just want to say that I make very heavy and extensive use of the \shapeII function in openlilylib in my dense new complexity school scores and it behaves perfectly. This is contrary to what Simon reports, so I am mystified. I mention this so that the experience of Simon does not put you

Re: Ugly slur with large leap - help?

2016-12-23 Thread Urs Liska
Am 23.12.2016 um 11:49 schrieb Simon Albrecht: > Maybe try \shapeII from openlilylib as well, it’s much more comfortable > to use, though in my experience sadly it messes with system/staff > placement in a way that makes it unusable. Could you please elaborate a little bit on that, possible with e

Re: Ugly slur with large leap - help?

2016-12-23 Thread Simon Albrecht
On 23.12.2016 11:29, Shevek wrote: My question was specifically if there is a way to fix this behavior*without* manually tweaking each slur. Or failing that, if this is a known bug. It is known that the slur and tie and phrasing slur printing algorithms aren’t very good in difficult situations

Re: Ugly slur with large leap - help?

2016-12-23 Thread Shevek
My question was specifically if there is a way to fix this behavior *without* manually tweaking each slur. Or failing that, if this is a known bug. -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Ugly-slur-with-large-leap-help-tp198395p198403.html Sent from the User

Re: Ugly slur with large leap - help?

2016-12-23 Thread bobr...@centrum.is
See: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation-big-page#modifying-ties-and-slurs - Original Message - > From: "Shevek" > To: "Lillypond Users Mailing List" > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 10:18:12 AM > Subject: Re: Ugly slur with large l

Re: Ugly slur with large leap - help?

2016-12-23 Thread Shevek
Flipping the slur avoids the worst problems, but it's not really correct. Ideally, it should bend dramatically underneath the stem then upwards towards the grace note. -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Ugly-slur-with-large-leap-help-tp198395p198401

Re: Ugly slur with large leap - help?

2016-12-23 Thread bobr...@centrum.is
t; In context, the automatic slur ends up looking very disconnected from the > grace note, and in some instances colliding with a downward stem. Is this a > bug? Is there a way to improve how it looks without manually tweaking each > slur? This figure appears a lot throughout the piece. >

Ugly slur with large leap - help?

2016-12-23 Thread Shevek
stem. Is this a bug? Is there a way to improve how it looks without manually tweaking each slur? This figure appears a lot throughout the piece. -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Ugly-slur-with-large-leap-help-tp198395.html Sent from the User