Re: stem shortening

2009-03-02 Thread David Stocker
Yes, but is there a way to tweak this behavior to suit different situations? something like \override Voice.shortStemLength = #3.5 (if it beamed notes would respect it) would make it simpler to avoid accidentals colliding with beams in upper and lower voices in polyphony. Currently, we're

Re: stem shortening

2009-03-02 Thread Neil Puttock
2009/3/2 David Stocker dstoc...@thenotesetter.com: Yes, but is there a way to tweak this behavior to suit different situations? For stems: \override Stem #'(details stem-shorten) = #'(1.0 0.5) The numbers in the list signify unflagged flagged stems respectively; negative values will lengthen

Re: stem shortening

2009-03-02 Thread David Stocker
Thanks Neil, My life just got a lot easier. I'm going to go read the entire define-grobs.scm file and find ways I may simplify my life further ;-) . Dave Neil Puttock wrote: 2009/3/2 David Stocker dstoc...@thenotesetter.com: Yes, but is there a way to tweak this behavior to suit

Re: stem shortening

2009-03-01 Thread Wilbert Berendsen
Op maandag 02 maart 2009, schreef David Raleigh Arnold: Another feature that has been on the back burner for a very long time is the automagical shortening of stems of the highest notes with stems up and the lowest notes with stems down. I think LilyPond already does this: \version 2.12.0