>> While checking Malte's feta flag patches I've just seen that the >> 1/8 and 1/16 up-flags (i.e., glyphs `flags.u3' and `flags.u4') have >> a width approx. 10% larger than other `flags.uX' glyphs – this is >> also reflected in the lilypond metrics embedded in the fonts. Note >> that the two larger widths are artificial (i.e., manually specified >> to be larger than the actual shape). >> >> Is there any reason for this? Given that there is always the need >> of compressing music horizontally, having too wide flags looks >> counterproductive. > > What does "git blame" tell you on the respective code passages for > the different flag versions? I mean, there might have been a reason > or there might have been some oversight. > > [...] > width of flags.u3 and u4: > hip_width# + stemthickness# / 2 + right_upflag_space# > > width of flags.u5, u6, u7, etc.: > hip_width# + right_upflag_space#
It seems that the metric differences were introduced in commit 7c1cb1429 (from 2003); the `stemthickness# / 2' part was removed from all flags except u3 and u4. Malte (or Thorsten), can you check whether formatting of 1/8 and 1/16 flags improves if the width is harmonized with the other flags? Werner _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel