Paolo,
Why not place the entire chord in the treble? Mark From: lilypond-user [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Paolo Pr Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2019 4:28 PM To: kieren_macmillan kieren_macmillan <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> Cc: lilypond-user <lilypond-user@gnu.org> Subject: Re: Collision between ottava bracket and stems in cross-staff systems Hello Kieren, unfortunately this method is trial and error as well. In fact, I can't use the same shorten-pair value if the stem is up or down, and (maybe) if the notehead has different sizes... I think that the problem with the bracket I just described is a bug or a feature that should be enhanced... On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 1:17 AM kieren_macmillan kieren_macmillan <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca <mailto:kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> > wrote: Hi Paolo, I think you’d want a callback that tweaks shorten-pair? Look at <http://lilybin.com/vf4vaj/2> for an idea of what the final result might be. Hope that helps! Kieren. > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Paolo Pr <paolopr...@gmail.com <mailto:paolopr...@gmail.com> > > Date: December 8, 2019 at 6:40 PM > > > Hello, > > in cross-staff systems, I see that the ottava bracket can produce an unwanted > collision between the "8va" string and the stems. Please, look at: > > http://lilybin.com/vf4vaj/1 > > Is there a way to automatically avoid that, without using the trial-and-error > method for adjusting the offset of the object? > > Thanks
