> On Aug 18, 2022, at 2:15 PM, Benjamin Bruce <benja...@koine.gr> wrote: > > Thanks for digging into this for me. Yes, both cases are necessary for > typesetting shape note hymns, as illustrated by the attached scan. I believe > the rule for this is that the notehead should be pointed up in the treble > clef, and down in the bass clef.
Of the three hymnals that I have that use shaped notes, two do *not* reverse the Fa notehead in the treble clef—so Lilypond’s current output matches what those two hymnals do. Since I primarily reference one of these hymnals for the engraving I do with Lilypond, I had never seen the behavior that you are describing until you pointed it out. Now I’m wondering how representative those two hymnals are. David
