Sorry for short answer, I’m on the phone:
Try \tweak Tie.minimum-length #10
And then choose an appropriate number.
> 11 feb. 2024 kl. 18:31 skrev George <jorgehcort...@gmail.com>:
>
>
> At the moment I am having an issue with a tie from the alto part where it is
> automatically "squished" by Lillypond. I didn't find an answer anywhere else
> on how to create some space between or make the tie somewhat noticeable. Also
> using the command \shape on the tie was not the right choice this time (which
> I successfully used on some colliding ties somewhere else in the piece).
>
> This is how it looks in the original source:
> <tie.png>
> and this is how Lilypond engraved it (notice the tie became a very little
> dot):
> <bar 78 lily.png>
>
> Here is the relevant part of my code (I include one measure before and one
> after to preserve the layout) :
> _____________
> \version "2.24.3"
>
>
> global = { \time 4/4 \key a \minor }
>
>
> soprano = \relative d'' {
> \voiceOne
> d8 c16 b d c b a b2~ |
> 8 gis a4~ 16 b c8~ 16 a fis! b |
> a gis fis e a8 a~ 16 gis a fis gis8.^\trill a16
>
> }
>
> alto = \relative e' {
> \voiceTwo
>
> e4 a2 gis8. b16 |
> e,4~ 8 dis16 e fis8 r16 fis~ 8 8|
> e4~ 16 e fis! dis e2 |
>
> }
>
>
> tenor = \relative g {
> \voiceOne
> r8 gis a c f, d' b d~|
> 8 b c4~ 8 r8 a b |
> c2 b |
>
> }
>
> bass = \relative c, {
> \voiceTwo
>
> c8 r r f' d16 e f8~ 16 d b d |
> c d e8~ 16 c a c dis,4 r8 dis' |
> e1 |
> }
>
> \score {
> \new PianoStaff <<
>
> \new Staff = "up" <<
> \global
> \clef "treble"
> \new Voice = "soprano" { \soprano }
> \new Voice = "alto" { \alto }
> >>
>
> \new Staff = "down" <<
> \global
> \clef "bass"
> \new Voice = "tenor" { \tenor }
> \new Voice = "bass" { \bass }
> >>
>
> >>
>
> \layout {
> \context {
> \Score
> \override SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment
> 1/8 )
> }
> }
> }
>
> I would really appreciate your help.
>
> Best,
> George
