> > 4.5.2 Regarding moving beams, I have a > > typographical question. I > > understand that the end of a beam is normally > > positioned such that its > > top edge, centre, or bottom edge is aligned on a > > staff line. When > > manually setting the positions, what fractions of > > a line space would > > give those positions? > > > > By default the beam thickness is set to 0.48 of a > staff-space (Note the IR is wrong is this respect; > it says in units of line-thickness, which is normally > right, but not for beams). So to move a beam with > its top edge aligned to a position with its centre > aligned you'll need to move it an extra 0.24. > > I think this is better suited to the NR, though. >
Thanks for the explanation! Now I don't feel bad for being puzzled by the IR explanation. And, yes, this does sound like a NR item. Andrew _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
