I am having an extremely difficult time finding an acceptable coding solution for a fairly straightforward (though relatively complex) notational problem:
I have several measures of piano music (code appended below) in which an initial chord is struck, with voices released at different times. This _visually_ requires no more than 2 voices to be present during any given beat. Most of my coding attempts, however, require 3 or more voices, often using tweaks to hide pitches and shifting note columns to rectify the default displacement of subsidiary voices. I have tried the documented moving of the Tie_engraver to the staff (vs. voice) level, but end up with simultaneous tie events that end up junking a required tie. Does anyone have any practical advice for solving this problems? The necessity of creating invisible noteheads in 3 or more parts seems cumbersome and carries with it a whole host of horizontal voice-offset (shift) problems. I have also tried manipulating the control points on individual ties (documented elsewhere on this forum) but cannot find any reference as to how this might be done with tie columns. Incidentally, the _simplest_ solution would appear to me to be somehow engraving ties as individual graphic events, i.e. neither attached to, nor dependent upon noteheads in any particular voice. (Is this possible?) I will try to post another message with the code attached, but so far the server fails to accept such, claiming I'm "top-posting". Many thanks, EF _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
