Re: Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Henrik Frisk
Stewart Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond/Laissez-vibrer-ties.html > > Is that of any use? You can use LaissezVibrerTieColumn #'X-extent to > lengthen them to your desired length. > Unfortunately that will not do it (as someone else

Re: Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Michael J Millett
Mats Bengtsson wrote: Try \override Tie #'details #'note-head-gap = #2.0 This worked! \override Tie #'details #'note-head-gap = #13.0 < b,, b,,, >4--~ s4. a,,8\rest < b,, b,,, > } >> } If I'm not mistaken, #'X-extent represents the horizontal space APPARENTLY taken up by an object, not

Re: Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Michael: Logic dictates, to me at least, that one of these should work: \once\override Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) 4--~ \once\override Staff.Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) < b,, b,,, >4--~ \once\override Voice.Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) < b,, b,,, >4--~ Unfortunately, your logic is

Re: Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Try \override Tie #'details #'note-head-gap = #2.0 (Unfortunately, this isn't documented. To find this setting, I had to look into the source code. ) /Mats Michael J Millett wrote: I have been attempting to get ties to stop short of the final notehead, but have been unsuccessful after severa

Re: Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Stewart Holmes
To: Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 7:24 AM Subject: Shortening ties I have been attempting to get ties to stop short of the final notehead, but have been unsuccessful after several days of trying. So I now have to ask for help. I am attempting to get the ties of a chord to stop well short of th

Shortening ties

2006-08-16 Thread Michael J Millett
I have been attempting to get ties to stop short of the final notehead, but have been unsuccessful after several days of trying. So I now have to ask for help. I am attempting to get the ties of a chord to stop well short of the second note. Logic dictates, to me at least, that one of thes