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Re: Hairpin #'minimum-length does not apply to real length of the hairpi
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James |
Subject: |
Re: Hairpin #'minimum-length does not apply to real length of the hairpin |
Date: |
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:24:13 +0000 |
Hello,
On 9 January 2012 22:00, Ralph Palmer <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Xavier Scheuer <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I noticed this while replying to James.
>>
>> \override Hairpin #'minimum-length = #8 does not take into account the
>> fact that a hairpin can be shortened by the presence of a DynamicText.
>>
>> "minimum-length" is applied not the real length of the hairpin, but to
>> the length of the hairpin **if it would not have been shortened by the
>> presence of a dynamic**. IMHO it should apply to the _real length_ of
>> the hairpin (the printed one!), even if it is a "shortened hairpin"
>> (hey, it is usually these "shortened hairpins" that we —the users— want
>> to lengthen when we \override Hairpin #'minimum-length !!).
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> This has been submitted as issue 2207 :
> http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2207
>
> I designated it "ugly", but I'm not sure that's the best category.
>
I'd say that was the best category.
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James