Re: improving staff-padding

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > % . `staff-padding' correctly sets the minimum distance to
> > %   DynamicText and DynamicLineSpanner objects.  As can be seen in
> > %   the example below, the horizontal axis for the two objects
> > %   isn't aligned.  I wonder whether another parameter can be
> > %   introduced to fine-tune this, say,
> > %
> > %     \property Voice.DynamicText \override #'staff-padding-pos =
> > %       #'math-axis
> > %     \property Voice.DynamicLineSpanner \override #'staff-padding-pos =
> > %       #'center
> > %
> > %   to vertically align DynamicText objects, taking into account
> > %   the depths of DynamicText objects also.
> 
> this is exactly why we support something like
> 
>  c2\f\<

I haven't thought of `c2\f\<'.  Anyway, the dynamics in `c2\f c2\<'
aren't aligned.

> Over what horizontal span do want dynamic signs to be aligned?

Good question.  I can't say that without investigation.  Perhaps a
kind of `nearness' should be defined.  The nearer dynamic signs and
spanners are located, the more aligned they should be.


    Werner