Re: Tied harmonics in tablature - tracker issue

[Marc Hohl]

Am 04.11.2010 00:03, schrieb Carl Sorensen:
> On 11/3/10 9:34 AM, "Marc Hohl"<address@hidden>  wrote:
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> > Am 03.11.2010 15:11, schrieb Carl Sorensen:
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> > > On 11/3/10 7:03 AM, "Marc Hohl"<address@hidden>   wrote:
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> > > > Hello list, hello Valentin (I think you are the master of the tracker),
> > > >
> > > > Federico Bruni raised this issue long ago, see
> > > >
> > > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2010-05/msg00355.html
> > > >
> > > > I made some attempts to get this done, but the "almost" solution I
> > > > reached didn't satisfy me completely (it looks to me rather hackish,
> > > > there has to be a more genuine solution without shifting layers and stuff):
> > > >
> > > > http://codereview.appspot.com/1669041
> > > >
> > > > So I think it is best to add this to the tracker, so this issue won't be
> > > > lost.
> > > >
> > > >          
> > > Would you like more comments on the code now?
> > >
> > >        
> > IMHO, it should work as follows: if the TabNoteHead is a harmonic, there
> > should be a
> > gap *without* whiteout between the '(' and the fret number (and again
> > between the number and ')',
> > of course) which is as wide as the '<', whereas the parentheses and the
> > fret number keep their
> > whiteout. if the TabNoteHead is normal, the gap should be zero.
> >      
> Wouldn't it be a sound approach to have the TabNoteHead for a harmonic
> include both the number and the angle brackets, and then apply the
> parentheses to the resulting grob?  I think this is probably the best
> approach, though I could be wrong.
>    
I came up with the idea to parenthesize the Harmonic brackets instead of the
TabNoteHead and thus provide the possibility to left-parenthesize or
right-parenthesize an item, but your approach sounds more consistent.

Indeed, a harmonic note head is a complete note head with just another 
shape,
so the tab note head for a harmonic note should be seen as an entity,
created by a fret number surrounded by the brackets. Then it would be 
quite easy to
parenthesize it.

But I think this means that the Tab note head engraver has to be 
changed, isn't it?

Regards,

Marc
> Thanks,
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> Carl
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