Re: forcing hshift

[Rune Zedeler]

David Raleigh Arnold wrote:

> {a2 a4} + {a4 a2} = {a4 a4 a4}
>
> This spacing has been bad for years.  I hope it's fixed now.

I don't agree with you.
You seem to think that spacing should be calculated globally on score 
level without thinking about individual voices. I.e. this would mean 
that in your opinion two shifted voices with quarter notes

< { c4 c c c }  {c8 c4 c c c8} >

should get same spacing as one voice with eight notes.
Furter more your approach would mean that the first measure of this 
example should get same spacing as 2nd measure, which I concider very 
bad spacing.

\score {
  \notes \transpose c'' <
      \context Staff = sa \repeat unfold 2 <
          \context Voice = va { \voiceOne \times 2/3 { b2 b b } }
          \context Voice = vb { \voiceOne d4 d d d }
      >
      \context Staff = sb { \voiceOne c1 \times 2/3 { c4. c8 c4 c4 c8 
c4. } }

  >
  \paper { linewidth = -1 }
}


So, bottom line is: I don't agree with you, but perhaps it should be 
configurable - i.e. we could add a solo-spacing-engraver to the 
voice-context, which could be moved to score level in order to achieve 
Davids preferances, or something...?

-Rune