Re: tweaking output in 2.3.16

[J. Scott Amort]

On Sun, 2004-09-12 at 13:19 -0400, J. Scott Amort wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> As a means of learning the 'inner' workings of lilypond, I've been
> trying to reproduce the exact layout of some complex scores.  I've read
> through the manual and in consultation with the Program Reference area,
> I've been able to adjust the default layout quite well to suit my needs.
> However, there are two areas that I can't seem to find a solution -
> slurs and spanners (specifically, hairpins and trills).
> 
> Regarding the manual positioning of slurs, I have found the height-limit
> property of the Slur object to be useful in extending the arc of the
> slur (to avoid collisions with some elements), but, I can't seem to find
> a way to adjust the positioning of the end points of the slur (i.e.
> closer to, or further away from the notehead).  In the reference for
> 2.2.6, there is an attachment-offset property that seems to handle this
> sort of adjustment, but it does not appear in the 2.3.16 reference.  Is
> there are way to do this in 2.3.x?
> 
> Secondly, I would like to be able to tweak the length of spanner objects
> (specifically the Hairpin and TrillSpanner).  I don't seem to see any
> reference to a property that allows for this - is it possible?
> 
> Thanks for any help!
> 
> Best Regards,
> Scott 

No suggestions?  Is it at all possible to modify the location/shape of
slurs and hairpins?  Thanks again.

Best,
Scott