Re: Stem lengths in 2.8.1

[Stephen]

I noticed that the stem lengths are calculated differently.

lengths, a list:
\override Stem #'lengths = #'(3.5 3.5 7.0 4.5 5.0)

seems to be replaced with length, a dimension or stem-end-position, a 
number:
\override Stem #'length = #13.5

The number 7.0 in the first example results in the same stem length as the 
13.5 number in the new way of doing things.

In the old way, you could specify 'a length for each flag-count' with the 
list. Whereas, length is a 'User override for the stem length of unbeamed 
stems.', apparently stems of any flag-count. So the stem length is 
calculated differently.

I think the difference in stem-length between stems with different 
flag-counts has been revised.

Browsing the documentation, lengths still exists, but has been taken out the 
the 'User settable properties' list. It is in the 'details' list, whatever 
that means.

Stephen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A P" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:07 AM
Subject: Stem lengths in 2.8.1


> I've just returned to lilypond after a long time
> (version 2.0.1!) and have noticed in version 2.8.1
> that the stem lengths seem to be a bit shorter, at
> least in the following example (from Telemann) :
>
> \version "2.8.1"
>
> upper = \relative c'' {
>  \clef treble
>  \key bes \major
>  \time 4/4
>  bes16 a bes c  bes c a bes  c bes c d  c d bes c |
>  d c d ees  d ees c d  ees d ees f  ees f d ees |
>     }
>
> lower = \relative c {
>  \clef bass
>  \key bes \major
>  \time 4/4
>  bes8 d g f ees c f f, |
>  bes bes' bes, bes' ees, es' ees, ees' |
> }
>
> \score {
>  \new PianoStaff <<
>    \set PianoStaff.instrument = "Cembalo"
>    \new Staff = "upper" \upper
>    \new Staff = "lower" \lower
>  >>
>  \layout { }
> }
>
> In the output of 2.8.1, the stems of the semiquavers
> in the upper clef appear to be shorter than those in
> the output from 2.0.1 by about the height of a ledger
> line.  Unfortunately, I don't have the original
> (2.0.1) code, but there was nothing unusual about it.
>
> Was this a conscious decision on the part of the
> developers or a by-product of some other changes?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aloke
>
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