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Re: tie engraver in staff? (Re: Tie doesn't tie)
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David Kastrup |
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Re: tie engraver in staff? (Re: Tie doesn't tie) |
Date: |
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:58:41 +0100 |
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Wilbert Berendsen <address@hidden> writes:
> Agreed. Even when explicitly instantiating voices it remains necessary to use
> them for e.g. cross-voice ties. Easy cross-voice ties would be very nice, as
> they occor very often in keyboard music. This is an example that works:
>
> \layout {
> \context {
> \Staff
> \consists "Tie_engraver"
> }
> \context {
> \Voice
> \remove "Tie_engraver"
> }
> }
>
> \new Staff \relative c' <<
> { c4 e~ g b }
> \\
> { a,2 e' }
>>>
>
> But I don't know how it would affect more complex stuff such as multiple
> voices with tied chords in a staff.
One thing that would help is a concept of graceful degradation. With
that I mean that the Tie_engraver in a voice may declare "I give up",
and _if_ (and only if) one happens to have a Tie_engraver in the Staff,
it will then get control in order to also place the tie.
--
David Kastrup