Re: Cross-staff phrase marks

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Carl,

> Slurs are *not* bezier curves; they are bezier sandwiches (meaning they
> have an upper and lower bezier curve, with common endpoints.  We would
> need to define a composite bezier sandwich in order to develop proper
> composite curves.
> 
> Of course, that could be done.

Good point.

It could still be done right now, using existing features, right? For example 
(warning: untested thought-experiment!), by pushing the #’eccentricity of the 
left Slur to some large positive number and that of the right Slur to some 
large [absolute value] negative number, and compressing the “join segment" of 
each Slur (by conflating its control points appropriately), the two sandwiches 
could be mashed together into a single reasonable-looking submarine.  =)

But there’s no question that it would all be easier done with more robust tools.

Cheers,
Kieren.
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