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Re: Potential fix for issue 37


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: Potential fix for issue 37
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2011 11:08:40 +0100 (CET)

>>> I'm not exactly sure what the desired output would be for issue
>>> 37, but my code assumes that if there are collision problems, flat
>>> beams look best.
>> +1
> 
> Don't agree: the beams usually give an impression of the overall
> pitch tendency.  Flat beams over a rising melody line look strange
> and dead.  So I think it would be good if they usually kept their
> natural angle, just with uniformly longer stems.

I'm not sure whether using the `natural' angle is really that good $(Q#|(B
we are entering quite complicated formatting issues...  Perhaps
applying a damping factor to make the beams less steep?

BTW, has someone done some research in trying to find printed,
well-engraved examples?


    Werner



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