Re: How are stems created?

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janek Warchoł" <address@hidden>
To: "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>
Cc: "Devel" <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: How are stems created?


> Hi Phil,
>
> 2013/8/14 Phil Holmes <address@hidden>:
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janek Warchol"
> > > Are you still working on this?  I was looking at this area of the code
> > > with my alignment work
> > > (http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3239 and others,
> > > which are the foundation for actually merging some of my gsoc work).
> > > I would be interested in collaborating on this.
> >
> > Actively working right now?  No.  Forgotten it?  No.  I can get perfectly
> > aligned mensural flags on stems - there was really a bug in the way the 
> > old
> > ones were reversed.  I need to work on the flags' shape - I have a few 
> > scans
> > of music from 1500-1600 and the flags and will work on these.
> >
> > Let me know what you're interested in.
>
> I'd like to change stem and flag code so that stems, flags and
> noteheads are attached to each other using generic functions from
> Self_alignment_interface instead of their own funcitons (if that's
> possible).
>
> Fiddling with metafont code can be interesting as well.
>
> cheers,
> Janek


I'd concluded that they are attached because they have a common origin, so 
if this is wrong I probably won't be able to help.  Always willing to try, 
though.

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Phil Holmes