Re: sponsoring better tied chords?

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Steve D wrote:
> [variation in tie formatting]
>
> That is just my opinion. ;-) I don't understand, however, why LilyPond's 
> tie placement behavior varies between the pairs of identical chords 
> (pitch-wise) sited above.

The height of a tie depends on its length. Shorter ties are smaller in Y 
direction, meaning that they more easily fit in spaces. Without studying 
the code, I guess that for the half-note case, the tips of the ties 
would be too high relative to the note head if it was in the same space, 
so it is moved one space outward.

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