Re: film score example

[Janek Warchoł]

Hi,

2013/9/14 Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden>:
>> Please take a look at this snippet:
>> http://github.com/openlilylib/snippets/blob/master/input-shorthands/articulations-not-aligned-with-notes.ly
>> It has some issues, but you'll get an idea immediately after compiling
>> it.  I think it's clever and could probably be added to default LilyPond.
>
> I would prefer an even more straight-forward input, if possible.
>
> On a related note, something I've been asking for forever (and willing to 
> sponsor) is the ability to change the bounds of horizontal spanners by 
> duration — that would solve this problem easily, without need for additional 
> voices.

As far as i see, implementing this with some reasonable and
user-friendly syntax would require a substantial discussion.  We tried
to discuss these "GLISS" things last September, but the outcome was
somewhat discouraging...  I think this has to wait until we have more
people experienced with parser work (yes, this means an indefinite
amount of time... :/)

janek