Re: Issue 726 in lilypond: Wrong accidentals alignment when a second occurs simultaneously

[Mark Polesky]

> Comment #2 on issue 726 by joeneeman: Wrong accidentals alignment when a  
> second occurs simultaneously
> http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=726
> 
> The behaviour for the first example is explained by the fact that we align
> accidentals belonging to the same octave. 

But that's wrong! Aligning octave-accidentals may be a 
general preference, but Ted Ross (pp.130-135) clearly 
demonstrates that the preference is overridden in the 
presence of a second (labeled A in the scan). The 
preference to have the lower natural close to its note-
head overrides the preference to align the octave. Even
in the absence of a second, Ross gives cases where it
makes more sense *not* to align the octaves. I've 
marked these with a red "x" in the picture.

So I propose we remove the auto-octave-accidental-
alignment rule and follow Ted Ross as closely as
possible.

I don't consider this issue "fixed".

- Mark

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