Re: feature request: brackets should match size of the object they enclose

[Janek Warchoł]

2010/10/23 Patrick McCarty <address@hidden>

> 2010/10/21 Janek Warchoł <address@hidden>:
> > % I was very happy to find out that \parenthesize works not only with
> notes,
> > but very unhappy to find out that the brackets seem to have constant
> size.
> > For example, they are too small for chords:
> >
> > \new ChordNames \chordmode { c \parenthesize d }
> >
> > % therefore i ask you, o Magnificent Developers, to make
> > the \parenthesize match the size of the object for which it is used :)
>
> I am inclined to say that this request is similar to #155
> (http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=155) and #868
> (http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=868).
>
> In the words, I have a feeling that a proper solution to those two
> issues will also fulfill your feature request.


Yes, i've seen issues #155 and #868 and they are indeed similar to my
request. However since the problems with accidentals and dots were divided
into separate issues i thought that my suggestion should also be a separate
issue.

regards,
Jan