Re: Tie like a slur

[Patrick McCarty]

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Phil Holmes <address@hidden> wrote:
> "Patrick McCarty" <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Phil Holmes <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been setting some music with something like the following:
>>>
>>> <<
>>> \new Staff {
>>> \time 6/8
>>> \clef "treble"
>>> a''8 a''8 a''8 a''8 a''8 a''8
>>> }
>>> \new Staff {
>>> \time 6/8
>>> \clef "bass"
>>> \voiceOne
>>> < a c' f'>4. ~ < b c' e'>4.
>>> }
>>> >>
>>>
>>> Lily sets this as shown in the attached image - to my eyes this looks more
>>> like a slur than a tie. Bug? Issue 139?
>>
>> Looks like a bug.
>>
>> It could be issue 139, or maybe issue 962.
>>
>> http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=962
>
> I reckon it's 139, since it's a tie outside a chord, rather than one inside
> a chord.

Thanks for pointing that out.  I think 139 is more likely then.

> Looking at the bug list, though, it would seem that tie placement
> could do with a review in the next full release.   I'm tempted to push 139
> to high, and add this, since it's real world and very confusing with
> standard musical notation.

Looking at the tracker issue, I see its priority has changed from
Low->Medium, and then from Medium->Low.  But this was four years ago,
too.

I think it's a great idea to add your example to the tracker, but I
don't know if changing the priority is going to give it that much more
attention.  However, this is just my perspective on things.

Thanks,
Patrick