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From: | Kieren MacMillan |
Subject: | Re: Shortening ties |
Date: | Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:05:33 -0400 |
Hi, Michael:
Logic dictates, to me at least, that one of these should work: \once\override Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) <b,, b,,, >4--~ \once\override Staff.Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) < b,, b,,, >4--~ \once\override Voice.Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) < b,, b,,, >4--~
Unfortunately, your logic is flawed! =)If I'm not mistaken, #'X-extent represents the horizontal space APPARENTLY taken up by an object, not the actual width of the object. It's more like a padding value than a size value.
For example, I can reserve a lot of space for a quarter note by using %%% CODE BEGINS \version "2.9.14" \paper { ragged-right = ##t } stuff = \relative { c4 c \once \override NoteColumn #'X-extent = #'(0 . 20) c c } \score { \stuff } %%% CODE BEGINSHowever, it's important to realise that I haven't changed the physical (visual) width of the object itself -- I've only made Lilypond THINK the note is wider than it actually is, and therefore Lilypond leaves more room (padding) around it.
Make sense? Best regards, Kieren.
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