Re: Whole note tremolo repeats - bug ?

[James E. Bailey]

Am 17.01.2009 um 01:08 schrieb Lasse Rempe:

> Hi Kieran,
>
> > Why should it look like the scan?
> > That is, what engraving reference (e.g., Gardner Read) do you have  
> > which indicates that the tremolo should be inside the staff?
> I do not have any engraving reference; however I am going by 20+  
> years of experience playing music (this sort of thing shows up in  
> orchestral violin parts often). I
A tremolo inside the staff? Very unusual in my experience. I would  
think it would be above the staff, where it would be clearly seen.
> I can say without a doubt that the lilypond output would be  
> considered incorrect (and hard to read) by musicians.
I would say the same for the scan.

> If there is an engraving reference that says otherwise, I would be  
> very surprised. However, I'm afraid I will have to leave it to  
> someone else to look this up.
>
> > Try
> >     \override StemTremolo #'Y-offset = #-5.5 c''''1:16
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> Many thanks - I still think someone should have a look at the  
> default behavior in this type of situation.
And if you're not able to, then the best thing to do would be to add  
it to the bug tracker.
> Lasse
>
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