Re: \shiftOn and friends

[Trevor Daniels]

Hi Richard

I quote from the Notation Reference:

"The \shiftOn command allows (but does not force) the notes in a voice to be 
shifted. When \shiftOn is applied to a voice, a note or chord in that voice is 
shifted only if its stem would otherwise collide with a stem from another 
voice, and only if the colliding stems point in the same direction. The 
\shiftOff command prevents this type of shifting from occurring."

See 
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/multiple-voices#collision-resolution

So unless there is a collision of notes the shift commands have no effect.

You'll find a clue for doing what you want if you examine the example here:

http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/learning/real-music-example

Trevor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Shann" <address@hidden>
To: "lilypond-user" <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:29 PM
Subject: \shiftOn and friends


> In the following I have inserted \shiftOn and \shiftOff commands in a
> vain attempt to get the <e g> chord in the second voice to be displaced
> to the left of the a8 in voice one. I have even repeated the command
> immediately before these notes, but to no avail. (I am hoping it will
> fix the collision of the tie with the note head).
> 8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><
> 
> \version "2.18.0"
> MI = {\voiceOne \shiftOn a4.~  \shiftOn a8 b c'}
> MII = { \voiceTwo \shiftOff a8 g^~  <e_~ g^~ >8 \shiftOff <e g> \skip 4 }
> 
> \new Staff   << 
> \new Voice \clef bass \time 6/8 \MI       
> \new Voice   \MII                    
>>>
> 
> 8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><
> 
> Am I doing something wrong?
> 
> Richard Shann
> 
> 
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