Re: \hideNotes removes dot from 4.

[David Kastrup]

Michael Gerdau <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi list,
>
> I've come across a strange behaviour with \hideNotes. See the following MWE:
> - snip - snip - snip - snip -
> \version "2.19.83"
>
> musica = \relative c'{ f4 g << { \hideNotes a4.( \unHideNotes g8) } \\ { a4.( 
> g8) } >> }
> musicb = \relative c'{ f4 g << { a4.( g8) } \\ { a4.( g8) } >> }
>
> \score {
>   \musica
> }
> \score {
>   \musicb
> }
> - snip - snip - snip - snip -
>
> In the first example it looks as if the a' is "4" when indeed it is "4.".
> The second example correctly shows the "."
>
> Is this a bug or am I doing something stupid?

I think we only print merged dots once.  Maybe something like

commit 9c4a0f50b2fdad7d4d682eb07e3b408d64be9c22
Author: Keith OHara <address@hidden>
Date:   Fri Sep 21 22:02:49 2012 -0700

    note-collision: retain upper voice dot when merging dots

is responsible here?  Though this particular patch seems only to add
some cosmetic decision here.  At any rate, the dot merging code likely
does not cater for hideNotes.

-- 
David Kastrup