Re: Accent size and stem length

[Leo Correia de Verdier]

If you go for the redefine-solution from the thread the accent is dashLarger

> 10 feb. 2022 kl. 23:59 skrev Leo Correia de Verdier 
> <leo.correia.de.verdier@gmail.com>:
> 
> Hi Erika!
> 
> To globally reduce the size of all articulations (I think that could be 
> relevant, since many of them will relate to noteheads in a way similar to 
> accents) you can use this next to the override for notehead fint size.
> 
> \override Script.font-size = #-.5 % or whatever size you want
> 
> If you want to resize just the accents you could try the suggestions 
> mentioned in this thread:
> 
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2021-09/msg00484.html
> 
> As Paul wrote the stem extending to the middle line of the staff follows 
> convention, but this can be suppressed by 
> 
> \override Stem.no-stem-extend = ##t
> 
> Hope this helped
> /Leo
> 
>> 10 feb. 2022 kl. 19:01 skrev Paul Hodges <pwh@cassland.org>:
>> 
>> From: Erika Pirnes <erika.pirnes@hotmail.com> 
>> 
>> The other thing is to have a more consistent length for stems. In my minimal 
>> example, the stems in the first measure look too short because in both 
>> measures they extend to the middle line. Any ideas?
>> 
>> I don't know about the accent question.  
>> 
>> But as for the stems, the shorter ones in your example are the usual length 
>> (one octave), and the longer ones follow the traditional convention (applied 
>> by LilyPond as well as publishers in general) that stems of notes well 
>> outside the stave are extended to the middle line of the stave.  In music in 
>> parts, stems facing away from the stave may be somewhat shortened; I don't 
>> know whether LilyPond does this as well.
>> 
>> Paul
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