Re: Tie like a slur

[Patrick McCarty]

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Phil Holmes <address@hidden> wrote:
> I've been setting some music with something like the following:
>
> <<
> \new Staff {
>  \time 6/8
>  \clef "treble"
>  a''8 a''8 a''8 a''8 a''8 a''8
> }
> \new Staff {
>  \time 6/8
>  \clef "bass"
>  \voiceOne
>  < a c' f'>4. ~  < b c' e'>4.
> }
>>>
>
> (I've done the 2 staves because it gets the spacing on the lower one closer
> to what I have).
>
> Lily sets this as shown in the attached image - to my eyes this looks more
> like a slur than a tie.  Bug?  Issue 139?

Looks like a bug.

It could be issue 139, or maybe issue 962.

http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=962

Thanks,
Patrick