Re: PATCH -- Dashed Slurs

[Carl D. Sorensen]

On 4/17/09 1:58 PM, "Neil Puttock" <address@hidden> wrote:

> 2009/4/17 Carl D. Sorensen <address@hidden>:
> 
>> Does anybody *want* constant-thickness slurs or ties?  I thought that
>> variable thickness was clearly better.  I think that keeping inferior output
>> to avoid conversion problems is not a good decision.  I'd rather force the
>> user to make a simple manual change and get the benefit of the improved
>> layout.  It better presents the quality of LilyPond.  If we allow inferior
>> layout to hang around, it will be something that people can use to impugn
>> LilyPond.
> 
> I prefer variable thickness myself (so long as I remember to avoid
> evince ;), but there's bound to be some user down the line who'll want
> the option of constant thickness only to be told it's impossible.

Ahh -- but it's not impossible.  There is a slur offset parameter that can
be changed (I don't think it's a user parameter yet, and I don't think I
want to make it one right now.  If it gets asked for we can fix it then.

Carl