Re: Curved beams?

[Carl D. Sorensen]

On 7/2/09 3:21 PM, "Erik Rodkey" <address@hidden> wrote:

> I'm a new user of Lilypond, very impressed by the ease of use (once you get
> into it) and results from the program.
> However, the flexible nature of this program makes me wonder if it would be
> possible to apply a bezier curve to the beaming tool, in order to create the
> sort of curved beams which was common in Baroque music, both handwritten and
> engraved.
> 
> I don't mind having a go at this myself, but would appreciate tips general or
> specific from those experienced with the source code. 
> Any idea how to go about doing this?

If you're serious, look at the Contributors' Guide

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/devel/contrib-guide/index

You'll also want to get source from git.

HTH,

Carl