Re: fuzzy horizontal positioning

[Francisco Vila]

2009/7/3 Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden>:
> The problem: A symbol like `f' is normally positioned below the note
> it is attached to.  However, since `f' is quite a tall glyph, it needs
> a large amount of vertical space.  Especially in full scores, this can
> lead to serious vertical spacing issues.  In many cases, however, the
> `f' can be moved up considerably if it is slightly moved to the left
> at the same time: either there is a rest before the note, or the
> distance to the previous note is sufficiently large to do such a shift
> without collision.  Obviously, this must be done manually currently.

I think the images linked from this message illustrate fairly well the
problem. Compare the scanned and default LP engraved fragment:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2009-05/msg00266.html

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Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain)
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