Re: Feature request: 'line' articulation

[Maximilian Albert]

2009/7/24 Valentin Villenave <address@hidden>:

>> Another point is the horizontal position: If the line is placed above the
>> stem, it seems better to me to have both in one horizontal position (not
>> centered above the NoteHead), though I can't recognize any clear conventions
>> for it up to now.
>
> I think this would be a terrible idea. All articulation marks are
> centered with the note head. As a musician, I'd be terribly confused
> if I were to suddently encounter an articulation mark that's centered
> with the stem.

It's not correct that articulations are always centered with the note head. See

  http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=218

and the examples attached there. This is precisely what
toward-stem-shift was introduced for. :-)

Max