Re: Fixes bad slur heights by limiting fit_factor to the interior of slurs. (issue4810072)

[Janek Warchoł]

2011/8/6 address@hidden <address@hidden>:
> On Aug 6, 2011, at 11:09 AM, address@hidden wrote:
>> i tried writing a review, but i don't understand what's going on here.
>> Can you add some comments to the code?
>
> The function fit_factor pushes up the height of a slur if there is an 
> extra-encompass-object in the way.  My change makes this function ignore all 
> extra-encompass-objects close to the extremes of a slur, as these objects 
> have a tendency to push a slur up disproportionately high.  These objects are 
> still penalized in the scoring, which results in their avoidance if possible.

Thanks.  Could you add this to the source as a comment?
This sounds reasonable, however i still have a hard time reading this
code because variable names aren't descriptive...  What dz_unit,
dz_perp, curve_xext are?  What pext.intersect (curve_xext) does?

cheers,
Janek