Re: Attaching slurs to stem ends

[Jan Nieuwenhuizen]

Carter Brey <address@hidden> writes:

>     Could you take pity and tell me why the bottom voice slur in this
> extract does not respond to my request to attach itself to the stem
> ends rather than to the note heads?
>
> \context Staff
>         < \context Voice = VA { \stemUp [a'8.] a16\p}
>           \context Voice = VB { \stemDown \property Voice.Slur \set
> #'attachment = #'(stem . stem) [fis'16( gis' )a']} >

That's because the slur direction will be UP, and there are no stems
available there, stems are down.  The attachment override will not
change the slur's direction.

Change \stemUp to \voiceOne, stemDown to \voiceTwo, and you'll be
fine.

Jan.

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