Re: Shortening ties

[Mats Bengtsson]

Try
\override Tie #'details #'note-head-gap = #2.0
(Unfortunately, this isn't documented. To find this setting, I had to
look into the source code. )

  /Mats

Michael J Millett wrote:

> I have been attempting to get ties to stop short of the final 
> notehead, but have been unsuccessful after several days of trying.  So 
> I now have to ask for help.
>
>  I am attempting to get the ties of a chord to stop well short of the 
> second note.
>
> Logic dictates, to me at least, that one of these should work:
>
> \once\override Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) <b,, b,,, >4--~
>
> \once\override Staff.Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) < b,, b,,, >4--~
>
> \once\override Voice.Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) < b,, b,,, >4--~
>
> But they don't. I am not getting error messages, but the ties are not 
> moving, either.
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
> Michael
>
>
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