Hi, Damian --
but isn't the collision of (for instance) flats with bar lines a bug/defect?
I think so, but currently it's not being given very high priority... so I thought I'd try to escalate it! =)
btw, what are the best workarounds without adding spacers?
The two I've been playing with are:
(1) Adjust the BarLine #'spacing alist: difficult to really understand how each setting interacts (or conflicts) with other properties, so I avoid this.
(2) Adjust the #'X-extent of the "offending element" (i.e., the one that Lilypond *should* be automatically adjusting): this is definitely easier than (1), and essentially every grob responds to an #'X-extent adjustment, but it's still a lot of manual labour when you're adjusting nearly every measure, and every time the layout changes you need to revisit every single adjustment.
Below is an example of fixing a flat-collision problem using method (2). Although there is (IMO) a problem with every single measure in the default engraving, my favourite is m. 4, where the flat looks like it's part of the key signature... =\
Hope this helps!
Kieren.
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\version "2.11.23" % Mac OS X 10.4.9
\include "english.ly"
accTooClose = \relative
{
\time 4/4
\key af \major
\repeat "unfold" 32 { <cf' df>8 }
}
accPadded = \relative
{
\time 4/4
\key af \major
\override Accidental #'X-extent = #'(-0.75 . 0.85)
\repeat "unfold" 8 { <cf' df>8 }
\override Accidental #'X-extent = #'(-0.5 . 0.85)
\repeat "unfold" 16 { <cf df>8 }
\override Accidental #'X-extent = #'(-0.95 . 0.85)
\repeat "unfold" 8 { <cf df>8 }
}
\paper
{
ragged-right = ##t
printallheaders = ##t
}
\score
{
\accTooClose
\header
{
subtitle = "Default"
}
}
\score
{
\accPadded
\header
{
subtitle = "Accidental Manually Padded (X-extent)"
}
}