Re: Dynamics and arpeggios too close to bar lines

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Benedict,

> having to do with music elements too close to or overlapping with  
> bar lines

If you check the archives, you'll see that I had been complaining  
about this for a long time -- I'm quite happy with the fix(es) in  
2.11.31+, so I've stopped griping!  =)

> This problem could be solved by moving to 2.11

Correct.

> I'd prefer to stay on the stable branch

If I'm not mistaken (dev: anyone care to confirm?), a 2.12 release is  
imminent.

> This relates to dynamics in the Piano centered dynamics template

I think this template has been (unofficially) deprecated: there are  
better ways of accomplishing the same thing.

> Hairpins and dynamic marks tend to brush right up against
> or even overlap (the mp mark is one of the worst) the bar lines.

True, but unfortunately I don't know of an automated way to solve  
that problem -- I simply manually tweak each "problem child".
Maybe someone else out there has the "silver bullet" we're both  
wanting to find??

> Alternatively, tweaks to the arpeggio objects or the dynamic  
> objects would work instead

Don't forget the two powerful features

    \once \override DynamicText #'extra-offset = #'(m . n)

and

    \once \override DynamicText #'X-extent = #'(m . n)

where the grob name (in this case, DynamicText) can be replaced with  
almost anything (e.g., Arpeggio), and the parameters (m and n) are  
adjusted as required.

Hope this helps!
Kieren.