RE: Problem with fingering

[Nick Payne]

Thanks, that gives me some extra ammunition to solve some fingering
problems.

Nick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
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> Behalf Of Trevor Daniels
> Sent: Friday, 13 February 2009 20:05
> To: David Stocker; Tomas Valusek
> Cc: lilypond-user Mailinglist
> Subject: Re: Problem with fingering
> 
> It would be nice if LilyPond were able to resolve every possible
> fingering configuration optimally, but it is a complex problem.
> 
> Generally, the options available work pretty well, and when they
> don't there is the possibility to tweak the positions of individual
> fingerings to your liking. Like this:
> 
> \relative c' {
>    \set fingeringOrientations = #'(left)
>    <c-1 d-\tweak #'extra-offset #'(0 . 0.7)-2 a'-5>4
>    \set fingeringOrientations = #'(down)
>    <c-1 d-\tweak #'extra-offset #'(-1.2 . 0)-2 a'-5>4
>    \set fingeringOrientations = #'(down right up)
>    <c-1 d-\tweak #'extra-offset #'(-1.2 . 1)-2 a'-5>4
>    \set fingeringOrientations = #'(up)
>    <c-1 d-\tweak #'extra-offset #'(-1.2 . 0)-2 a'-5>4
> }
> 
> Trevor
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Stocker" <address@hidden>
> To: "Tomas Valusek" <address@hidden>
> Cc: "lilypond-user Mailinglist" <address@hidden>
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 5:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Problem with fingering
> 
> 
> > This is a problem for me as well. I prefer my fingerings to the left
> of
> > notes and chords in the score (for guitar music) and when notating
> > chords that contain seconds, I'm forced to choose which notes to
> > indicate fingerings for in order to avoid collisions. Another related
> > problem: In chords involving notes with accidentals, some fingerings
> are
> > displayed to the left of the accidental (good) while fingerings on
> notes
> > without accidentals are not shifted left (ugly-and sometimes results
> in
> > collisions between accidentals and fingering indications). It would
> be
> > great to be able to tell LilyPond to display all fingerings for a
> chord
> > in one vertical column, and to automatically resolve fingering
> > collisions when there are fingerings for intervals smaller than a
> third.
> >
> > Tomas Valusek wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> let's modify slightly a snippet from NR 1.7.1, section Fingering
> >> Instructions:
> >>
> >> \relative c' {
> >>   \set fingeringOrientations = #'(left)
> >>   <c-1 d-2 a'-5>4
> >>   \set fingeringOrientations = #'(down)
> >>   <c-1 d-2 a'-5>4
> >>   \set fingeringOrientations = #'(down right up)
> >>   <c-1 d-2 a'-5>4
> >>   \set fingeringOrientations = #'(up)
> >>   <c-1 d-2 a'-5>4
> >> }
> >>
> >> What we get? See attachement.
> >>
> >> AFAIK, numbers in chord fingering should be one directly above the
> >> other, not shifted sideways. Si this a bug?
> >>
> >> Tomas Valusek
> >>
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