Re: Slur placement in tablature

[Marc Hohl]

Hello Mike,

oldwhtman schrieb:
> I'm using Lilypond 2.12.2 on a Linux system.  I'm trying to use \slur to
> indicate ligato (pull off) from a grace note.  It is a two voice system and
> the slur is on the first voice which has stems pointing upward.  Lilypond
> draws the slur symbol above the stems instead of above the fret numbers.  It
> would look better, if the slur would be 'attached' to the fret numbers
> instead of the stems ... as it would appear if the notes were tied.  Is it
> possible to do this?  I tried changing the slur to appear below the fret
> numbers with \slurDown, but the slur collided with a fret number just below
> the fret number it should connect to. It looked just as bad as the default
> placement above the stems.  
There have been some improvements lately, so I recommend you to install 
version 2.13.x from the lilypond website. In addition, a small example 
of your score would be helpful, so we can help you more
easily.

> Also, how can I make the grace fret number
> smaller?
>   
With 2.13.x this is the default already.

There is a separate mailing list for tablature issues, so if you're
interested, I invite you to join in:

http://lists.lilynet.net/tablatures

Marc