Re: collisions with optional voice ...

[James Bailey]

Two things:
1) make sure any snippets you send can compile with just the information in 
your email. I'm assuming you're using english.ly.
2) Are you using relative mode or not?

On Jul 29, 2010, at 2:38 AM, apqc wrote:

> 
> I'm trying to put together a piece of choral music and am working on the alto
> line. At one point the altos split but the top part is optional. I want the
> optional part to display with smaller notes. I have managed this with the
> following:
> 
> 
>               <<{ \set fontSize = #-3
>               cs4. b8 a4 a a2 r4 gs8 a b2. a4 gs2 r4 a4 a2. a4 a2. a4 a2( gs) 
> a4} \\ {
> \unset fontSize
>               a2 a4 a a2 r4 e4 e( gs2) a4 e2 r4 cs4 d2. e4 fs e4 d2( e) e2 
> e4}>> |
>               
> 
> but there are collisions between the parts and the whole thing looks untidy.
> Is there some way I can make the spacing look right?!!
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