Re: Chords with unequal durations

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil Puttock" <address@hidden>
> To: "Carl Sorensen" <address@hidden>
> Cc: "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>; "Nick Payne" 
> <address@hidden>; <address@hidden>
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 4:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Chords with unequal durations


On 13 September 2010 16:05, Carl Sorensen <address@hidden> wrote:
> > I don't believe it's a bug. The command says to merge differently headed
> > notes. Merging a half note and a quarter note should result in a filled 
> > in
> > note; it's the union of both notes.

> That's an illegal merge, since it obscures the duration of the minim.

> I believe this is a bug, but only of the documentation kind.  Setting
> 'ignore-collision doesn't mean `Remove the annoying message so my
> score compiles cleanly'; it switches off automatic collision
> resolution between note columns.  In Nick's example, setting
> 'ignore-collision allows the noteheads to be stuck on top of each
> other with no regard for the individual durations: hence the quaver
> obscures the minim.  This means the merge commands are irrelevant,
> since the merging code never gets called.

> Cheers,
> Neil


I'd guessed it was something of that sort.  Since the warning about clashing 
note columns is often seen, and the note-columns can be clashed deliberately 
(e.g. to get the same note in 2 voices for slurs, etc.) is it worth 
considering a command that simply turns the warning off?

--
Phil Holmes