Re: note extension dot positioning

[Nick Payne]

On 18/11/11 15:42, Mathias Koerber wrote:
> How can I avoid lilypond placing the extension dot
> for the note of the upper voice behind the lower voice note?
>
> I'd like to have the upper voice note (including dot)
> to the left (or right) of the lower voice note, and its dot
> should be next to the note.
>
> see attached screenshot
The layout displayed in your screenshot is the recommended layout in 
this situation (see Gould, p.56, for example). If you want it otherwise 
you can use

\once \override NoteColumn #'force-hshift = #number

on one of the voices and then tweak the horizontal position of the dot.

Nick