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Re: Changing the length of voice follower lines
From: |
Thomas Morley |
Subject: |
Re: Changing the length of voice follower lines |
Date: |
Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:27:07 +0200 |
2017-04-28 21:04 GMT+02:00 DJF <address@hidden>:
> I’ve got a piano piece with many voice follower lines from one hand to the
> other. Most often the lines end up being too long and unsightly, extending
> through beams and stems. I know how to move them with
> VoiceFollower.extra-offset, but I can’t figure out how to change their
> length. I messed around with other things, like extents, but I don’t really
> understand those (I understand them theoretically, but not practically) and,
> anyway, nothing ever gets changed regardless of the values I use. Can’t help
> but think there’s probably an obvious answer, but I’m certainly not finding
> it!
>
> What could I add below to shorten the right (top) end of the voice-follow
> line?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> --
> Dan
>
>
> \version "2.19.58"
>
> \score {
> \new PianoStaff
> <<
> \new Staff = "right" \relative c'
> { \clef treble <g ees'>2. f'4 }
>
> \new Staff = "left" \relative c
> { \showStaffSwitch
> \clef bass r4 bes ees4
> \change Staff = "right" \stemDown d'8 f, }
> >>
> }
\score {
\new PianoStaff
<<
\new Staff = "right" \relative c'
{ \clef treble <g ees'>2. f'4 }
\new Staff = "left" \relative c
{
\showStaffSwitch
\clef bass r4 bes
ees4
\once \override VoiceFollower.bound-details.right.padding = 2.4
%% Similar for bound-details.left.padding
%% Other keys are possible as well
\change Staff = "right" \stemDown d'8 f,
}
>>
}
HTH,
Harm