Re: Inconsistent placement on notes of Articulation scripts?

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "James" <address@hidden>
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Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 3:32 PM
Subject: Inconsistent placement on notes of Articulation scripts?


> Hello,
>
> While generating a patch for more comprehensive appendix on Articulation
> Scripts I noticed that the \marcato and \stacatissimo scripts print
> 'over the top' (inside?) the staff when, for example, the \accent and
> \espressivo don't. Likewise \Portato also doesn't print inside the staff
> but \stacato and \tenuto do.
>
> Is this incorrect engraving for \marcato and/or \stacatissimo or just
> that those two particular marks are by convention allowed to print
> inside the staff?
>
> See attached.
>
> James


These all look as per Gould.  It looks like the rule is that articulations 
with small vertical extents follow noteheads where appropriate: those with 
larger extents would collide with staff bars, which would be a Bad Thing.

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Phil Holmes