> > Lilypond still uses a non-optimal beam direction algorithm. Again
> > I suggest to simply check for the note under the beam which has
> > the greatest distance from the staff's middle line, and to use its
> > natural direction for the whole beam.
>
> But what happens if there are a lot of those notes with the same
> maximum?
Example, please.
> We'd get a beam with a lot of (too) long stems. Wouldn't it be
> better to take the direction which minimizes the total deviation
> from the standard stemlength?
IMHO it is better to make the beam always stay near the staff lines.
Werner
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