Sometimes the simplest solution is the best! I'll give that a try.
-- Knute Snortum On Mon, Jul 21, 2025, 5:24 PM Kieren MacMillan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Knute, > > > I have a situation where LilyPond doesn't do a good job with tuplet > bracket lengths. To fix this, I was thinking of using \tweak > TupletBracket.X-positions, but when there is more than one bracket, this > tweak affects them all the same. I want to find a way to tell lilyPond how > to engrave the second bracket correctly. > > Split the brackets…? > > %%% Begin > \version "2.24.4" > > \relative { > \key g \minor > \clef bass > \time 12/8 > \set subdivideBeams = ##t > \tupletDown > g,4.(~ g8 > % Comment the tweak to see the problem I'm trying to solve. > % Tweak affects both brackets, how do I affect the second separately? > \tuplet 3/2 { a16 bes c } \tweak TupletBracket.X-positions #'(0.5 . > 4.5) \tuplet 3/2 { d e fis } g8) c c c c c | > % Just filler to crowd the first measure > c8 c c c c c c c c c c c | > c8 c c c c c c c c c c c | > } > %%% End > > Hope that helps! > Kieren. > > __________________________________________________ > > My work day may look different than your work day. Please do not feel > obligated to read or respond to this email outside of your normal working > hours. > >
