>> LilyPond tries to mimick traditional engraving. There are bugs, >> however, saying "I find xx is too short" is not helpful. > > I thought I was fairly clear about the specifics―“I find the stem > here awfully short because it makes the flag on the eighth note run > into the note heads”―but I guess not. But the inline images (yes) > shown below should resolve any confusion on the point.
Interesting. The original scan shows a typography style which isn't the standard LilyPond is referring to, namely scores typeset in Germany in the early 20th century. It appears much `lighter'; for example, the stems are hardly touching the noteheads. It's not surprising that the lower flag (which has a very different shape, BTW) isn't touching the noteheads either. Werner _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user