Re: Accidentals increase spacing when room is available above/below previous note

[Erik Sandberg]

On Wednesday 22 December 2004 00.21, Wiz Aus wrote:
> Is there a mode in Lilypond that allows accidentals to take up unused space
> below/above other notes?
>
> Given the following score:
>
> {
> a'2 g' f' g'   a' g' f' g'    a' g' f' g'   a' g' f' g'
>
> a'32 b c' d' f' g' a' c''     d'' e' f' g' a' c'' d'' f''   a'' b' c'' d''
> f'' g'' a'' c'''      d''' e'' f'' g'' a'' c''' d'''16
> a'32 b c' d' f' g' a' c''     d'' e' f' g' a' c'' d'' f''   a'' b' c'' d''
> f'' g'' a'' c'''      d''' e'' f'' g'' a'' c''' d'''16
>
> a'32 bes c' d' f' g' a' c''     d'' es' f' g' a' c'' d'' f''   a'' bes' c''
> d'' f'' g'' a'' c'''      d''' es'' f'' g'' a'' c''' d'''16
> a'32 bes c' d' f' g' a' c''     d'' es' f' g' a' c'' d'' f''   a'' bes' c''
> d'' f'' g'' a'' c'''      d''' es'' f'' g'' a'' c''' d'''16
>
> a'2 g' f' g'   a' g' f' g'    a' g' f' g'   a' g' f' g'     a' g' f' g'
>
> }
>
> The 3rd line looks pretty ugly, as it tries to make space available for the
> accidentals, but then squashes all the 32nd notes together.  But in fact
> there's already space available for them, under the previous notes.  I've
> looked over a few traditionally engraved scores, and it seems that fairly
> consistently, if room is available for an accidental above or below a
> previous note, then no extra horizontal space is needed.

Thanks! I have added this to the bug database as accidentals-below-notes.ly.

Do you have a scan of a traditionally engraved score which does this? 
(preferably, but not necessarily, from an out-of-copyright score). It would 
be useful.

Also, if we want to list you in the THANKS file (as is standard for ppl 
finding bugs/suggestions), do you want Wiz Aus to be displayed, or do you 
prefer another name?

Erik