Re: Stem lenghts

[Mark Polesky]

Pekka Siponen wrote:
> Here is some more bad typography from major publishers.
> All of them have it.

Have what?

Werner was referring to the small white triangles
when he said "bad typography". Of the five examples
you've submitted, only the Grieg and the Pierné 
have that problem.

If different stem lengths for the same note bothers
you, realize that the complexities of typesetting
beams demand that stem lengths vary, often greatly.
See the attached png for an example.

What is bad about the Mozart, Debussy and Bizet
examples? They look okay to me.

One more thing:

> I don't feel that it is important to consider
> the plate printing dilemmas in computer output.

We do.
Read the (partly outdated but still relevant) essay:
http://lilypond.org/web/about/automated-engraving/

- Mark

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\version "2.13.0"

\relative {
  g''16 g, g g'^good g4
  g16 g, g g'^bad
  \override Stem #'length = #13.5
  g4
}

stem-lengths2.png
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