Issue 1316 in lilypond: Enhancement: improved << \\ >> polyphonic shortcut notation

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New issue 1316 by v.villenave: Enhancement: improved << \\ >> polyphonic  
shortcut notation
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1316

The << \\ >> construct has its flaws, and it has been discussed how to make  
it more reliable.
See for instance the discussion on  
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2009-09/msg00094.html

Currently, most users are working around the problem by explicitly  
instantiating voices, but as Kieren noted "The whole problem would be  
solved if \\ Did The Right Thing".

Whilst this implies a lot of thinking and testing, it might be a nice  
improvement to consider for GLISS, Lily 3.0, or for our Saint Glinglin's  
Day release, as we would say in French :-)