Issue 1408 in lilypond: Enhancement: alternate ancient prall notation

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New issue 1408 by v.villenave: Enhancement: alternate ancient prall notation
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1408

This glyph has been spotted by Swiss user Bernard Meylan on the -fr list:  
it seems that it was commonly used in ancient French editions to indicate  
some kind of prall ornaments.

Unlike the scripts we use, it wasn't printed above or below the staff but  
on the left side of the note, always between staff lines (much like  
augmentation dots, except on the other side). As a result, I'm afraid a  
dedicated engraver would be required.

Please have a look at the attached examples, taken from a Bernier cantata  
printed under Louis XIV.

Or course, workarounds exist:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user-fr/2010-10/msg00166.html
However, it would be nicer to have this natively in LilyPond (spacing-wise,  
etc.).



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