Re: text interleaves

[Janek Warchoł]

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 6:10 AM, Keith OHara <address@hidden> wrote:
> Starting with 2.17.2 or so, text is placed as closely as the detailed shapes
> will allow.  There is a regression test ‘text-script-vertical-skylines.ly’
> checking for this behavior but I have seen no example where we want text so
> closely spaced to other objects.
>
>  {\tempo "Adagio" r4 b'4^"sadly" r2 }
> % Workaround with spaces "Adagio   "
>
> % Workaround with \override MetronomeMark #'vertical-skylines = #'()
> %                 \override TextScript #'vertical-skylines = #'()
>
> I request that the 2.16 behavior be the default, letting people who want the
> close spacing apply an override.

The old spacing may be better in this case, but i don't like the idea
of restoring it by turning skylines off.  We should rather add some
padding to MetronomeMarks or something like that, not deactivate a
very useful feature.

cheers,
Janek