Re: Wrong glissando for notes with duration longa

[David Kastrup]

Thomas Morley <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> in Staff-context glissando is wrongly positioned if between notes with
> duration \longa
>
> \version "2.19.65"
> \new Staff { c''\longa \glissando c'' }
>
> Bug is present for 2.18.2 up to current master.
> Worked in 2.16.2

Stem for a longa is treated differently I think.  It's part of the
notehead or something?  There is the problem of longa stems getting cut
off for preview images as well if I remember correctly.  Maybe it's
related?

> All other tested durations are working as long as a suitable notehead
> can be found:
> \new Staff { c''8 \glissando c'' }
> \new Staff { c''4 \glissando c'' }
> \new Staff { c''2 \glissando c'' }
> \new Staff { c''1 \glissando c'' }
> \new Staff { c''1*2 \glissando c'' }
> \new Staff { c''1*4 \glissando c'' }
> \new Staff { c''1*8 \glissando c'' }
> \new Staff { c''\breve \glissando c'' }
> % works in MensuralStaff
> \new MensuralStaff { c''\longa \glissando c'' }
> % no notehead in Staff, glissando is correct, though
> % works in MensuralStaff
> \new Staff { c''\maxima \glissando c'' }
> \new MensuralStaff { c''\maxima \glissando c'' }

-- 
David Kastrup