Re: better beam direction algorithm (again)

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > > But what happens if there are a lot of those notes with the same
> > > maximum?
> > 
> > Example, please.
> >
> 
> \relative c'''{
>   \time 6/8
>   \clef violin
>   e16 e e e e,, e''
>   \stemUp
>   e16 e e e e,, e''
> }

Well, the first beam is the right one IMHO (and this is what I
suggest) -- it uses less vertical space than the second one.  Similar
situations can be found in Beethoven sonatas; sorry for not showing
something real

> > > We'd get a beam with a lot of (too) long stems. Wouldn't it be
> > > better to take the direction which minimizes the total deviation
> > > from the standard stemlength?
> > 
> > IMHO it is better to make the beam always stay near the staff lines.
> >
> 
> It should be a trade-off between having an optimal structure of the
> group and an optimal coverage of the staf by the stems.

In most situations it is better to use the vertical space optimally
(this is as few as possible), so this should get more weight in a
trade-off.


    Werner