gregorian notation

[Marek Klein]

Hi,
I like lilypond very much and use it for writing scores for my choir.
I would love to use it for gregorian (square) notation also, but for
this lilypond output is simply not satisfiable. It is obvious from
examle given in current documentation:
<http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond-big-page#Ancient-notation>.
Comparing with Ideas of lilypond essay
<http://lilypond.org/web/about/automated-engraving/> there is a big
contradiction. There are many issues, as discussed already few times,
for example here:
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2006-03/msg00224.html>
The main issue IMO is spacing. As Juergen Reuter 32 months ago writes:
"Right, horizontal spacing is a known issue in Gregorian chant
notation in Lily. It has been discussed in the past more than once,
though without finding a good and easy-to-implement solution."

I can believe, it is not easy at all, but I would like to find a way
how to change/improve it.
I could offer my time (some little part of it), some amount of money,
my knowledge in this area (gregorian chant)... Maybe I could do some
coding also, but I don't know python yet and because of complexity of
the problem it would definitely require some leading.

Where to begin?

Marek Klein
http://gregoriana.sk