Re: Doc: NR 1.5.2: Clarify voice order; \shiftOn etc. (issue2226045)

[Carl . D . Sorensen]

On 2010/09/22 16:49:00, Mark Polesky wrote:
> On 2010/09/22 13:05:01, Carl wrote:
> > Have you experimented with (or do you have any examples
> > involving) voices that cross (i.e. you have voices with one
> > order at a given time, but a different order at the next
> > time)?

> I think it's possible to exhaust the reasonable expectations
> of this automatic layout functionality.  If you enter your
> voices in the correct order, but the voices end up crossing
> each other, then you have what I like to call a "Real music
> example" and you may have to override the defaults with
> higher levels of \shiftOn*.

OK -- that's fine.


> > While you're working on this, I've got a question.
> >
> > Is there any limit to the number of automatically-instantiated
> > voices now (perhaps voice 8, which corresponds to \shiftOnnn)?

> I *think* voices three and above use \shiftOn by default.  I
> *think* the other levels of \shiftOn* are for the user to
> move things beyond the already shifted defaults, and I *think*
> that they're never activated by default.

> By the way, with 10 voices the output still looks great:


OK, then let's just get rid of the snippet that shows how to add an
extra voice, since that's not necessary any more.

Thanks,

Carl


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