Re: Tweaking endpoints of spanners?

[Mats Bengtsson]

Joe Neeman wrote:
> Is is possible to tweak spanners by adjusting the endpoints 
> individually? For example, if I have a glissando from
> bes to b, it gets obscured by the staff line. I'm looking for something 
> like
>
> \once \override Glissando #'endpoint1-extra-offset = #'(0 . 1)

I don't think this is possible. Maybe you can let the glissando
go from an invisible note with a lower pitch, as a trick.


> The same question applies to hairpins; I have a few situations where I 
> want to shift one end of a hairpin up or down without affecting the 
> other end.

If you take a look at http://lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html
or search the mailing list archives, you will notice that
this kind of angled hairpins is a missing feature in LilyPond today.


   /Mats