Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

[Peter Bjuhr]

On 11/11/2013 07:21 PM, Gilberto Agostinho wrote:
> Peter Bjuhr wrote
> > Based on these two examples, it would indeed seem that LilyPond is
> > intelligent enough to adjust for this potential problem; in the first
> > example where there were no risk of mistakenly take the accidental for a
> > part of the key signature the distance were 1.3 and here when the risk
> > is apparent it is 1.5. If this is the case and not just random
> > coincidence I would completely drop this from the list of potential
> > problems. What do you think Gilberto?
>
> In the first case, there is no risk of mistaken the flat accidental on the
> aes for a key signature, but on the bottom case it has the risk. And both
> have pretty much the same spacing (around 1.4 units). So I don't think
> LilyPond is adjusting for potential misunderstandings.
No, you're probably right!

Here is a more full account in different keys:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B627QNBiKcXpYjI5ejJRUm93b00/edit?usp=sharing

It seems to me that the difference is between naturals and other 
accidentals.

Best
Peter