Re: What to do wanting a 4th order Bézier?

[Urs Liska]

Am 22.09.2016 um 01:38 schrieb Carl Sorensen:
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> On 9/21/16 11:59 AM, "Urs Liska" <address@hidden> wrote:
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>>          By the way, how do the curves appear
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>>            it still come back down to a point at the end of each
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>>    Yes, it does, see attached.
> I haven't looked at the code, but it should not be hard to get this to
> work.  Instead of a bezier, we use a bezier sandwich to make slurs.  It
> would be possible to use the bezier code for one side of the slur, and
> then offset the interior end control point for the sandwich.
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> The dashed slur code shows how this is done for dashed slurs.
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> If you haven't done it by the time I finish with the dots stuff, I will
> try to take a look at it.
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> Thanks,
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> Carl
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Would it be possible (make sense) to draw a multi-segment curve directly
as a path? I mean, we already have all the necessary control points
available.

What is necessary is to draw a curved shape that has the same
characteristics as a LilyPond slur (in particular the configurable
thickness and the tips) but only on one side of the line.

Urs