Re: DynamicText.X-offset in StaffGroups

[Malte Meyn]

Am 05.05.2018 um 10:32 schrieb Thomas Weber:
> when I compile the below example with 2.18.2, I get the output that I want - the 
> "pp" below the staff is offset as expected. When I compile with 2.19.54, more 
> unnecessary space is created after the barline to avoid that the dynamic crosses below 
> the barline.  (See attached images.)
>
> Is this a bug or a feature?  It only happens in StaffGroups.  This might make 
> sense to avoid barlines within the StaffGroup, but not below the StaffGroup.

I think that’s a buggy feature: You’re right, this is to avoid 
collisions with SpanBars (the bar lines between staves) but of course 
there is no SpanBar above the highest or below the lowest Staff in a 
StaffGroup.

Have a look at the output of the following code in both versions to compare.

\score {
  <<
    \time 2/4
    \new StaffGroup <<
      \new Staff \partcombine \violinIIa \violinIIb
      \new Staff \partcombine \violinIIa \violinIIb
    >>
  >>
}

> P.S.: From which git branch can I compile the current state of 2.19?  The 
> download links for the compiled binaries are broken: 
> http://lilypond.org/development.html#Download-4
Three possibilities:

1. You can find all binaries, even those for 2.19.81, at 
http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/

2. If you really want to compile the latest 2.19 (i. e. 2.19.81): That’s 
already a prerelease for 2.20.0 so it’s in the stable/2.20 branch. Since 
the release of 2.19.81 some things have been added to that branch, but 
it’s only documentation/translation work.

3. If you want to compile the most recent code: That’s the master 
branch; if I’m not mistaken, 2.21.0 (the first development version for 
2.22) will be released from that branch shortly after the 2.20.0 release.