Re: adjusting vertical positions of start and end of tie

[Aaron Hill]

On 2020-08-06 3:34 pm, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > Look at this example
> >
> >
> >   \relative c' {
> >     \clef "alto" d'2 \tweak positions #'(8 . 4) ~
> >     \clef "treble" d2
> >   }
> >
> > The `\tweak positions` doesn't work – which is kind-of expected.
> > However, for this very situation it would be nice if I could change
> > the start and end position of the slur manually.
>
> Of course, it would be even better if LilyPond could handle this
> situation automatically :-)

I have never encountered this scenario before, so I am quite curious.  
What is the correct behavior?  (I need to pick up a copy of Gould's 
book, though that presumes she has addressed this.)

I see at least three options:

- The tie should be sloped like a slur.
- The tie should be split into a two halves (possibly dotted/dashed), 
each half attached to the terminal notes but individually still 
horizontal to keep it distinct from a slur.
- The tie should be rendered as a \laissezVibrer and \repeatTie 
combination.


-- Aaron Hill