Re: How do I merge a quarter-note with the second eighth-note of a pair?

[David Kastrup]

Kevin Cole <dc.loco@gmail.com> writes:

> I think an example will make the question clearer:  How do I merge the
> B quarter-note with the B eighth-note following the D eighth-note
> below?
>
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> \version "2.20.0"
> \language "english"
>
> \layout {
>   \autoBeamOff
> }
>
> global = {
>   \time 4/4
>   \mergeDifferentlyHeadedOn
> }
>
> melody = {
>   \relative {
>     \global
>
>     <<
>       { \voiceOne b'4 }
>       \new Voice
>       { \voiceTwo d,8[( b'8]) }
>     >>
>     \oneVoice
>     a8. g16 g4 r8 g8   |
>     \bar "|."
>   }
> }
>
> \score {
>     \new Staff { \melody }
> }
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

WHY would you merge the B quarter-note with the B eighth-note?  They are
not even in the same time-step.

-- 
David Kastrup