Re: markups and accents inside staff

[David Kastrup]

Jim Cline <jcline@physics.mcgill.ca> writes:

>> You can always write something like
>>
>> %%%
>> \version "2.20.0"
>> \relative c {
>>  \time 3/4
>>  \mergeDifferentlyDottedOn
>>  <<{<g'' c f>4\arpeggio e' d}\\{ g,8._\tweak extra-offset #'(0.5 . 3)  -> 
>> dis16 a2}>>|
>> }
>>
>> but frankly, it quite evades me why you would consider this desirable
>> over the default output.
>
> In the present example, the accent being so far away from the note leaves 
> the performer in doubt about whether it applies to the inside voice rather 
> than the whole chord, so I was trying to make that more clear. 
> thanks--jim

The solution to that, of course, is to just refrain from merging the
note heads.

-- 
David Kastrup