Re: Tie minimum length

[Trevor]

Andrew, you wrote 18/01/2019 14:19:08
Subject: Tie minimum length

> The NR for 2.19.82 in section 3.2.128 'tie interface' states:
I think you mean the IR.

> min-length
> If the tie is shorter than this amount (in staff-spaces) an 
> increasingly large length penalty is incurred.
>
> But if I use this an error is thrown. Using minimum-length works fine.
>
> warning: cannot find property type-check for `min-length' 
> (backend-type?). perhaps a typing error?
>
> warning: skipping assignment
>
> Is this a mistake in the manual for the name?

No. min-length is a property in the details list.  It must be set like 
this:

  \override Tie.details.min-length = ...

However, it doesn't do what you expect - it merely feeds into the length 
penalty.

To specify a minimum length for the tie you should use minimum-length, 
as you discovered.
This is defined in the spanner-interface, used by Tie.

Trevor