Re: Optical spacing fails at tight situations

[Janek Warchoł]

2011/1/14 Carl Sorensen <address@hidden>:
> On 1/13/11 2:16 PM, "Janek Warchoł" <address@hidden>
> wrote:
>>
>> The distances are not equal. Optical corrections are made there.
>>
> OK, you got me interested so I spent some time I didn't have on this.  I
> must be a LilyPond addict.

:)
I'm becoming one, too :)

> It appears that the optical spacing *is* being added during note-spacing.cc.
> I assume (although I haven't tracked it down) that it is eliminated later
> when the spacing is adjusted using the springs-and-rods algorithm.
>
> The spacing parameter that affects this is NoteSpacing
> #'same-direction-correction.
>
> Presumably, if we want to keep the optical spacing in tightly-packed music
> we'll have to make changes in the springs-and-rods code for a staff line.

Good to hear that you are finding the cause of the problem :)

cheers,
Janek