Re: Feature request: cross-staff chords

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On Jan 31, 2012, at 9:14 PM, Francisco Vila wrote:

> 2012/1/31 Pavel Roskin <address@hidden>:
>>> Various users have requested the same in the past.
>> 
>> I know.  Perhaps it's time to have an issue in the bug tracker.
> 
> Definitely.
> 
>> Once there is an issue in the tracker, it should be possible to attach
>> bounties to it.
> 
> I would add an amount to that, for I'm interested in the feature.

Hey all,

I have a patch that implements a barebones version of this that I haven't 
tinkered with for some time because of the issue of NoteCollision grobs.

NoteCollision grobs shift notes around so that they do not collide.  They would 
assumedly need to do this for cross-staff note heads as well.  However, this 
poses a multi-staff problem when there are cross staff chords, especially when 
one needs to take collisions w/ the stem into account.

Another problem that arises is where to place the beam.  Cross-staff stems can 
cut across beams, so there'd need to be beam related code as well.

All if it is doable but difficult.  If you can wait till the summer, it is 
provisionally on my summer-of-lily 2012 list.

Cheers,
MS