Re: alternative notehead style breaks cross-staff stem

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "Urs Liska" <address@hidden>
To: "lilypond-user" <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2016 2:45 PM
Subject: alternative notehead style breaks cross-staff stem


> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to build something like similar to an automated harmonic
> display on two staves, and it seems that alternative note head styles
> break the cross staff stems:
>
> Is this known (at least not said in the NR)? Is there a way around this
> issue? Note that the example code isn't necessarily the ideal approach
> but a first attempt. What I eventually need is a way for a music
> function to produce such a "chord" distributed on two staves, connected
> by a cross-staff stem and either note head configurable in appearance.
>
> TIA for any hints or pointers
> Urs
Fairly certain that the cross-staff stem engraver is in 
scm/music-functions.scm.   Look for "cross-staff-connect".  I don't know 
scheme and so can't see what the code does, but you may be able to see 
what's going on.
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Phil Holmes