Re: How do you shorten a hairpin?

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Frederick,

> When I try to shorten a hairpin on a minim (half note) using
> << { } \\ { } >> and spacers, the lyrics ignore the note.

Try

<< {} \new Voice {} >>

where the notes for the lyrics are in the first {} and the spacers  
are in the second {}. That should solve your problem.

> I've tried Keiren's scheme code from a few versions ago without  
> success.

Hmmm... I'll have to go back and see what's going on there. This is  
going to be my "Autumn of Lilypond", so I may finally get around to  
coding a Scheme function which supports (or at least automagically  
fakes) arbitrary bound-padding and shifting of hairpins.

Hope this helps!
Kieren.