Re: Merging noteheads with \mergeDifferentlyHeadedOn

[Keith OHara]

Nick Payne <nick.payne <at> internode.on.net> writes:

> In the following, why is it that the first C# in the top and middle
> voices don't merge unless I also use \once \override NoteColumn
> #'ignore-collision = ##t before that note in either one of those voices.

Often, the note in voice 4 would prevent the merge -- if your low A were 
higher, for example, assuming we want voices 1 and 2 uniformly lined up.

LilyPond is not yet sufficiently sophisticated to recognize that the A is 
out of the way in this case.  As you say, she needs human help here.

===original message==
 \new Staff <<
   \time 3/4
   \mergeDifferentlyHeadedOn
   \mergeDifferentlyDottedOn
   \new Voice = "1" { \voiceOne \relative c''' { cis4 b cis } }
   \new Voice = "2" { \voiceTwo \relative c' { a2. } }
   \new Voice = "4" { \voiceFour \relative c''' { cis8 e, b' e, cis' e, }}>>