Re: Slurs in Chords

[Stephen Sheasby]

Phil,

> Does \set doubleSlurs = ##t help?

Thanks. I was not aware of this and it appears to work as needed.

Stephen

On Aug 7, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Phil Holmes <address@hidden> wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Sheasby" <address@hidden>
> To: "lilypond-user" <address@hidden>
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 7:03 PM
> Subject: Slurs in Chords
> 
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I am clearing slides for our church music projection and am having some 
>> areas of difficulty particularly with slurs. If I enter the notes as 
>> separate voices the slurs are correct but if I combine them as a chord or 
>> use part combine I only get one slur.
>> 
>> This first example shows the slurs as they should be but the parts are not 
>> combined:
>> 
>> <code>
>> \version "2.18.2-1"
>> \language "english"
>> sopranoNotes = \relative c' {
>> b4 c d( f8) b8\rest \bar "||"
>> }
>> altoNotes = \relative c' {
>> g4 a b( a8) r8
>> }
>> 
>> \score {
>> <<
>> % -- Women's staff
>> \new Staff = women
>> <<
>> \clef treble
>> \new Voice = "sopranos"
>> { \voiceOne << \global \sopranoNotes >> }
>> 
>> \new Voice = "altos"
>> { \voiceTwo << \global \altoNotes >> }
>> >>
>> >>
>> }
>> 
>> </code>
>> 
>> If I use partcombine I get the notes combined as desired but only one slur:
>> 
>> <code>
>> \version "2.18.2-1"
>> \language "english"
>> sopranoNotes = \relative c' {
>> b4 c d( f8) b8\rest \bar "||"
>> }
>> altoNotes = \relative c' {
>> g4 a b( a8) r8
>> }
>> 
>> \score {
>> <<
>> % -- Women's staff
>> \new Staff \with { printPartCombineTexts = ##f } {
>> \partcombine \sopranoNotes \altoNotes }
>> >>
>> }
>> 
>> </code>
>> 
>> Is it even possible to do what I need?
>> 
>> Thanks so much for your help and suggestions:
>> 
>> Stephen
> 
> Does \set doubleSlurs = ##t help?
> 
> --
> Phil Holmes