Re: Automatically prevent parentheses from colliding

[Thomas Morley]

2016-09-05 23:47 GMT+02:00 Peter Crighton <address@hidden>:
> Hello all,
>
> how can I add an automatic space next to parentheses, so they don’t collide
> with other elements like other parentheses, noteheads, accidentals, ledger
> lines etc.? Something like padding, but to the outside …
>
> In the case of this example, c and ces should both be pushed a bit to the
> right (including their parentheses), so the parentheses don’t overlap:
>
> \version "2.19.41"
> \relative c'' {
%% You could do:
\once \override ParenthesesItem.X-extent = #'(0 . 15)
%% but I'm not convinced, experiment with it and you'll see the hassle.
>   \parenthesize cis4
>   \parenthesize c
>   \parenthesize ces
>   \parenthesize ces
> }

Cheers,
  Harm