Am 22.04.2012 15:05, schrieb Nils:
> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:47:57 +0200
> schrieb Urs Liska<lists@ursl...>:
>
>> Am 21.04.2012 17:53, schrieb Pavel Roskin:
>>> Quoting Nils<list@nils...>:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have 70 pieces with ties and slurs here. They are already in
>>>> Lilypond with the correct syntax.
>>>>
>>>> Now my publisher says he wants that ties look like slurs.
>>>> I couldn't disagree more but I have no choice here.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions how make the ties look like slurs without changing
>>>> them all manually?
>>> It may be possible to write an engraver that would get tie events,
>>> hide ties and create slurs instead.  But I see little motivation to
>>> do something that won't improve music typesetting.
>>>
>>> You may want to replace ties with macros that can expand to a slur
>>> or to a tie.
>>>
>>> %% Insane publisher
>>> %tieStart = (
>>> %tieEnd = )
>>>
>>> % Sane publisher
>>> tieStart = ~
>>> tieEnd = {}
>>>
>>> { c'' \tieStart c'' \tieEnd }
>>>
>> I don't think this is something the OP wants to do as he has 70
>> finished pieces.
>> What he wants is a general override to achieve the desired look,
>> isn't it?
>>
>> Nils, you might get help if you tell us what it is you want to
>> achieve. Maybe post images of the current and the desired output?
>>
>> Best
>> Urs
> The end results are ties that look like slurs. And slurs should look
> like slurs as well :) The idea is a more curved version. When I asked
> the publisher for an example he told me the real slurs are perfectly
> fine. He sees no distinction between a slur and a tie. For him it is
> only the context which decides if it is a slur or a tie. This is so
> wrong, but what can I do...
>
> While it is not impossible to regexp my way through the files I would
> be happy to find a less intrusive solution since I want to use the
> files for myself in the end privately. With real ties.
>
> Nils
>
Then please make a few tiny examples comparing real ties and real slurs
instead of them.

Probably I won't be of much help then (although I may try).
But this would be a concrete question which probably would trigger some
assistance on this list ;-)

Best
Urs


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