I want B note to have its stem going up most of the time so I don't need to use every time \stemUp and \stemNeutral commands. Is that possible? Thank you.
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Use \override Stem.neutral-direction = #UP as given in the first snippet here: https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/notation/inside-the-staff#stems
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#UPdifferent to#upin any way? Capital letters looks/feels nicer for some reason, but it's not what they use in the documentation (in that snippet). Oct 14, 2022 at 11:11 -
1@ElementsinSpace They are both naught but syntax candy for
1. You can see this by executing#(display UP)or#(display up). SimilarlyDOWNstands for-1.LEFTandRIGHTare also syntax candy for-1and1. So you could also say\override Stem.neutral-direction = #RIGHTif you want :). This is a direction value (what in Lilypond code is called drul (down/right/up/left) value), the interpretation for which depends on the axis in question.– LazyOct 14, 2022 at 11:45 -
@ElementsinSpace Also if we talk about axes:
Xis syntax candy for0andYis syntax candy for1. So we could in fact even write\override Stem.neutral-direction = #(/ (- Y LEFT) 2)or something, if you intend to annoy everyone trying to read your code :)– LazyOct 14, 2022 at 11:51 -
So, lowercase letters are being used in the snippet because it's slightly more "human friendly". Whereas, you're using uppercase letters because it's slightly more explicit that these terms are just monikers for low level integers. Right? Oct 14, 2022 at 15:28
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1@ElementsinSpace Nah, I’m using uppercase versions because I’m used to it, and it is consistent with things like
X. This way everything that is uppercase can be seen as a constant, everything else would be a function.– LazyOct 14, 2022 at 21:17