-\version "2.17.14"
+\version "2.17.16"
\header {
texidoc =
-"Property @code{chord-dots}: If set, remove dots which the
-@code{DotColumn} algorithm would vertically position too far away from
-note heads."
+"The column of dots on a chord is limited to the height
+of the chord plus @code{chord-dots-limit} staff-positions."
}
\layout{ ragged-right = ##t }
-
-\relative c'' {
- \override Score.DotColumn.chord-dots = ##f
- << { <d e f g a>4. } \\
- { <a, b c d e>4. } >>
-
- \override Score.DotColumn.chord-dots = ##t
- << { <d' e f g a>4. } \\
- { <a, b c d e>4. } >>
+\new Staff \transpose c c' {
+ \override Staff.DotColumn.chord-dots-limit = #1
+ <<
+ { <g a b c' d' e'>4. r8 <c' d' e' f' g' a' b'>4. r8 } \\
+ { f4.. r16 <c d e f g a b>4.. r16}
+ >>
}