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[lilypond.git] / lily / stem.cc

diff --git a/lily/stem.cc b/lily/stem.cc
index eaedf13ec82dc12d73b1eeec409d182101086408..e14fc302bef1dbbfc282e5bdabfdcf764530a668 100644 (file)
--- a/lily/stem.cc
+++ b/lily/stem.cc
@@ -479,16 +479,21 @@ Stem::position_noteheads (Grob*me)
              Real l = Note_head::head_extent (heads[i], X_AXIS).length ();
 
              Direction d = get_direction (me);
-             /* reversed head should be shifted l-thickness, but this looks
-                too crowded, so we only shift l-0.5*thickness.
-                Notice that this leads to assymetry: Normal heads overlap
-                the stem 100% whereas reversed heads only overlaps the stem
-                50% */
-             #define magic 0.5
-             heads[i]->translate_axis ((l-thick*magic) * d, X_AXIS);
+             /*
+               Reversed head should be shifted l-thickness, but this
+               looks too crowded, so we only shift l-0.5*thickness.
+
+               This leads to assymetry: Normal heads overlap the
+               stem 100% whereas reversed heads only overlaps the
+               stem 50%
+
+             */
+
+             Real reverse_overlap =0.5;
+             heads[i]->translate_axis ((l-thick*reverse_overlap) * d, X_AXIS);
 
              if (invisible_b(me))
-               heads[i]->translate_axis (-thick*(2-magic) * d , X_AXIS);
+               heads[i]->translate_axis (-thick*(2 - reverse_overlap) * d , X_AXIS);
 
              
             /* TODO: