Here different rhythms cause no problems.
+@cindex collisions, clashing note columns
+@cindex collisions, ignoring
+
@knownissues
If notes from two or more voices, with stems in the same direction, are
placed at the same position on the staff and have no shift (or have the
\override NoteColumn #'ignore-collision = ##t
@end example
-However, this does not only suppress the warning but will prevent any
-collision resolution, so may have unintended results.
+However, this not only suppresses the warning but will prevent any
+collision resolution whatsover and may have other unintended effects
+(also see @emph{Known Issues} in @ref{Collision resolution}).
@node Clusters
>>
@end lilypond
-
The half note and eighth note at the start of the second measure
are incorrectly merged because the automatic merge cannot
successfully complete the merge when three or more notes line up in
they have, for example, in voices one and two by default or when
the stems are explicitly set in opposite directions).
-
@predefined
@code{\mergeDifferentlyDottedOn},
@code{\mergeDifferentlyDottedOff},
@code{\shiftOff}.
@endpredefined
-
@snippets
-
@lilypondfile[verbatim,quote,texidoc,doctitle]
{additional-voices-to-avoid-collisions.ly}
@lilypondfile[verbatim,quote,texidoc,doctitle]
{forcing-horizontal-shift-of-notes.ly}
-
@seealso
Music Glossary:
@rglos{polyphony}.
@rinternals{NoteCollision},
@rinternals{RestCollision}.
+@cindex collisions, ignoring
+
+@knownissues
+Using @code{\override NoteColumn #'ignore-collision = ##t} will cause
+differently headed notes in different voices to merge incorrectly.
+
+@lilypond[quote,relative=1,verbatim]
+\mergeDifferentlyHeadedOn
+<< { c16 a' b a } \\ { c,2 } >>
+\override NoteColumn #'ignore-collision = ##t
+<< { c16 a' b a } \\ { c,2 } >>
+@end lilypond
@ignore
@knownissues