On Sun, Apr 08, 2012 at 05:28:39PM -0500, David Nalesnik wrote: > Hi, > > 2012/3/28 Colin Hall <colingh...@gmail.com> > > > > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 05:02:49PM +0100, James wrote: > > > hello, > > > > > > 2012/3/28 Clément Ryder <themu...@gmail.com>: > > > ...etc. > > > > > > So it seems that this is really the enhancement request stated before > > > > > > http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=146 (if not > > > exactly, in essence). > > > > Both enhancement requests are on the same general topic, which is > > automated counting of items (e.g. bars) in the music that are repeated. > > > > This recent request from Clement, as Xavier pointed out, calls for > > slightly more advanced features than the one which resulted in issue > > 146. > > > > > I just don't see any value in poo-pooing useful suggestions, (complex > > > or otherwise), for a problem that we already know about and is not > > > implemented 'elegantly' in the code. > > > > > > Eventually you just end up irritating people and they stop helping. > > > > Understood, but I'm ok with the comments. Xavier's suggestion of using > > that context property was a good one. > > > > In summary then: > > > > Lilypond does not have a feature for automated counting of arbitrary > > items. See issue trackers 2445 and 146 for more information. > > > > Code has been contributed for making a start on implementing this > > feature. See the issue trackers above. > > > > You can get a "1" above a single bar of full measure rest using this > > syntax: > > { > > \set restNumberThreshold = #0 > > R1 | R1 | R1 | > > } > > > > Lilypond does not support counting the first item of a percent repeat. > > > > I hope Clement will prepare a simple documentation suggestion to make the > > role > > of restNumberThreshold clearer. > > > I've come up with the following Scheme engraver which allows you to create > a counter above measures (whether they are associated with repeated music > or not). This should work in 2.14.2, too, provided that you adjust the > position of \measureCounterStart and \measureCounterEnd.
Thanks very much for that, David. I've updated the issue tracker with your post and your engraver. http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2445 I hope that the correspondents on this issue will try out your engraver and let us know how it works for them. Cheers, Colin. -- Colin Hall _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond
