On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 03:31:41 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Mats Bengtsson wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello. > > > > > > I was reading the lilypond example page > > > > > > http://lilypond.org/stable/examples.html > > > > > > and looking at the first page of the first example (Petite Ouverture ...) > > > it seems that a rest can have an incorrect vertical position. E.g. in bars > > > 12 and 13 the second quaver (eighth note) rest is in line with the upper > > > note (the A) instead of the lower pair of notes. The rest should be placed > > > out of the way of the A because the A _exists_ at the same time as the > > > rest, but it seems lilypond won't do this unless the other note (the A in > > > this example) actually _starts_ at the same time as the rest. > > > > I agree that this would be a nice feature. However, handling collisions > > between different voices is a very intricate matter and there will > > always be a number of special cases that cannot be handled > > automatically. > > > > > [This is slightly surprising because it means that rests are being treated > > > differently from notes.] > > > > Of course they are, since rests don't have a prescribed vertical > > position, in contrast to notes. > > > > > > > I looked for discussion of this problem, but I couldn't find any in the > > > support mailing lists
It's been a while, but I long ago suggested that the best place to put a rest by default, assuming that there is more than one part, is on the same line or space as the note following in that part, because a rest cues that following note. DaveA _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
