On Tuesday 13 April 2004 20:12, Roland Goretzki wrote: > Hello list, hello Stan, > > You wrote: > > In the attached example, eighth rests collide with note stems. I'd > > appreciate suggestions about how to make it look better. > > > > The code for the measure(s) is > > > > <bf bf'>8 | > > <<{d8\rest <d f>[ c8\rest <c e>]}\\{<a a'>4 <g g'>}>> | > > %%% measure 86 > > <f f'>8 > > Give the following line just before the rest: > > \once\override Score.Rest #'extra-offset = #'(.3 . .3) > > If You don't want to type this line before each rest, You can stroke > the "\once": > > \override Score.Rest #'extra-offset = #'(.3 . .3) > > But this will work on each rest in the whole Score. > So, if You have only many rests to shift with the same numbers, and > in this area is no other rest, You can take the second line, and > after this area You have to give the line > > \revert Score.Rest #'extra-offset > > so that the following rests are not shifted. > > In Your little example it will look as follows: > > \override Score.Rest #'extra-offset = #'(.3 . .3) > <<{d8\rest <d f>[ c8\rest <c e>]}\\{<a a'>4 <g g'>}>> | > > > The \rest coding was used to bring the rests down from the note > > heads. > > In case of only one rest-shifting this would not be necessary, You > could shift it as follows: > > \once\override Score.Rest #'extra-offset = #'(.3 . -4.1) > <<{r8 <d f>[ c8\rest <c e>]}\\{<a a'>4 <g g'>}>> | > > But if there are many rest-shifings like this, the \rest coding is to > prefer, because of the shifting with \override Score.Rest is relative > to the given note\rest, otherwise the rest's vertical position is > orientated to the note before, and it would be too complicated to set > each different numbers of shifting. > > I think, this will help You. :)
That's a good summary of what to do with two parts. When there are three on a staff, and the rest belongs to the center part, sometimes the rest will collide with either the descender or ascender. In such a case, the rule is that the rest must *precede* the stem regardless of the stem's direction. You can't let it be tucked in under a note head after a descender. I have whole pages of music where almost every measure is noted this way, from 1810 or so. The only place I have seen this rule written out was on the Denemo website IIRC, but they must have seen it somewhere. I would be nervous about scanning the example because the "author"(!) claims copyright. daveA -- Paying more at the gas pump? Bush's Oil Sheikh Buddies, who support Al Qaeda, Palestinian terrorists, & hate-U.S. school systems everywhere, need more of your money now to arm and pay Iraqis to kill Americans. D. Raleigh Arnold dra@ (http://www.) openguitar.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user