On 6 April 2016 at 13:23, Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi Martin, > > > when I explored the effect of that setting, I wasn't sure the outcome is > really that desirable > > Wait… is your example **actually** what happens with > Timing.beamHalfMeasure = ##f? > At least on my computer, yes. I didn't check other versions of lilypond, though. > It’s awful. That should DEFINITELY not be the default. > Reminds me a bit of the old quote: "The problem XML solves isn't hard, and it doesn't solve the problem well." In 3/4 time, my beaming is always in three pairs of eighths, unless the > following two conditions simultaneously apply: > (1) all sixth eighth notes are present (i.e., no rests); and > (2) I want the measure to be felt in one, not three. > > Otherwise, it’s pairs of eighths beamed, or single eighths with rests in > all my scores. > That's very sensible and pretty much the same I do for more or less contemporary music. Best regards, Martin -- homme, ni présence
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