On Fri 22 Apr 2016 at 16:24:06 (+0100), Anthonys Lists wrote: > On 22/04/2016 14:49, Paul Scott wrote: > >>I assume Wol (like me) has the problem where the compressed rest happens > >>>in the part, not in the full score — but one wants not to have to use > >>>multiple \tag constructs just to handle this issue. > >Me too. I asked a long time ago and got the idea that I was the only > >one concerned about this. Essentially why is alignment different for > >multi-measure rests than notes. > And other things too? Try the following ... > > f1->\fermata R1*3 R1\fermata > > The first fermata prints fine. The second fermata prints > "programming error: Object is not a markup." in the log and doesn't > print. So that's another bug tracked down in my piece, but - from a > musician's pov - it doesn't make sense that the first example on a > note should work fine, and the second on a rest produces an error. > (It never used to work on notes at all, iirc, only as a mark on > barlines, so maybe I should be grateful for small mercies :-) > > It's easy enough to fix - something like "\markup #symbol.fermata" - > I'll have to look up the syntax - but it's just frustrating that > it's not consistent.
That's because whole-bar and multimeasure rests are themselves not consistent with music notation in general. They have the "wrong" duration and the "wrong" alignment (placement). They're a convenience for musicians (especially instrumentalists; singers often hate them) and a pain for engraving programs. AIUI I can anchor things horizontally to either barlines or to notes/rests/spacers. Unfortunately once a whole-bar rest has jumped to the middle of a bar, it's no longer a useful anchor for most purposes. I haven't tried to set your OP's snippet. It might be an idea to post a sketch of what you want. Possibly you'll improve your chances of suggestions. Cheers, David. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
