On 09/15/2016 12:41 PM, Chris Yate wrote:
I think the trouble with Gould's rules is that they're inconsistent,
or could at least be interpreted in such a way. She says to use dots
only on the spaces occupied by the chord, and yet says you MAY need to
put a dot a space or more away from the chord.
On 09/15/2016 09:36 AM, Chris Yate wrote:
the key is the last bit of Gould's text as quoted by Brian above:
"When a dot is forced to be two or more stave-spaces from the chord,
its function becomes less relevant. In such cases,//use only as many
dots as cover the number of stave-spaces taken up by the chord."
Hi Chris, As I read this quote, Gould's recommendation to "use only as
many dots as cover the number of stave-spaces taken up by the chord"
only applies "when a dot is forced to be two or more stave-spaces from
the chord" because she limits her recommendation to "in such cases".
Maybe such a strict reading resolves what you are seeing as an
inconsistency, at least as far as the logic of this quote goes.
(All of that said, I don't know why her recommendation for such cases is
not just to "omit any dots that would be two or more stave-spaces from
the chord" instead... but I claim no expertise here.)
Anyway, I agree that providing a way to adjust the output as desired
would be great, and it seems like Carl is on top of it.
-Paul
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