On 9/15/16 5:17 PM, "Chris Yate" <chrisy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Oh yeah, these examples are a case in point! The first seems to suggest >dots should stay within the area of the chord, while the second suggests >it's ok to have dots extending the chord as long as they're balanced >vertically. The first follows her rule that says "If a dot is 2 spaces or more away from the limit of the chord, trim all the dots to the space occupied by the chord." The second has no dot two spaces or more away, so the dots stay, even though they extend beyond the chord. Both are exactly consistent with her words, as I read them. There is no inconsistency between her examples and her rules that I can see. I'm now home and have checked my other references. Read does not address cases that would move dots beyond the span of the chord. Neither does Ross. Powell (Music Engraving Today) is consistent with your examples. The rule he gives is "If there are too many notes for the number of spaces, leave off a dot. Never put a dot a third away from a note, and never try to put two dots in one space." In another place he says "Never put the dot more than a second away from any note." Thus, I think your preferences follow Powell's rules. Now if I can just figure out how to implement them (but I have some ideasŠ). Thanks, Carl _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
