On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Wols Lists <antli...@youngman.org.uk> wrote: > Just because it's not normal practice doesn't mean people won't find it > useful. I looked at tht document about music typesetting conventions for > the first time in ages a day or so ago, and it finishes pretty much with > the statement that, at the end of the day, you do whatever makes the > *performer's* life easier. Like a lot of my music has no clef or key > signature or time signature or anything except when they change :-)
Right, it's pretty easy to agree with that. Perhaps someone somewhere has done one of those eye-tracking A-B UI tests on music scores to see where exactly is the balance between information and clutter. > Not having a clue how it's done, but I'd guess the principle for > engraving time signatures and clefs and key signatures are very similar. > Look at how lily gets the clef and key signature to print at the start > of each line, and see if you can do the same with the time signature. My > guess is it's something to do with which context you attach the engraver to. Sure, I'm sure if I dig deep enough it can be done. I'll look into it. Thanks! _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
