I borrowed this from Allen Garvin on IMSLP.
fourTwoCutTime = {
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = #ly:text-interface::print
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'text = \markup \musicglyph
#"timesig.C22"
\time 4/2
}
On Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 10:54, Brent Annable <brentanna...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick question: is there any way to display a 4/2 time signature as
> cut common? I've tried 4/2, 8/4 and 2/1, but none of them seem to default
> to cut common.
>
> I've had a look around, but there doesn't seem to be a way for me to
> 'force' this behaviour... is there a way? Or do I need to set the time
> signature normally, and then just tell Lilypond to print a different glyph?
> If so, how do I do that?
>
> I would appreciate any help!
>
> Regards,
>
> Brent.
>
