Hi Martin, Mats gave me this help awhile ago which still works.
normalRests = { \revert Rest #'direction \revert MultiMeasureRest #'staff-position } place this at the start of a file and use \normalRests before the rest you want to change. Trent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Bergande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lilypond-user@gnu.org> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 5:21 AM Subject: rest positioning failure - please help | I would like to repeat my question how to position a "normal" rest in single staff polyphony since I didn't get any answer. I would be very grateful if anybody could help me. It is a while ago since I described the problem as follows: | | Dear all, | | why does "b4/rest" in the following file.ly position the rest - exactly like "r4" - to f'', while "a4/rest" and "c4/rest" would work as expected? Is there a special command apart from tweaking to enforce the b' position? | | martin | | %%%%% start file.ly | | \version "2.7.40" | | \score { | | \context PianoStaff << | | \new Staff { \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = | #all-invisible << | | % Sopran | | { \key f \major \relative c' | { \partial 4*1 f a g a bes c2 a4\fermata | d c bes a g a2 \fermata | b4\rest c d e f e d2 c4\fermata | a bes a g g f2.\fermata \bar "|." } } \\ | | % Alt | | { \relative c' { } } >> | | } | | \new Staff { << | | % Tenor | | { \clef "F" \key f \major \relative c | { } } \\ | | % Bass | | { \relative c | { \hideNotes | | c4 c c c c c c c | c4 c c c c c c c | c4 c c c c c c c | c4 c c c c c c c \unHideNotes } } | | >> } | | >> | | \layout { | | indent = 00 | ragged-right = ##t | ragged-last = ##t | | \context { } | } | | \midi { | | \tempo 4 = 92 | } | | } | | %%%%% end file.ly | | p.s. bug-lilypond@gnu.org rejected my message. | -- | | | Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! | Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer | | | | _______________________________________________ | lilypond-user mailing list | lilypond-user@gnu.org | http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user | _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user