Valentin wrote:
> I've been discussing with Michael Pozhidaev about the way volta
> brackets are printed when a line break occurs in an "alternative"
> situation.
>
> In the following snippet, the 2nd bracket is not printed after the
line break:
>
> \relative c'' {
> \time 2/4
> \repeat volta 2 { d4 d }
> \alternative {
> { e4 e f f }
> { g4 g \break f f }
> }
> e e
> }
>
> % If you remove the \break, the bracket is printed over the two Fs.
>
> My guess would be that unlike the first bracket an "alternative"
> bracket doesn't have to "contain" notes, but only to show the
> _beginning_ of the music that has to be played after the repeat, and
> therefore will not be printed after a line break. Ralph, is that
> right? I couldn't find it documented anywhere.
>
> Cheers,
> Valentin
That seems like a reasonable supposition, Valentin. I'm not a
programmer, so I can't vouch for the programmers' intents, but that
seems like appropriate behavior. Or, perhaps, does not seem like
inappropriate behavior.
Ralph
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