there is also this (quite hidden & undocumented, but working!): \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #end-of-line-invisible \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #(modulo-bar-number-visible 2 1 )
cheers! Lia Zito wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm trying to get bar numbers to print on every odd measure: 1,3,5 etc. > > The \set Score.barNumberVisibility = > #(first-and-every-nth-bar-number-visible 2) command puts out even numbered > bar numbers every time. I even used the directions on how to print the > 1st and every nth bar number (see below) and lilypond reverts right back > to even numbers whenever the value is 2 (or 4, etc.). > > I tried inserting an invisible measure at the beginning, then resetting > the bar number to 1 at the 2nd measure - and that \set > Score.barNumberVisibility function went and skipped ahead a measure to > display only the even numbers again! > > I tried the barnum music function (see below) even though I don't > understand it at all - but it did the same thing. I get 1, 2, 4, 6, etc. > > Does anybody know how to get it to print just the odd numbered bar > numbers? With or without the 1st bar number, that doesn't matter so much, > I just want to see 3, 5, 7, 9 etc. on the page. > > I'm using Lilypond 2.12.3-1 with OLy 0.4 and OpenOffice 3.2.1 on OS X > 10.6. > > > Thank you! > > Lia Zito > > Here's the email with the directions I tried: > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2008-09/msg00403.html > > From: Trevor Daniels > Subject: Printing first and every n bar numbers > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:21:54 +0100 > Valentin > > Are these worth a snippet (or two?) for Rhythms? > > \relative c'' { > % Print the first and every fifth bar numbers > \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #(every-nth-bar-number-visible 1) > \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #all-visible > \bar "" > c1 > \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #(every-nth-bar-number-visible 5) > \repeat unfold 9 { c1 } > } > > The alternative is Neil's music function: > > #(define ((first-and-every-nth-bar-number-visible n) barnum) > (or > (= 1 barnum) > (= 0 (modulo barnum n)))) > > \relative c'' { > \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #end-of-line-invisible > \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #(first-and-every-nth-bar-number-visible > 5) > \bar "" > \repeat unfold 10 { c1 } > } > > Trevor > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/printing-bar-numbers-on-every-odd-measure-tp29772262p29773456.html Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
