On 11/10/2011 6:19 PM, Tim Roberts wrote:
I am a little confused by capital R rests. There are two aspects that
confuse me. First, I don't understand why whole-measure small-r rests
are not centered in the measure. Compare:
{ \time 4/4 r1 r1 r1 }
{ \time 4/4 R1 R1 R1 }
As a life-long pianist, I'm used to whole measure rests being
centered. Is there a reference that suggests they should be left-aligned?
Second, in instrumental music, I have the need to attach some notation
to a whole rest (for example, a fermata), or a note like "Cadenza". I
can't attach a fermata to an R1, and it looks bad to have a fermata on
an uncentered rest.
--
Tim Roberts,t...@probo.com
Providenza& Boekelheide, Inc.
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The syntax 'r1' is *not* a "whole measure rest." It is as whole *note*
rest. The 'Rn' syntax (where n = a note value, possibly with a
multiplier like 'R1*3') produces centered *whole measure rests*. In 3/8
if you enter R4. you'll get a whole measure rest which looks exactly
like a whole note rest.
For markup on R rests search the docs for multiMeasureRestMarkup (I think).
-David
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