On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Carl Sorensen <c_soren...@byu.edu> wrote:
> > > On 1/18/12 8:19 AM, "Ralph Palmer" <palmer.r.vio...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >Greetings - > > > >I'm running LilyPond 2.12 under Windows XP. > > > >\version "2.14.1" > > Your version says 2.14. 2.14 has different syntax. > > There is a snippet in the docs for 2.14 that demonstrates how to beam 1/8 > notes by quarters in 3/4. > > In 2.14 it's > > \set Timing.beamExceptions = #'() > > See the snippet just above "How automatic beaming works" in the section > "Setting automatic beam behavior" under NR 1.2.4 Beams. > > As far as 2.12 is concerned, you must make sure to first eliminate all of > the default beaming rules that apply for that time signature and then add > your own to get what you want. It was sufficiently hard to do that it > caused me to completely rewrite the autobeaming interface, and the general > consensus was that the new syntax was much easier to use than the old > syntax. I don't remember the details of the old process well enough to > give you advice. I'd recommend you upgrade from 2.12 to 2.14. > > Thanks, > > Carl > > My thanks and apologies to all of you who responded. I mis-wrote when I said I was running 2.12. I am, in fact, running 2.14. I did read the manual, and simply did not get down to the snippet that Carl mentioned. I'm sure that will do the trick. In gratitude, Ralph -- Ralph Palmer Brattleboro, VT USA palmer.r.vio...@gmail.com
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