Re: Polymetric tuplets look bad

2004-12-23 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Why so much space for the first quarter note? The 9:4 tuplets are the > > > shortest duration notes, so I would expect them to drive most of the > > > spacing, but they look very irregular. > > > > This is a dilemma; in single staff music, the (stretchable) space >

Re: Polymetric tuplets look bad

2004-12-23 Thread Erik Sandberg
On Thursday 23 December 2004 00.34, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << > > \new Staff { \times 4/7 { a'4 a' a' a' a' a' a' } } > > \new Staff { \times 4/5 { a' a' a' a' a' } } > > \new Staff { \times 4/9 { a' a' a' a' a' a' a' a' a' } } > > > > > > Why so much space for the

Re: Polymetric tuplets look bad

2004-12-22 Thread Erik Sandberg
On Wednesday 22 December 2004 19.52, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: > Wiz Aus writes: > > Why so much space for the first quarter note? The 9:4 tuplets are the > > shortest duration notes, so I would expect them to drive most of the > > spacing, but they look very irregular. > > Because the music is str

Polymetric tuplets look bad

2004-12-22 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > << > \new Staff { \times 4/7 { a'4 a' a' a' a' a' a' } } > \new Staff { \times 4/5 { a' a' a' a' a' } } > \new Staff { \times 4/9 { a' a' a' a' a' a' a' a' a' } } > >> > > Why so much space for the first quarter note? The 9:4 tuplets are the > shortest duration notes,

Re: Polymetric tuplets look bad

2004-12-22 Thread Wiz Aus
From: Jan Nieuwenhuizen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Wiz Aus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: bug-lilypond@gnu.org Subject: Re: Polymetric tuplets look bad Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:52:15 +0100 Wiz Aus writes: > Why so much space for the first quarter note? The 9:4 tuplets are the

Re: Polymetric tuplets look bad

2004-12-22 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
Wiz Aus writes: > Why so much space for the first quarter note? The 9:4 tuplets are the > shortest duration notes, so I would expect them to drive most of the > spacing, but they look very irregular. Because the music is streched. Try: \layout{ raggedright = ##t } << \new Staff { \times 4/7 {

Polymetric tuplets look bad

2004-12-22 Thread Wiz Aus
<< \new Staff { \times 4/7 { a'4 a' a' a' a' a' a' } } \new Staff { \times 4/5 { a' a' a' a' a' } } \new Staff { \times 4/9 { a' a' a' a' a' a' a' a' a' } } Why so much space for the first quarter note? The 9:4 tuplets are the shortest duration notes, so I would expect them to drive most of the