Re: Alternating styles of TimeSignatures

2024-06-01 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Federico, > However, it seems that both solutions run along similar lines: redefining > contexts. In your solution you split the topmost layout objects from the > staff context in two different contexts and create another -the bottom one-. > In my solution, I redefine the staff context to a

Re: Alternating styles of TimeSignatures

2024-06-01 Thread Federico Sarudiansky
Hi Kieren, Thanks for your answer and time. It looks really nice! However, it seems that both solutions run along similar lines: redefining contexts. In your solution you split the topmost layout objects from the staff context in two different contexts and create another -the bottom one-. In my

Re: Alternating styles of TimeSignatures

2024-06-01 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Federico, I’ve adjusted my snippet a little, and I think it might handle all your spacing issues…? Let me know! Best, Kieren. %%% SNIPPET BEGINS \version "2.25.15" \paper { system-system-spacing.padding = 4 } \layout { \context { \type "Engraver_group" \name TS keepAliveIn

Re: Alternating styles of TimeSignatures

2024-05-31 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Federico, > That's was my first attempt. But I couldn't solve some spacing issues (the > time signatures over and below the staff were affected by the tempo markings > and other staff stuff. Maybe this will get you close? %%% SNIPPET BEGINS \version "2.25.15" \paper { system-system-spa

Re: Alternating styles of TimeSignatures

2024-05-31 Thread Raphael Mankin
I asked a similar question a while back and this is the answer I received: On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:50 AM Raphael Mankin wrote: I have music with alternate bars in 3/4 and 6/8. The usual way to indicate this is to put both time signatures at the start, but I can find no way t

Re: Alternating styles of TimeSignatures

2024-05-31 Thread Federico Sarudiansky
Hi Kieren, thank you for your answer. That's was my first attempt. But I couldn't solve some spacing issues (the time signatures over and below the staff were affected by the tempo markings and other staff stuff. Best! F. El vie, 31 may 2024 a las 13:27, Kieren MacMillan (< kie...@kierenmacmill

Re: Alternating styles of TimeSignatures

2024-05-31 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Federico, > I'm typesetting a work and really want to preserve its notational > idiosyncrasies. One of them is an alternating way of using time signatures. > The attached MWEish does exactly what I want. The question, for me, is if > this could be done in a simpler way (just for learning!).