problems with \cueDuring

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> 
> I still have problems with the current implementation of cue note
> support.
> 
> First, it is a major nuisance to create the `cue' voice manually,
> because it should have the same number of beats as the other voices,
> and it seems to me that this information can't be extracted
> automatically dependent on other voices.  What do you think of an
> implicit cue voice which is created with, say,
> 
>   \new Voice \with {
>     \consists Cue_engraver
>     \override Cue #'length = #5.5
>     ...
>   }
> 
> Second, \cueDuring doesn't work correctly.  A negative direction value

fixed.

> has no effect (see example below); additionally, the rests aren't
> shifted vertically according to the direction.

there is a subtle bug in your file

   \context Voice {
     \cueDuring #"clarinet" #-1 { R1 }
     g4 g2.

will direct the main music to the "cue" voice as well, which leads to
various misformattings. 

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 Han-Wen Nienhuys   |   address@hidden   |   http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen