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Re: Articulation marks and bar rests
From: |
Mats Bengtsson |
Subject: |
Re: Articulation marks and bar rests |
Date: |
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 10:35:20 +0200 |
> Hi, people!
>
> It is the first time I write to this list, but I've been reading for
> several months. I have some things to ask so I'll start now - but I'll
> continue when I've more time...
>
> 1. Is it possible to insert a "bar rest" without writing the whole bar's
> length? That is: in 4/4 time I write "R1", in 2/4 "R2", but in 5/8 I
> have to write "R2 R8". I'd like something like a plain "R".
Use R1*5/8 or R8*5
> 2. Is there a way to set the default articulation mark for notes? I
> mean: it happens very often than there are a lot of notes with
> "staccato" and it is uncomfortable to write them all with "-." .
> Probably it would be useful whether articulation marks' behaviour were
> similar to the note-relative-pitch and note-duration one; or is it
> possible to set some general properties?
Take a look at the example file input/test/add-staccato.ly
(if you run version 1.4.xx, you can find the file in the
.tar.gz file from some of the more recent 1.5.xx versions).
/Mats