RE: How do I use allabreve for 2/4 music?

[Sven Axelsson]

Sven Axelsson [mailto:address@hidden wrote
>
> Paul Scott [mailto:address@hidden wrote
> 
> > Sven Axelsson wrote:
> > 
> > >Hi List.
> > >
> > >This question is for Lilypond 2.4.2.
> > >
> > >I am using Lilypond to typeset music for the Scottish 
> > Highland Bagpipes, and
> > >we have some 2/4 music (Reels) that are supposed to have an 
> > allabreve time
> > >signature. Now, in Lilypond is hard coded to 2/2, so how 
> > would I change that?
> > >
> > To use numbers in time signatures:
> >  \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'numbered
> > 
> > To use common or allabreve:
> >  \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'C
> > 
> > For further details go to:
> > "Program Reference/Backend/All layout objects/TimeSignature"
> 
> 
> No, I'm afraid that didn't help. As I said, I need the 
> allabreve symbol
> displayed with a 2/4 time signature. Lilypond only displays 
> it with a 2/2
> signature, at least as far as I can see. Perhaps the "Bugs" 
> entry in 5.16.6
> showing a call to the Scheme function ly:make-duration could 
> be useful here.
> Does anyone know?

Answering my own question: I can cheat by doing this
\time 2/2
\set Score.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2 4)
#(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 1 4 'Staff)

which gives me the output I want.

-- 
Sven Axelsson