Re: autobeams

[Carl Sorensen]

James E. Bailey <jamesebailey <at> mac.com> writes:

> 
> I don't understand this. Why aren't the last two eighth notes beamed  
> together?
> \version "2.11.54"
> \relative { \clef bass << {e8 d d c d8 c } \\ {  <c g>4 g <b f>4} >>  
> <f a c> } 
> 

I think the answer is found in a known issue in the beams section:

The same holds for polyphonic voices, entered with @code{<<
@dots{} \\ @dots{} >>}.  If a polyphonic voice ends while an
automatic beam is still accepting notes, it is not typeset.


I think that the automatic beam is still accepting notes, because it
would prefer to end at the end of the measure.  Then, the voice
ends, which causes the autobeam to be entirely dropped.

I was able to get the autobeam to happen by including a spacer rest
in the voice:

\relative { \clef bass << {e8 d d c d8 c s32 } \\ {  <c g>4 g <b f>4} >>
<f a c> }

This had the effect of terminating the autobeam at 3/4, instead
of trying to continue on to 4/4.

Perhaps once the behavior has been identified it can be fixed.

Carl