Re: centering rests

[Bertalan Fodor]

But in 4/4 with partial? I don't have access to lily now but i think i saw that 
failing.

 ---- Original message ---- 
From: Mats Bengtsson <address@hidden>
Sent: 30 Oct 2009 10:00 +01:00
To: Bertalan Fodor <address@hidden>
Cc: Erik Appeldoorn <address@hidden>,  <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: centering rests



Bertalan Fodor wrote:
> I think that's a bug as R2 is not centered.
>   
??? An R2 is certainly centered within the measure if you have 2/4 time:

<<
  \new Staff \relative c'{ \time 2/4 c8 d e f }
  \new Staff {R2 }
 >>

However, as was pointed out by Kieren, a half note rest in the beginning 
of a 4/4 measure should be left aligned with the first note of the 
measure, not centered in the first half of the measure, according to 
common typesetting practice.

    /Mats

>  ---- Original message ---- 
> From: Erik Appeldoorn <address@hidden>
> Sent: 29 Oct 2009 18:39 +01:00
> To: 'Kieren MacMillan' <address@hidden>
> Cc:  <address@hidden>
> Subject: RE: centering rests
>
> You are quite right, and I have never even bothered to check. Although I
> have a quite substantial library and am over 25 years active with music.
>
> Erik
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kieren MacMillan [mailto:address@hidden
>> Sent: donderdag 29 oktober 2009 18:29
>> To: Erik Appeldoorn
>> Cc: address@hidden
>> Subject: Re: centering rests
>>
>> Hi Erik,
>>     
>>> when I want to use r2 at the start (or R2) of the bar it looks
>>> awfull. So how do I align these rests centered?
>>>
>>>       
>> If you mean that you want the (e.g.) half-note rest to be mid-way
>> through the first half of the measure, rather than left-aligned at
>> the first beat, then... you don't/shouldn't.
>>
>> In standard music engraving practice, the full-measure rest is the
>> *only* one that is centered in its [horizontal] duration-space - all
>> other rests are placed at the position where they first happen in the
>> flow of time, just like their sounding-note equivalent(s).
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>> Kieren.=
>>     
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