Re: variables tied with slurs

[Urs Liska]

Am 27.09.2013 10:46, schrieb Peter Bjuhr:
> On 09/27/2013 07:05 AM, Urs Liska wrote:
> > Does
> >
> > A = \drums { sn8 sn8~ }
> >
> > { \A \A }
> >
> > Do what you want?
>
> I was curious of this, but Urs is right it does work. There are no 
> obstacles in ending with a tie. Apparently it is just ignored:
>
> \version "2.17.26"
>
> % How could I write the equivalent of
> \drums { sn8 sn8 ~ sn8 sn8 }
> %using variables?
>
> % This does work!
> A = \drummode { sn8 sn8 ~ }
>
> \score {
> \new DrumStaff
>  { \A \A }
> }
>
> %end with a tie
> { b'4 a' g' b' ~ }
>
> Best
> Peter

Thanks.
I didn't know about \drums vs. \drummode and couldn't check.
AFAIK a Tie without a target will issue a warning, but that's all. You 
can always use a tie to end a variable and connect it to a following music.

Urs