Re: 2.3.19 - markup supresses multimeasure rest number

[Paul Scott]

Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:

> address@hidden writes:
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> > Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
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> > > address@hidden writes:
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> > > > Mats Bengtsson wrote:
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> > > > > This bug/feature has also been well documented for a long time. 
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> > > > Sorry.  I use this a lot and it has only recently surfaced for me.  I   
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> > > That's strange, because I can't recall that it ever did not replace
> > > the measure number (it's mainly for use on whole-measure rests.)
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> > Does this qualify?
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> > << s2*5^\markup\large\bold{ To Alto Sax} R2*5 >>
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> > It worked in 2.1.24.  I can give you many more examples from versions 
> > near there.
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> exactly my point.
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>  s2^"foo" R2
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> is not the same as
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>  R2^"foo"
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I don't know enough about the inner workings to know why that's true so 
I had no reason to think my small change would make a difference.  At 
least now I know more what to do and what not to do to get what I want.

I take there's a good internal reason why R2^"foo" or at least R2_"foo" 
has to work that way?

Thanks,

Paul