Re: invisible time signature example unclear (hymnody request)

[Ted Walther]

On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 08:14:46PM -0400, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> > In many hymns, the time signature is 4/4, but it starts off with a bar
> > in 2/4, 3/8, or similar.
>
> Seems to me you want to use \partial, no? That is, if the time
> signature is invisible, there won't be a visible difference in the
> output, and \partial is a lot easier than juggling transparent
> TimeSigs, X-extents, etc.
>
> Look in the docs (or archive) for discussions on this feature. I'll
> even start you off with a link, to make sure I don't get flamed like
> the last time I tried to help someone...  ;)
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond/Partial-measures.html>

Thank you, that link explained everything beautifully.  And it led me
into a part of the manual I hadn't seen yet; good explanations for
everything.  And here I was stuck googling for invisible time signature
recipes.

Ted

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