Re: [PATCH] Issue 1046

[Graham Percival]

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 09:55:37AM -0600, Carl Sorensen wrote:
> 
> On 3/31/10 3:17 AM, "Marc Hohl" <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> >>> +music = \relative c' {
> >>> +  < a\3 \deadNote c\2 a'\1 >4
> >>> +  < b\3 \deadNote d\2 b'\1 >4
> >>> +  < c\3 \deadNote e\2 c'\1 >8
> >>> +  \deadNotesOn \times 2/3 { g16\3 b\2 e\1 } \deadNotesOff
...
> >>> +\new StaffGroup <<
> >>> +  \new Staff {
> >>> +    \clef "treble_8"
> >>> +    \override Voice.StringNumber #'transparent = ##t
> >>>    
> >> 
> >> Is this absolutely vital to demonstrate \deadNote ?  (honest question:
> >> if yes, fine, but please add a comment saying that it's necessary.  If
> >> it's not necessary, then please remove the tweak)
> >>  
> > To be honest: it isn't strictly necessary, but the
> > displayed string numbers are partly crossed out by the
> > beams; furthermore, string numbers in combination with
> > tablature is redundant. But for sake of simplicity, I removed
> > the tweak.
> 
> Why not just remove the string numbers?  Or eliminate the beams by changing
> the rhythms?

Oh, I thought that \deadNote required string numbers.  Yes, it
definitely sounds as though this example should be simplified.

Cheers,
- Graham