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Re: Error in new articulation _
From: |
Graham Percival |
Subject: |
Re: Error in new articulation _ |
Date: |
Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:03:36 -0800 |
Please keep LilyPond emails on the mailing list; that way the answers
are archived
and everybody can search for them.
I must admit that I was wrong about the Britten suites, but it's
possible that somebody,
somewhere, wants the line closer to the notehead. We could probably
remove the
-_ articulation without any problems, but since it's there now we might
as well leave
it in there.
I don't think that changing the language simply in order to save a few
keystrokes
is a good idea -- especially since it doesn't clearly save keystrokes.
---. is very simple
to type; -_ requires the use of the shift key. :)
Note that ---. and -.-- simply tells LilyPond "put a legato mark and a
staccato mark on this
note". LilyPond then puts the marks in the normal order, with the dot
closer to
the notehead. If we add -> to the mix, LilyPond would place that in
the proper
place as well, regardless of the order of symbols.
Cheers,
- Graham
On 31-Oct-04, at 2:15 PM, Alexandre Beneteau wrote:
Thanks for your answer.
Since combinaison of dot and line whith line closer to the notehead
seems used, but less than the oposite, may I propose that the notation
"-_" "-.--" should be reversed ? ( "-_" for the most common case (the
dot closer to the notehead), and -.-- for the line near the notehead).
It will save keystrokes for the most common case, isn't it ?
Alex.
Graham Percival wrote:
On 30-Oct-04, at 5:03 AM, Alexandre Beneteau wrote:
I am wondering if the new articulation _ (which produce a dot and a
_ over the notehead) does not print it wrongly.
If you use "-.--" then Lilypond will print the dot closer to the
notehead. "-_" is supposed to be used when you want the line closer
to the notehead. I think I saw it in a Britten unaccompanied cello
suite; I'll double-check if you want.