Re: a metronome mark question

[Paul Scott]

Dave Phillips wrote:
> Greetings:
>
>  I've written a part in even eight notes, but I want to indicate in 
> the metronome marking that the rhythm of the even eighths should be 
> played with a swing rhythm, i.e. an eighth-note triplet with a quarter 
> note followed by an eighth. In a score the rhythm would be {\times 2/3 
> {c'4 c'8}},  and some jazz scores indicate that evenly notated eighths 
> should be played with this rhythmic figure.
>
>  The Metronome Marks section of the manual (8.2.2 for LP 2.8.4) shows 
> how to do what I want, but only for single notes and not at all for 
> triplets.
>
>  If I've made myself clear, does anyone know how to create the mark I 
> need ? In pseudo-LP code it's something like this:
>
>     {c'8 c'} = {\times 2/3 {c'4 c'8}} 
Actually everything except the triplet bracket is in the manual:


       8.2.2 Metronome marks

If there isn't a way to do the triplet bracket I would consider 
cosponsoring this feature with you.

Paul