Re: duplicate dynamics on same staff

[James Wilkinson]

> Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:07 +0200
> From: "Vicente Solsona" <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: duplicate dynamics on same staff
> To: address@hidden, "James Wilkinson"
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> On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:19:05 +0200, James Wilkinson
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> wrote:
> > > \version 2.13.31
> > >
> > >
> > > When I put two voices on the same staff that have identical
> markings
> > > for dynamics and tempo, Lilypond prints them both, one above
> the
> > > other.
> [...]
> > > Back to my original question: if Lilypond can see that one
> of these
> > > things needs to be moved, how hard  would it be to have
> it determine
> > > that they are identical and just not print one of them?
>
> if the dynamics are the same, it's better to write them just once.
> thus 
> you:
> 1) save typing

Yes, if I were just starting, I would save typing. This time I didn't discover this problem until I already had it done the other way, so it's just going to be extra work. Yeah, I know I'm whining about the hour it's going to take,:( but then I'm retired :) so I have the hour available. Still it seems like an obvious thing for Lilypond to do even though it won't help me this time. Now that I know the right way to do this, it won't help me in the future either, unless I forget, which can't be ruled out at my age. :( :(

> 2) help lilypond so it does't need to waste time
> guessing obvious things 
> and it can concentrate on the big stuff  :)

I prefer to let Lilypond take care of the obvious things so I can concentrate on the big stuff. I mean, do you understand just how out of hand the national debt has gotten? :)

<soapbox> One of the things I've learned in 40 years of messing with computers is that it's never a good idea to make the human accommodate the machine. </soapbox>

Sweat not; I'll be fine. I know you guys are covered up with work,  and I appreciate what you're doing.

The snippet you sent is much the same as what I was looking for and couldn't find. Thanks

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