Re: Rests in TabVoice

[Keith OHara]

Peter Crighton <petecrighton <at> googlemail.com> writes:

> > Peter Crighton <petecrighton <at> googlemail.com> writes:
> >
> > > Hello there,
> > >
> > > would it be possible to attach rests in a TabVoice to a different
> > > line? At least whole and half rests look terribly vertically
> > > off-centered, especially in four-line staffs, and they would benefit
> > > from being attached one line lower.
> > > Other rests might appear too low then, but I would like to know if I
> > > at least can try this out to see what’s best.
> >

Peter,
  Maybe nobody answered your actual question.
You can try shifting the position of all the rests with
  \new TabStaff \with {
    \override MultiMeasureRest #'staff-position = #1
    \override Rest #'staff-position = #-1
  }

The bug report that Phil started is generating activity, including the
proposal to let the shorter rests center on a space, rather than on a
line.  This would be the output you get using version 2.16 with 
    \override Rest #'staff-position = 0
but for the quarter and shorter rests only.  With the larger line-spacing
in the TabStaff, the lines barely clear the dots on a 16-rest.

The bug report is hungry for information about what high-quality engravers
of tablature do (because rests in tabalture are so rare).