Re: tabFullNotation

[Phil Burfitt]

Yes, placing tabFullNotation in the layout block works =)

Harm and Eluze, thank you very much!

Regards,
Phil.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Morley" <address@hidden>
To: "Phil Burfitt" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: tabFullNotation


> 2013/5/26 Phil Burfitt <address@hidden>:
> > Am I doing something wrong here? I can't get musical symbols to show with
> > polphony.
> >
> > \version "2.17.8"
> >
> > upper = \relative c' {  c4 d e f }
> >
> > lower = \relative c { c4 d e f }
> >
> > \score {
> >    \new TabStaff {
> >        \tabFullNotation
> >        << \upper \\ \lower >>
> >        }
> > }
>
> Hi Phil,
>
> seems our documentation is misleading.
>
> NR 2.4.1 states:
> "If all musical symbols used in traditional notation should also show
> up in tablature one has to apply the command \tabFullNotation in a
> TabStaff-context."
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-fretted-strings#default-tablatures
>
> Though, in /ly/property-init.ly  `tabFullNotation' is defined:
> tabFullNotation = {
>  \revert TabStaff.TimeSignature.stencil
>  \revert TabVoice.Stem.length
> ...
> }
> i.e. reverting properties belonging to TabStaff _and_ TabVoice.
>
> Including the following layout and commenting _one_ context, you'll
> see some grobs removing some not:
> \layout {
>        \context {
>               \TabStaff
>               \tabFullNotation
>        }
>        \context {
>               \TabVoice
>               \tabFullNotation
>        }
> }
>
> I'd call it a bug in the documentation.
>
> For now you can use:
> \layout { \tabFullNotation }
> Thanks to David Kastrup, that it works this way.
> (Or include \tabFullNotation in every voice)
>
>
> HTH,
>  Harm