Re: incomplete tuplets

[David Zelinsky]

Aaron Hill <lilypond@hillvisions.com> writes:

> On 2021-07-31 2:44 pm, David Zelinsky wrote:
>> The suggested notation for this was to use a quintuplet bracket that
>> was
>> open on the right, and extended slightly beyond the second notehead, or
>> beyond the beam.  See attached.
>>
>> Is there a sensible way to do that in Lilypond?  I've searched
>> around in
>> the documentation but haven't found anything.
>
> Not a perfect replica, but hopefully a start:
>
> %%%%
> \version "2.22.0"
>
> \fixed c'' {
>   \time 2/20
>   #(ly:expect-warning "strange time signature")
>   \once \override TupletBracket.bracket-visibility = ##t
>   \once \override TupletBracket.edge-height = #'(0.7 . 0)
>   \once \override TupletBracket.shorten-pair = #'(0 . -1)
>   \once \override TupletBracket.padding = 3
>   \tuplet 5/4 { a16[ bes16] }
>   \time 4/8
>   r8
> }
> %%%%
>
> -- Aaron Hill


Thanks!  I knew there had to be some magic like that!

-David