Re: notelength

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi all,

> You have to set the lengths of the breve notes manually, though.

It sure seems like this could be done automagically (maybe using a Scheme 
engraver?). You could say something like

   \specialnote \breve 8*931

and it would

 (1) engrave a note that looks like the first parameter given (in this case, a 
breve);
 (2) automatically engrave the ties and system-left-edge “reminder notes” for 
the duration given (in this case, 931 eighth notes).

One day I’ll be good enough to try this myself… in the meantime, perhaps 
Someone Else™ will.

Best,
Kieren.