+@snippets
+
+@c TODO -- Convert to snippet. -- Sent to Neil 8/14/08
+
+@strong{Alternating time signatures}
+
+Regularly alternating double time signatures are not supported
+explicitly, but they can be faked. In the next example, the
+double time signature is created with markup text, while the
+real time signature is set in the usual way with @code{\time}.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,ragged-right]
+% Create 9/8 split into 2/4 + 5/8
+tsMarkup = \markup {
+ \override #'(baseline-skip . 2) \number {
+ \column { "2" "4" }
+ \vcenter "+"
+ \bracket \column { "5" "8" }
+ }
+}
+
+{
+ \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil =
+ #ly:text-interface::print
+ \override Staff.TimeSignature #'text = #tsMarkup
+ \time 9/8
+ c'2 \bar ":" c'4 c'4.
+ c'2 \bar ":" c'4 c'4.
+}
+@end lilypond
+