From: Graham Percival <graham@percival-music.ca>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:48:13 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Two new snippets.
X-Git-Tag: release/2.11.43-1~20
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=923d8015887e97ca58ed4f7ff844f21511392532;p=lilypond.git

Two new snippets.
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diff --git a/input/new/changing-form-of-multi--measure-rests.ly b/input/new/changing-form-of-multi--measure-rests.ly
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+\version "2.11.42"
+\layout { ragged-right= ##t }
+\header {
+  doctitle = "Changing form of multi-measure rests"
+  lsrtags = "rhythms,tweaks-and-overrides"
+  texidoc = "
+If there are 10 or fewer measures of rest, LilyPond prints
+a series of longa and breve rests (called in German
+Kirchenpausen - church rests) within the staff and
+prints a simple line otherwise.  This default number of 10
+may be changed by an override:
+"}
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
+\compressFullBarRests
+R1*2 | R1*5 | R1*9
+\override MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = 3
+R1*2 | R1*5 | R1*9
+@end lilypond
+
diff --git a/input/new/positioning-multi--measure-rests.ly b/input/new/positioning-multi--measure-rests.ly
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+\version "2.11.42"
+\layout { ragged-right= ##t }
+\header {
+  doctitle = "Positioning multi-measure rests"
+  lsrtags = "rhythms,tweaks-and-overrides"
+  texidoc = "
+Unlike ordinary rests, there is no predefined command
+to change the vertical position on the staff of a multi-measure
+rest symbol of either form by attaching it to a note.  However,
+in polyphonic music multi-measure rests in odd-numbered and
+even-numbered voices are vertically separated.  The positioning
+of multi-measure rests can be controlled as follows:
+ "}
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=2]
+% Multi-measure rests by default are set under the 2nd line
+R1
+% They can be moved with an override
+\override MultiMeasureRest #'staff-position = #-2
+R1
+% A value of 0 is the default position;
+% the following trick moves the rest to the center line
+\override MultiMeasureRest #'staff-position = #-0.01
+R1
+% Multimeasure rests in odd-numbered voices are under the top line
+<< {R1} \\ {a1} >>
+% Multi-measure rests in even-numbered voices are under the bottom line
+<< {c1} \\ {R1} >>
+% They remain separated even in empty bars
+<< {R1} \\ {R1} >>
+% This brings them together even though there are two voices
+\compressFullBarRests
+<<
+  \revert MultiMeasureRest #'staff-position
+  {R1*3}
+\\
+  \revert MultiMeasureRest #'staff-position
+  {R1*3}
+>>
+@end lilypond
+