From: Carl Sorensen <c_sorensen@byu.edu>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:14:55 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Add comments for beamExceptions rules that apply only to 1/8 notes
X-Git-Tag: release/2.13.45-1~2^2^2~3
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c454ab869c1973c1bc900acd5ac02c06544bdd88;p=lilypond.git

Add comments for beamExceptions rules that apply only to 1/8 notes

This will hopefully resolve confusion that has shown up a couple of
times
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diff --git a/scm/time-signature-settings.scm b/scm/time-signature-settings.scm
index c5792d9b80..add5e8d911 100644
--- a/scm/time-signature-settings.scm
+++ b/scm/time-signature-settings.scm
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@
     ;;   use defaults, but combine all beats into a unit if possible
     ;;
     ;;   set all beams to end on beats, but 1 8 to beam entire measure
-    ;;   in order to avoid beaming every beat for entier measure, we set
+    ;;   in order to avoid beaming every beam type for the entire measure, we set
     ;;   triplets back to every beat.
     ((3 . 4) .
-             ((beamExceptions . ((end . (((1 . 8) . (6))
-                                         ((1 . 12) . (3 3 3))))))))
+             ((beamExceptions . ((end . (((1 . 8) . (6))            ;1/8 note whole measure
+                                         ((1 . 12) . (3 3 3)))))))) ;Anything shorter by beat
 
     ;; in 3 8  time:
     ;;   beam entire measure together
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@
     ;;         ly/engraver-init.ly where the default time signature is set
     ;;         are set
     ((4 . 4) .
-             ((beamExceptions . ((end . (((1 . 8) . (4 4))
-                                         ((1 . 12) . (3 3 3 3))))))))
+             ((beamExceptions . ((end . (((1 . 8) . (4 4))  ; 1/8 notes half measure
+                                         ((1 . 12) . (3 3 3 3)))))))) ;Anything shorter by beat
 
     ;; in 4/8 time:
     ;;   combine beats 1 and 2, so beam in 2