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Re: NR 1.2.3 Upbeats: confusing explanation of measurePosition
From: |
Colin Hall |
Subject: |
Re: NR 1.2.3 Upbeats: confusing explanation of measurePosition |
Date: |
Thu, 3 Jan 2013 00:27:20 +0000 |
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Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
On Tue, Jan 01, 2013 at 10:27:13AM +0100, David Kastrup wrote:
> > as a simple user I wish only to know which numbers I may use with the
> > function ly:make-moment (to define the property measurePosition ) -
> > without running into problemsof any kind!
>
> Two integers (for numerator and denominator of a main moment fraction),
> or four integers (the same with grace timing), or one rational (for the
> main moment) or two rationals (for main and grace moment).
>
> If you think that two integers and two rationals can't be told apart,
> you'd be right, but denominators are always positive and grace timings
> are always non-positive.
>
> So basically everything that you'd think should work with ly:make-moment
> will. I'd prefer using rationals myself.
I'm posting so that the bug squad can see this has been dealt with.
A tracker has been created for this issue:
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3078
Cheers,
Colin.
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Colin Hall