\addquote problems

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> 
> I think that the way \addquote works currently isn't helpful in
> practical use:
> 
> Consider this score:
> 
>   A = \relative c' {
>         c4 d e f | g1 | }
>   B = \relative c' {
>         R1 | c4 d e f | }
> 
>   \score {
>     <<
>       \context Staff = "A" { \A }
>       \context Staff = "B" { \B }
>     >>
>   }
> 
> Now I want to typeset the part for B:
> 
>   \score {
>     \context Staff = "B" { \B }
>   }
> 
> Suddenly I discover that it would be a good idea to have cue notes for
> the first bar.  What I now want to do is this:
> 
>   A = \relative c' {
>         \addquote "Ai" { c4 d e f } | g1 | }
>   B = \relative c' {
>         \tag #'score { R1 }
>          \tag #'part { << R1^"voice a"     \\
>                           \quote "Ai" 1 >> } |
>         c4 d e f |
>       }
> 
>   \score {
>     \context Staff = "B" { \applymusic  #(remove-tag 'score) \B }
>   }
> 
> but this doesn't work, unfortunately.  \addquote should be embeddable
> into a music expression, and it should be transparent to the
> surrounding music.  Can you add this?

\quote "A" takes exactly that part of of the \addquoted music that is
running at the time; ie. if \quote is is put after the 1st measure,
you also get the 2nd measure of A.

In other words: I am missing your point.

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 Han-Wen Nienhuys   |   address@hidden   |   http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen