Re: Various updates to reduce make doc output (issue 5727055)

[Trevor Daniels]

Phil Holmes wrote Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:00 PM


> From: "Trevor Daniels" <address@hidden>
> To: "Julien Rioux" <address@hidden>; "Phil Holmes" 
> <address@hidden>
> Cc: <address@hidden>; <address@hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:41 AM
> Subject: Re: Various updates to reduce make doc output (issue 5727055)
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> > Julien Rioux wrote Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:37 AM
> >
> >
> > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Phil Holmes <address@hidden> 
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julien Rioux" 
> > > > <address@hidden>
> > > > To: "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>
> > > >
> > > > The problem with this one is that Lilypond (like Sibelius...) only 
> > > > provides
> > > > 4 voices to allow notes to avoid colliding on a stave.
> >
> > Not true.  See Single-staff polyphony in
> > http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/notation/multiple-voices
> >
> > > I'm fine with either
> > > 1) Leave the warning there (it's only one line of `make doc' output), or
> >
> > Strongly preferred - hiding this warning would be
> > wrong until it is properly understood.
>
> I think it is understood.  Lilypond has a maximum of 4 voices.  The midi 
> file has 5.  They won't all fit into the 4 maximum.  midi2ly warns the 
> user that the output won't look great.  But we know that for this midi 
> file and don't need to be told every time it's compiled.

Please keep your replies on the list.

Didn't you see what I wrote before?  There is no restriction to
4 voices in LilyPond, as is shown in the NR.  See Single-staff polyphony in 
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/notation/multiple-voices

So it seems unlikely this is the cause of the warning, hence it is
not understood.  So hiding this warning would be wrong.

Trevor