Re: Again: \rest spacing

[David Raleigh Arnold]

 On Monday 23 February 2004 02:33, Thomas Scharkowski wrote:
> Hello,
>
> maybe my last post was not clear enough, so I try again:
> In polyphonic situations the vertical position of rests entered with
> \rest is not as expected.
> The attached code produces correct positions for bar 1 (which is
> "monophonic" and wrong positions for bar 2, which is polyphonic.
> I am quite sure this did not appear in previous versions.
>
> Thank you
> Thomas
> 2.1.25 on cygwin/xp

I suggested long ago that since rests are basically cues for the
following note in the voice, that they should take their default pitch
from that note.

When a rest is simultaneous with a stem in another voice, and there is
necessary collision because there are 3 or more parts on the staff and
the rest is an inside part, the rest is placed *before* the stem, even
if the stem is down.  That rule is not in any published book that I know
of, but I have many examples from as early as 1810, and I have seen it
on the web.


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