RE: How do I use allabreve for 2/4 music?

[Sven Axelsson]

Paul Scott [mailto:address@hidden wrote

> Sven Axelsson wrote:
> 
> >Hi List.
> >
> >This question is for Lilypond 2.4.2.
> >
> >I am using Lilypond to typeset music for the Scottish 
> Highland Bagpipes, and
> >we have some 2/4 music (Reels) that are supposed to have an 
> allabreve time
> >signature. Now, in Lilypond is hard coded to 2/2, so how 
> would I change that?
> >
> To use numbers in time signatures:
>  \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'numbered
> 
> To use common or allabreve:
>  \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'C
> 
> For further details go to:
> "Program Reference/Backend/All layout objects/TimeSignature"


No, I'm afraid that didn't help. As I said, I need the allabreve symbol
displayed with a 2/4 time signature. Lilypond only displays it with a 2/2
signature, at least as far as I can see. Perhaps the "Bugs" entry in 5.16.6
showing a call to the Scheme function ly:make-duration could be useful here.
Does anyone know?

-- 
Sven Axelsson