Re: another triplets question

[Chip]

Paul Scott wrote:
> Chip wrote:
>
> > Now that the previous triplets question is answered and working 
> > properly howabout this one -
> >
> > I have 4/4 time, 3 triplet 1/2 notes in one measure. I can get the 3 
> > notes in the measure, but the triplet indicator is the # 3 under each 
> > individual note, and no bar.
> >
> > \times 2/3 {fs2 fs fs ~}
> >
> > I've tried some variations on this -
> > \set tupletSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 4)
> > in front of it but to no avail.
>
>
> Did you set this previously?  It says group the tuplets in quarter (1 / 
> 4) note groups which is smaller than the grouping you are indicating.  
> The correct one for a 4 quarter note (one whole note) grouping would be:
> \set tupletSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 1)
> meaning whole note (1/1) groupings.
>
> I took me a while to figure out how that related to the tuplets I wanted.
>
> I would guess there is a way to reset tupletSpannerDuration to get it 
> back out if the way but I haven't looked that up yet.  Otherwise once 
> you use it in a score you will have to keep changing it for each new 
> tuplet group size.
>
> HTH,
>
> Paul Scott

Thanks Paul,
I did have it set previously in the music for another set of triplets. I 
set it to make-monent 1 1 and it now prints the half-note triplets 
correctly. I guess I just don't understand the \times fraction (I'm 
lousy at anything matematical), how it actually works, I've just been 
shooting in the dark, trying differant numbers until it 'works'.

Regards,
Chip