Re: time signature with note in denominator

[Jos Smeets]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 12:39:32 -0500
Ben <address@hidden> wrote:

> On 4/4/06,  "David Feuer" <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > On 4/3/06, Jos Smeets <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > I am typesetting a score which has a non-standard time
> > > > signature in the original. E.g. for 4/2 it has a half note
> > > > symbol in the denominator instead of the number 2. So, it is
> > > > like using TimeSignature "single-digit", but with the digit
> > > > shifted up a bit and a not symbol underneath it. Is it possible
> > > > to do this in Lilypond?
> > >
> > > I think the most natural way to deal with this (which would likely
> > > require some changes to Lilypond) would be to set the font for the
> > > lower number of the time signature to one that makes the numbers
> > > 1, 2, and 4 look like noteheads.
> >
> > That would indeed be the best solution. Don't know if this notation
> > is common enough to implement this. Don't know how hard it is to do
> > this.
> >
> Y'know, the fonts included with Finale Notepad would probably work for
> just this instance, since the Maestro font handles this... and the
> half-note symbol is actually okay. By the way... I used Finale notepad
> for a few years before switching to Lilypond... this is so much
> better!

...but I don't have these fonts, and then I am not sure of the syntax
to use to replace the number by the note symbol :}

Jos

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