Re: alternatives and bars problem

[Gilles THIBAULT]

> In the final part of this tune, the 1st alternative prints fine, but
> the second one has the bars all screwed up.  The first g4, is on a bar
> of its own !

I have only this ugly solution for measure 24 (line 63 in your score)

g8*6/5 e e e4*6/5                             % 5 eighth notes = value of 
6 eighth notes


> Also when I use timidity to play the midi file, it ignores all the 
> repeats.  I just plays the tune straight through.

See doc 6.7.3 "repeats and Midi"


> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> \include "version.ly"
> \header {
>    composer =  "by Paddy O'Brien"
>    title = "The Coming of Spring"
>    dedication = ""
>    tagline = "Music engraving by JMcCool using LilyPond " %\version
> }
>
> %\define mbreak = {\break}
> \define mbreak = {}
>
> melody = \relative c' {
> \clef treble
> \key d \major
> \time 6/8
> \override Score.BarNumber
>   #'break-visibility = #end-of-line-invisible
> \set Score.currentBarNumber = #0
> %\set Staff.midiInstrument = "flagelette"
> #(set-global-staff-size 23)
>
>  \repeat volta 2 { %TUNE_START
>       \partial 8*1  a'8
> b8  e,8  e8  b'4  a8 %\bar "|"
> b8  d8  b8  b8  a8  g8 %\bar "|"
> fis8  e8  fis8 d8  fis8  a8 %\bar "|"
> d8  fis8  e8  d8  b8  a8 %\bar "|"
> b8  e,8  e8  b'4  a8 %\bar "|"
> b8  e8 fis8  g8  fis8  e8  %\bar "|"
> d8  b8  g8  fis8 g8  a8 %\bar "|"
> b8  g8  e8  e4 %\bar ":|:"
>        \mbreak
>  }
>
> \repeat volta 2 {
>        \partial 8*1 fis8
>        \set Score.currentBarNumber = #8
> g8  e8  fis8  g4  a8 %\bar "|"
> b4  a8[  b8  e8  cis8] %\bar "|"
> d8  a8  a8  b8  a8  g8 %\bar "|"
> \times 2/3 {fis8 g8 a8}  fis8  d8  e8 fis8 %\bar "|"
> g4  e8[  fis8  g8  a8] %\bar "|"
> b8 e8  fis8  g8  fis8  e8 %\bar "|"
> d8  b8  g8 fis8  g8  a8 %\bar "|"
> b8  g8  e8  e4 %\bar ":|:"
>   }
>
>  \repeat volta 2 {
> \partial 8*1 fis'8
>        \set Score.currentBarNumber = #16
> g4  e8[  e8  g8  e8] %\bar "|"
> b8 e8  g8  b8  a8  g8 %\bar "|"
> fis4  d8[  d8 cis8  d8] %\bar "|"
> a8  fis8  a8  d8  e8  fis8 %\bar "|"
> g4  e8[  e8  g8  e8] %\bar "|"
> }
>
> \alternative {
>   {
>     g4 e8[ e g e] %\bar "|"
>     b e g b a g %\bar "|"
>     fis e d \times 2/3 {fis8 g8 a8} fis %\bar "|"
>     g e e e4 %\bar "|"
>   }
>
>   {
>     g4 e8 fis e d %\bar "|"
>     b e cis d fis e %\bar "|"
>     d8  b8  g8  fis8 g8  a8 %\bar "|"
>     b8  g8  e8  e4
>   }
> }
>  }
>
> \score {
>  \new Staff \melody
>  \layout{}
>  \midi { }
> }
>
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%