Re: elegant compound time signatures

[Hans Aberg]

On 20 Oct 2008, at 12:53, Graham Percival wrote:


> > The second problem is that LilyPond beamings varies quite a bit from
> > version to version, so sprinkling, so this solution may not be  
> > stable.
>
> This shouldn't be a problem if you set up the overrides correctly,
> and as long as there aren't any regression bugs.

I am not sure what is gong on. I used
  \time 11/16
  \set beatGrouping = #'(2 2 3 2 2)
  \set subdivideBeams = ##t
  #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * 11 16) 4 16)
  #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * 11 16) 7 16)
which worked fine in an earlier LilyPond 2.11.* version, but not  
know. I have experienced similar problems in the past.

> > > Hans: at the risk of sounding grumpy, did you try compiling my
> > > example?  I believe it does everything you want.
> >
> > Yes, I think it was clear from my reply. I mentioned that although
> > writing in each measure
> >   \unset subdivideBeams
> >   \unset beatLength
> > does the job, it is a bit cumbersome.
>
> Ah, that's what you meant by "It is though too complicated to wrte
> stuff i each measure" [sic].  Sorry.

Yes. Think of writing a time in 4-time, and having to write that in  
in every measure. Though a fix, counterintuitive, as the fix belongs  
to the meter and not the measure.

  Hans