Re: Looking for Time signature tweak

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hello Villum,

> Trying to mimic the layout of the manuscript as far as possible in  
> the pdf I have come across a small problem:
> Only the very first time signature shows the ordinary 6/4. All  
> subsequent time signatures are shown with a large number only,  
> spanning the whole system (no /4).

1. As a composer myself, I would suggest that it is not always  
necessary to mimic exactly the notation used in the manuscript:  
engraving should make things clear(er), not just be copy what might  
be shorthand notation from the MS. [Another example would be "chord- 
stem" and "slash" notation, which I use all the time to avoid  
rewriting repeated chords or note patterns during the rush of  
composition — when I engrave, I almost always replace these with the  
actual notes.]

2. If you *do* decide to mimic the MS, perhaps this is what you're  
looking for?

\version "2.12.2"

timeSigSnippet = \relative
{
  \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'numbered
  \time 4/4 c d e f
  \override Staff.TimeSignature #'font-size = #6
  \override Staff.TimeSignature #'Y-offset = #-2
  \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = #ly:text-interface::print
  \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'text = \markup \number 6
  \time 6/4 g a b2 c
  \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'text = \markup \number 5
  \time 5/4 c4 b a g f
  \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'text = \markup \number 3
  \time 3/4 e d c
}

\score { \timeSigSnippet }

Hope this helps!
Kieren.