Re: centering rests

[Mats Bengtsson]

Bertalan Fodor wrote:
> I think that's a bug as R2 is not centered.
>   
??? An R2 is certainly centered within the measure if you have 2/4 time:

<<
 \new Staff \relative c'{ \time 2/4 c8 d e f }
 \new Staff {R2 }
>>

However, as was pointed out by Kieren, a half note rest in the beginning 
of a 4/4 measure should be left aligned with the first note of the 
measure, not centered in the first half of the measure, according to 
common typesetting practice.

   /Mats

>  ---- Original message ---- 
> From: Erik Appeldoorn <address@hidden>
> Sent: 29 Oct 2009 18:39 +01:00
> To: 'Kieren MacMillan' <address@hidden>
> Cc:  <address@hidden>
> Subject: RE: centering rests
>
> You are quite right, and I have never even bothered to check. Although I
> have a quite substantial library and am over 25 years active with music.
>
> Erik
>
>   
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kieren MacMillan [mailto:address@hidden
> > Sent: donderdag 29 oktober 2009 18:29
> > To: Erik Appeldoorn
> > Cc: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: centering rests
> >
> > Hi Erik,
> >     
> > > when I want to use r2 at the start (or R2) of the bar it looks
> > > awfull. So how do I align these rests centered?
> > >
> > >       
> > If you mean that you want the (e.g.) half-note rest to be mid-way
> > through the first half of the measure, rather than left-aligned at
> > the first beat, then... you don't/shouldn't.
> >
> > In standard music engraving practice, the full-measure rest is the
> > *only* one that is centered in its [horizontal] duration-space - all
> > other rests are placed at the position where they first happen in the
> > flow of time, just like their sounding-note equivalent(s).
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> > Kieren.=
> >     
>
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