Re: Problems with segnos and codas

[Gilles Sadowski]

On Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 09:26:52AM -0500, Tim McNamara wrote:
> While this doesn't solve the problem (somebody else seems to have
> done that), it'd sure be nice if using marks for segno and coda
> would be a lot more user friendly- like
> 
> g1\segno
> 
> g1\coda

That would not solve the problem because we want those to be associated with
the bar line (i.e. a single setting for a whole score, not one per staff).

> [...] although both coda and segno are
> probably more properly associated with a bar line than with a beat,
> unlike a fermata.

Indeed.

> And it would be nice if the problem with manual breaks and codas
> could be fixed.  There is no reason for the coda mark to be forced
> to the beginning of the next line if a \break is present.  The mark
> should be rendered where it is placed.

I guess that the problem is that a bar line is a bar line, even if visually
splitted over two staves.


Best,
Gilles