Re: How to get a (rhythmic) dot to follow a barline

[james]

On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:20 PM, David G wrote:

I would like to put a dot after the barline to show (something like) a crotchet tied to a quaver - or according to http://ranumspanat.com/jacquet_dots.htm subtly different(!)

It's more clear in this Beethoven string quartet: http://erato.uvt.nl/files/imglnks/usimg/2/28/IMSLP04769-Beethoven_-_String_Quartet_No.15_Dover.pdf e.g. page 17, second system, fourth bar violin 2 and 'cello; fifth bar viola.

I did find this thread http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2005-05/msg00122.html from seven years ago through the search but it didn't seem to come to any solid conclusion, so I was wondering if things were different now?

I am not concerned about MIDI output etc., so I would be happy to use an invisible rest and insert the dot as an "independent" object if possible? In a broader sense, that means being able to insert an arbitrary object. Any help/pointing me to the right part of documentation would be greatly appreciated.

I'm pretty sure I've done this in the past by simply replacing the notehead font with the dot (maybe a period, I can't remember) and not print the stem or flag. You might want to look into this method, it might get what you want far more easily.