Re: Bar lines

[David Kastrup]

Marc Hohl <address@hidden> writes:

> Am 07.03.2013 18:45, schrieb David Kastrup:
>> Marc Hohl <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Am 07.03.2013 18:36, schrieb David Kastrup:
>>>> Noeck <address@hidden> writes:
>>>>
>>>>>> We use "|." for the end bar not because of its _visual_ properties,
>>>>> If that is the case, I would say \bar "." is more logical.
>>>> Zounds.  Tell you what: I'd consider that an actual improvement.
>>> No – I still would prefer if LilyPond draws the final bar line without
>>> having
>>> to explicitely tell her.
>> Take a look at
>> <URL:http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/notation/writing-pitches>
>>
>> I really would not like to have to tell LilyPond for every single
>> fragment to not use a final bar line.
> Ok, I get the point, but still – what's wrong with an appropriate
> override, say
>
> fragment = \override Score.finarBarType = "|"
>
> and then
>
> \fragment
> \relative c'' {
>   c2 fis
>   c2 ges
>   b2 eisis
>   b2 feses
> }
>
> ?

And clutter up the manual with all the printed mysterious instances of
\fragment?

> I really would not like to have to tell LilyPond for every piece I
> write to end it with a final bar line ;-)

A piece has one final bar line.  A music theory text has thousands of
fragments without final bar line.

-- 
David Kastrup