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Re: User comments on R shorthand


From: David Kastrup
Subject: Re: User comments on R shorthand
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:10:26 +0100
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux)

Nick Baskin <address@hidden> writes:

> I'm not sure this would work, actually. If I understand correctly, R
> currently behaves like any other LilyPond music event when it comes to
> duration, i.e. unless otherwise specified, it takes the value of the
> preceding note/rest. So if you had something like
>
> \time 2/4
> R2 |
> R |
> \time 4/4
> R*2 |
>
> there would be some ambiguity as to what "R*2" should print out, yes?

No, syntax would not be a major impediment.  * can't start a duration,
so there would be no ambiguity.  But the semantics can't be supported
since "measure length" and/or "current meter" is a concept only
established in the Timing context.

-- 
David Kastrup




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