Re: Rests in TabVoice

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Crighton" <address@hidden>
To: "David Kastrup" <address@hidden>
Cc: "LilyPond Mailing List" <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: Rests in TabVoice


> 2013/4/9 David Kastrup <address@hidden>
> > Peter Crighton <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > > Hello there,
> > >
> > > would it be possible to attach rests in a TabVoice to a different
> > > line? At least whole and half rests look terribly vertically
> > > off-centered, especially in four-line staffs, and they would benefit
> > > from being attached one line lower.
> > > Other rests might appear too low then, but I would like to know if I
> > > at least can try this out to see what’s best.
> >
> > Version?  Example file exhibiting the problem?
>
> I’m sorry, I forgot:
>
>
> \version "2.16.2"
>
> <<
>  \new TabStaff <<
>    \new TabVoice {
>      \tabFullNotation
>      R1 r2 r4 r8 r16 r
>    }
>  >>
>  \new TabStaff \with {
>    stringTunings = #bass-tuning
>  } <<
>    \new TabVoice {
>      \tabFullNotation
>      R1 r2 r4 r8 r16 r
>    }
>  >>
> > >
>
> Probably the ideal solution would be to have whole and half rests one
> line lower and all other rests centered between the two lines in the
> middle.

The standard way of shifting rests (using note name followed by \rest ) does 
work, although I'm rather mystified about how lily decides where to set the 
rest:
\version "2.16.0"

<<
 \new TabStaff <<
   \new TabVoice {
     \tabFullNotation
     R1 r1 r2 r4 r8 r16 r32 r
   }
 >>
 \new TabStaff \with {
   stringTunings = #bass-tuning
 } <<
   \new TabVoice {
     \tabFullNotation
     R1 r1 r2 r4 r8 r16 r32 r a'1\rest a'2\rest r4 r8 r16 r32 r
   }
 >>
> >

My guess would be that you can change the position of MMRs in the same way 
as with standard notation.

--
Phil Holmes