Re: Breathes placement

[Thomas Morley]

2013/5/2  <address@hidden>:
>
>>>
>>> I have a question about the placements of breathe symbols.
>>>
>>> When measure bars are placed automatically, and when a \breathe is placed
>>> at the end of a measure, it seems that it is placed *after* the bar, before
>>> the first note of the next measure.
>>
>>
>> Can you post a minimal example for this? And in which version? For me that
>> is not the case and it is like you want it:
>>
>>  \relative c' { c d e f \breathe g a b c }
>>
>
> Indeed, my question was not precise enough.  Here is a minimal example:
>
> \relative c' { c d e f2 \breathe g4 a b c }
>
> In spite of the fact that there are too many notes in the first measure, I
> would prefer to see the \breathe just after f2 (where it would "naturally"
> be put I guess), not just before g4.  This situation happens in psalm
> scores, in which the exact rythm is not always obeyed.
>
> In this minimal case
>
> \relative c' { c d e f2 \breathe \bar "|" g4 a b c }
>
> would work, and move the bar after f2, but there is a large space between f2
> and the \breathe.
>
> --ghe

You could try to scale durations:

\version "2.16.2"

<<
\relative c' { c4 d e f2*1/2 \breathe \once\hideNotes g4 g4 a b c }
\relative c' { \repeat unfold 9 c }
>>

<<
\relative c' { c4 d e f2*1/2 \breathe s4 g4 a b c }
\relative c' { \repeat unfold 9 c }
>>

HTH,
  Harm