RE: MetronomeMark aligned to accidentals

[Daniel Rosen]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Barker [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 1:47 PM
> To: Daniel Rosen
> Subject: RE: MetronomeMark aligned to accidentals
> 
> At 14:25 05/04/2014 +0000, you wrote:
> >... I think that maybe LilyPond should do what I'm describing by
> >default. The current default output looks very odd to me (although it
> >could be just me).
> 
> No, its not just you; here's Elaine Gould at page 183:
> 
> When a tempo marking coincides with a time signature indication, align the
> tempo with the left edge of the time signature.
> When there is no new time signature, align the tempo marking with the first
> element of the notation (e.g. a note or accidental) after the clef and key
> signature. Note that when the tempo change is at the start of the bar, the
> marking is not placed on the barline.
> 
> Brian Barker - privately

Thanks, Brian. Since you agreed with me (off-list) that this is useful 
information for the list to have, I'm forwarding it to them.

DR