Re: omit time signature when time doesn't change

[Urs Liska]

Hi Carlo,

when I asked that question I got this as a result :-)
https://bitbucket.org/beautifulscores/das-trunkne-lied/src/e29b4a0fdb61232ad0dfce1c27ec33d5f0270f0c/library/ly/to-lilylib/suppressRedundantTimeSigEngraver.ily?at=master

HTH
Urs

Am 20.05.2014 23:38, schrieb Carlo Vanoni:
> Hi everyone!
>
> I have a score with some time changes. I'm using variables for the various song 
> section. Each section has it's own time (more useful than declaring it each 
> time there is a time change). What happens is that the time signature will be 
> printed any time it is declared, even when no time changes occurs. Here is a 
> simple example:
>
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> \version "2.18.0"
>
> verse = { \time 4/4 c2 c2 | c2 c2 | }
> verseFirstEnd = { \time 4/4 d2 d2 | }
> verseSecondEnd = { \time 2/4 c2 | }
>
> song = {
>      \new Staff
>      {
>          \relative c'
>          {
>              \verse  % First measure; print time signature, of course
>              \verseFirstEnd  % Same time; I don't wont time signature printed
>              \verse  % Same time; I don't wont time signature printed
>              \verseSecondEnd  % Time change; print the new time signature
>              \verse  % Time change; print the new time signature
>          }
>      }
> }
>
> \score {
>    \song
> }
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
>
> I suppose (didn't tried yet) that I can use the an "omit" command (or similar) 
> to omit it locally, but it is not very useful to operate this way (is just like declaring 
> the time outside the variables when needed).
> Is there any command that says "omit all time signature when there is no time 
> changes"?
>
> Thanks!
> MIX
>
>
>
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