On Monday 09 May 2005 16.37, Graham Percival wrote: > On 9-May-05, at 7:08 AM, Stephen wrote: > > There is nothing about the Metronome Mark in the Changing Defaults > > chapter. I have already ready the documentation. > > Please read this page. > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.5/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/ > Common-tweaks.html > > In particular, look at the first example and the last example. > > > I figured out how to move it up or down, but not left or right. In > > general, I think it would look better over the time signature instead > > of over the first note. > > Yes, but tempo changes can occur in the middle of a piece. If we moved > the Mark > to the left by default, a tempo change in the middle of a piece would > be floating in > the middle of nowhere.
We could have a rule saying that the change could be placed right above the note where change exists, or if there is a time signature at that moment as well, place it over it instead. I don't know what's the common practise in engraving though. Erik _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
