On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 11:33:02PM -0700, Mark Polesky wrote: > Both > LM 1.2.1 "Simple notation" and > NR 1.2.1 "Writing rhythms"
> it may be more accurate to > say "each time lilypond is invoked, the default duration for > the first note read by the parser is a quarter note." Rhetorical: what's a "parser" ? I'm a musician, Jim, not a bloody doctorate in computer science! :) > I'd like to reword both instances of this paragraph to: > > If the duration is omitted, it is set to the previously > entered duration. The duration of the first note in every > { music } block should always be specified explicitly. Rhetorical: what's a "{ music } block" ? I'm reading the tutorial in the order specified, so in Learning 1.2.1, I don't have a clue what a block is. I strongly suggest leaving Learning 1.2.1 alone. I'm ok with changes to Notation 1.2.1, but I wouldn't want to have "the first note should always be specific explicitly". Why not just tell the truth, namely: If the duration is omitted, it is set to the previously entered duration. The default for the first note is a quarter note. If the duration occurs at the beginning of a music expression, the @qq{previously entered duration} might occur in a different music expression; we recommend that the duration of the first note of any music expression be specifed explicitly. We've defined "music expression" quite heavily in Learning 2+3, so that should be fine in the Notation. Cheers, - Graham _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel