Am 26.10.2014 um 01:43 schrieb Dan Eble:
On Oct 25, 2014, at 17:59 , Simon Albrecht <simon.albre...@mail.de> wrote:
I think the double c and double cut c symbols are very much non-standard,
unlike single cut c for 4/2, which I consider to be in use very widely. With
this difference in frequency of use I don’t find your suggestion convincing.
My suggestion was not based on frequency of use (because I am ignorant of that)
but on my impression that it would be nicer to have a default that doesn’t use
the same symbol for different time signatures.
default: (currently called #'C – perhaps rename to #'symbolic? That would be
more descriptive)
4/4 -> c
2/2 -> cut c
4/2 -> (single) cut c
“Symbolic” is too generic. It could be applied to more than one style,
otherwise we wouldn’t be having this discussion. :)
How might an additional option for double c/cut c time signatures be called?
Perhaps #'romantic or #'double or #’varsymbol?
I like your proposition, Simon. I think there should be 'default
'numeric and another (at least one) - perhaps called 'symbolic. Lilypond
already has several styles for note heads (default, altdefault, etc.)
which only change the style of breve and longa notes. So I think it is
not exaggerated to have several possibilities here.
For the 'default, I would prefer the current 4/2 as numeric.
Simon, you gave already nice explanation why the ¢ is also used for 4/2
and I think this knowledge should be used when defining appropriate
styles according to traditional usage of those symbols.
So I am for your suggestion, Simon.
Another thing:
Independent of these styles, I wonder if it would be possible and
desirable to extend the \time command to allow to specify both the
symbol and the timing information:
\time symbol timing (or the other way round)
examples:
\time 4/4 would by default mean \time "C" 4/4
\time 3/4 means \time "3/4" 3/4
\time "C|" 4/2 would mean the symbol is ¢ and the timing 4/2
I don't know it that works with the optional arguments. But it is
similar to the \tempo command with
\tempo Allegro 4=100
That would be easy for my question some days ago.
Cheers,
Joram
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