Or s1 rather than r1.
> On May 19, 2023, at 10:56 PM, David Wright <lily...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
>
> On Fri 19 May 2023 at 22:35:04 (-0400), David Olson wrote:
>> <https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/notation/displaying-chords>
>>
>>
>> the default setting for LilyPond chord engraving is: whenever there is a
>> rest, to display "N.C."
>> Iteration after iteration, this default setting has persisted in all the
>> versions of Lilypond I have ever used.
>>
>> Having always found this bizarre, I'm wondering now what other's think.
>>
>> 1. How many Lilyponders think that "N.C." is elegant?
>>
>> 2. How many guitar teachers instruct their students to keep strumming when
>> they see a rest?
>>
>> 3. In what genres is it normative for guitars to continue strumming through
>> every rest?
>>
>> 4. If genres exist where it is normative for guitar players to strum
>> throughout a rest, in these genres is it also normative for the other
>> musicians to sustain or fiddle throughout a rest?
>>
>>
>> MORE SPECIFICALLY, the <displaying-chords> page has a section:
>>
>> Customizing the no-chord symbol
>> By default, rests in a ChordNames context cause the “N.C.” symbol to be
>> printed. This markup can be customized.
>>
>> • Two options are given for customization: a bar over the rest, and the text
>> "Ssh!"
>>
>> 5. Has anyone ever seen sheet music that uses the convention "Ssh!" over a
>> rest?
>>
>> 6. Has anyone ever seen sheet music that places a bar over the rest?
>>
>> 7. The decision with every LilyPond iteration not to allow a third option,
>> namely, normative blank over the rest, i.e. suppress the "N.C." gimmick --
>> what are the reasons which LilyPond insiders have found so persuasive over
>> the years?
>>
>> 8. How many people feel that LilyPond is being clueless when it comes to
>> making "N.C." the default setting?
>>
>> 9. How many people feel frustrated that the <displaying-chords> page does
>> not contain any information, or links to information, on suppressing the
>> "N.C." symbol?
>>
>> NOTE THAT
>>
>>
>> \set noChordSymbol = ""
>> \set noChordSymbol = " "
>>
>> still results in "N.C." being engraved.
>>
>> Even in songs for children, I've never seen "Shh!" appear above a rest in
>> the chords line. Has anybody?
>>
>> Why is this helpful?
>>
>> If the intention is not to be helpful, but cute, then it's an insult to
>> anyone who wants to suppress the "N.C."
>>
>> How can it be otherwise?
>
> Try \set noChordSymbol = ##f
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
>