Mike, Since a note or rest will add to the length of the measure which I don't want to do, could I do the same thing with another object? Maybe an object that does not have be "undone" later, like a clef would?
<Why do I have to be such a purist? Argh.> Thanks, Tim "m...@apollinemike.com" <m...@apollinemike.com> wrote on 01/16/2012 11:15:53 AM: > From: "m...@apollinemike.com" <m...@apollinemike.com> > To: Tim Reeves <tim.ree...@tokamerica.com> > Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org > Date: 01/16/2012 11:15 AM > Subject: Re: caesura but not as a breath mark > > On Jan 16, 2012, at 8:10 PM, Tim Reeves wrote: > > >> Message: 3 > >> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:41:34 +0100 > >> From: Hans Aikema <hans.aik...@aikebah.net> > >> To: Tim Reeves <tim.ree...@tokamerica.com> > >> Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org > >> Subject: Re: caesura but not as a breath mark > >> Message-ID: <4f10dd4e.6030...@aikebah.net> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >> > >> On 14-1-2012 0:54, Tim Reeves wrote: > >>> To be honest, I think it should be possible without using a breath > >>> mark, since a "railroad tracks" is not really a "breath". Tim . > >> > >> Just made me wonder, given the 'centred on staff' nature: are you sure > >> you want the caesura and not the simile mark? > >> > >> For a simile-mark as 'double railroad tracks' you would have a \repeat > >> percent (Notation Reference: Short repeats) for a set of 16th notes > >> > > > > > > Actually, what I'm trying to reproduce is this: > > > > > > > > The breath mark caesura-style, shifted down to center it, will work. I > > just thought there should/might be a better way. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tim > > As a hack, you can use scripts.caesura.straight as the stencil for a note > or rest at that staff position. > > Cheers, > MS _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user