2013/4/22 Federico Bruni <fedel...@gmail.com>: > 2013/4/22 David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> >> >> Kale Good <k...@kalegood.com> writes: >> >> > \set TabStaff.minimumFret Fails on open strings. >> > >> > On Ubuntu 12.04, Lilypond 2.16.2. Running lilypond through >> > lilypondtool. >> > >> > \new TabStaff \relative c { >> > \set TabStaff.minimumFret = #5 >> > c16 d e f g4 >> > } >> >> >> <URL:http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-fretted-strings#index-restrainOpenStrings> >> >> "Even when minimumFret is set, open strings are used whenever >> possible. This behaviour can be changed by setting restrainOpenStrings >> to #t." >> > > > This question may confirm my idea that people don't expect to have open > strings by default when setting minimumFret: > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-lilypond/2013-01/msg00033.html
I was also very surprised to see that option being the default. It might be more useful in classical guitar music, I don’t know about that. But in rock/pop/jazz music I almost never would use open strings when playing in higher frets. -- Peter Crighton | Musician & Music Engraver based in Mainz, Germany http://www.petercrighton.de _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user