Typo in Snippets 2.11.39: compound-time example

2008-02-28 Thread Hans Aberg
There seems to be a typo in Snippets 2.11.39, pp. 21-22: There should be an extra 2 between the two last 3s to get the 25/8 Sedi Donka rhythm used there. (One way to remember it, is as a compound of 7 = 3 +2+2+ and 11=2+2+3+2+2.) So on p. 21, it should be: \override Staff.TimeSignature

Re: Typo in Snippets 2.11.39: compound-time example

2008-02-28 Thread Valentin Villenave
2008/2/28 Hans Aberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There seems to be a typo in Snippets 2.11.39, pp. 21-22: There should be an extra 2 between the two last 3s to get the 25/8 Sedi Donka rhythm used there. (One way to remember it, is as a compound of 7 = 3 +2+2+ and 11=2+2+3+2+2.) Oh yes! Thanks for

Re: Typo in Snippets 2.11.39: compound-time example

2008-02-28 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Are you sure that you understand how the compound-time Scheme function works? The last parameter should be the denominator, i.e. 8. When you included Hans' proposed change, the denominators end up being 2 instead of 8. If I understand Hans correctly, there should be 11 terms in the time

Re: Typo in Snippets 2.11.39: compound-time example

2008-02-28 Thread Valentin Villenave
2008/2/28 Mats Bengtsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Are you sure that you understand how the compound-time Scheme function works? The last parameter should be the denominator, i.e. 8. When you included Hans' proposed change, the denominators end up being 2 instead of 8. If I understand Hans

Re: Typo in Snippets 2.11.39: compound-time example

2008-02-28 Thread Hans Aberg
On 28 Feb 2008, at 14:22, Mats Bengtsson wrote: Are you sure that you understand how the compound-time Scheme function works? No me either :-). Actually, I use: barlines = { \repeat unfold 8 {s16*7 \bar : s16*7 \bar : s16*11 | } } \score { \new Staff \barlines \relative {

Re: Typo in Snippets 2.11.39: compound-time example

2008-02-28 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Valentin Villenave wrote: It's a pity, however, that the number of args has to be hardcoded. Would it be possible to write some universal compound-meter function, where the numbers would be automatically taken into account except the last number, which would be taken as denominator? Of

Re: Typo in Snippets 2.11.39: compound-time example

2008-02-28 Thread Rune Zedeler
Valentin Villenave skrev: It's a pity, however, that the number of args has to be hardcoded. Would it be possible to write some universal compound-meter function, where the numbers would be automatically taken into account except the last number, which would be taken as denominator? Sure. I

Re: Typo in Snippets 2.11.39: compound-time example

2008-02-28 Thread Valentin Villenave
2008/2/28 Mats Bengtsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Of course, see http://www.federated.com/~jim/schintro-v14/schintro_68.html for example!;-) Wow! I didn't know this one; I have browsed a lot of links starting from schemers.org, but never found something as pedagogically phrased. Thanks :)

Re: Typo in Snippets 2.11.39: compound-time example

2008-02-28 Thread Rune Zedeler
Valentin Villenave skrev: Rune: what's wrong with loading markup.scm? It is not loading the file that is the problem. It is the reason for me having to load the file that is the problem. I was unable to do the function without using functions that are not meant to be accessible to the user.