Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-25 Thread Alex Loomis
I'm surprised you can't do it with a spanner. Why don't we have something like: \override TextSpanner #'(center-text text) = \markup { \small Play three times } On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 4:12 PM, David Nalesnik wrote: > > Hi Janek, > > On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Janek Warchoł > wrote: > >>

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-24 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi Janek, On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Janek Warchoł wrote: > 2013/12/23 Xavier Noria : > > On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Phil Holmes > wrote: > > > >> The only guidance in Gould is where she writes "Repeat 3 times" in a > >> horizontal bracket. > > > > > > How do you produce that? I hav

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-24 Thread Janek Warchoł
2013/12/23 Xavier Noria : > On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Phil Holmes wrote: > >> The only guidance in Gould is where she writes "Repeat 3 times" in a >> horizontal bracket. > > > How do you produce that? I have looked at the documentation but didn't > figure it out. https://github.com/openli

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread David Kastrup
"Mark Stephen Mrotek" writes: > Mr. Kastrup, > > Please help me with my understanding of this issue. > Why is > http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/short-repeats > not an acceptable solution? Those are for few measures at most. I assumed that if the discussed examples were

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Alex Loomis
Slash repeats are never used with certain instruments and only rarely seen outside handwritten scores. Even Ravel's Bolero doesn't use them in the score, where the snare drum plays the same pair of bars for 65 pages (though it does obviously use them in the part). On Dec 23, 2013, at 8:26 PM,

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Vaughan McAlley
On 24 December 2013 11:39, Mark Stephen Mrotek wrote: > Mr. Kastrup, > > Please help me with my understanding of this issue. > Why is > http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/short-repeats > not an acceptable solution? > > Mark > > I’ve seen pieces where a bar or two might be pl

RE: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Mark Stephen Mrotek
+carsonmark=ca.rr@gnu.org] On Behalf Of David Kastrup Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 12:07 PM To: Urs Liska Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Re: 3x repeats Urs Liska writes: > Am 23.12.2013 19:06, schrieb Xavier Noria: >> On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Urs Liska wrote: >> >

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread David Kastrup
Urs Liska writes: > Am 23.12.2013 19:06, schrieb Xavier Noria: >> On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Urs Liska wrote: >> >> Am 22.12.2013 05:54, schrieb Alex Loomis: >>> >>> In many contexts it's preferable to write it out instead of using percent repeats. If it's a long passage then it's f

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Urs Liska
Am 23.12.2013 19:06, schrieb Xavier Noria: On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Urs Liska wrote: Am 22.12.2013 05:54, schrieb Alex Loomis: In many contexts it's preferable to write it out instead of using percent repeats. If it's a long passage then it's frequently written pretty much like you

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Xavier Noria
On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Urs Liska wrote: Am 22.12.2013 05:54, schrieb Alex Loomis: > > In many contexts it's preferable to write it out instead of using percent >> repeats. If it's a long passage then it's frequently written pretty much >> like you had it except with the x3 at the repea

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Urs Liska
Am 22.12.2013 05:54, schrieb Alex Loomis: In many contexts it's preferable to write it out instead of using percent repeats. If it's a long passage then it's frequently written pretty much like you had it except with the x3 at the repeat sign. I'd second this. But from numerous experiences (fr

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread lilypond
On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 05:54:46PM +0100, Xavier Noria wrote: > > By now I am putting a "3x" mark above the repeat (if I put the mark at the > beginning it is printed above the clef rather than at the beginning of the > bar). That's pretty much what I do, but I create mostly lead sheets. I can s

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Xavier Noria
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Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Simon Bailey
On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Xavier Noria wrote: > On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Phil Holmes wrote: > > I've no idea - I'm just quoting what Elaine Gould says... >> > > Ah, OK :) > > By now I am putting a "3x" mark above the repeat (if I put the mark at the > beginning it is printed abov

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Xavier Noria
On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Phil Holmes wrote: I've no idea - I'm just quoting what Elaine Gould says... > Ah, OK :) By now I am putting a "3x" mark above the repeat (if I put the mark at the beginning it is printed above the clef rather than at the beginning of the bar). <>__

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Phil Holmes
I've no idea - I'm just quoting what Elaine Gould says... -- Phil Holmes - Original Message - From: Xavier Noria To: Phil Holmes Cc: Nathan ; lilypond-user Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 4:32 PM Subject: Re: 3x repeats On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:36 PM, P

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-23 Thread Xavier Noria
On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Phil Holmes wrote: The only guidance in Gould is where she writes "Repeat 3 times" in a > horizontal bracket. > How do you produce that? I have looked at the documentation but didn't figure it out. ___ lilypond-user m

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-22 Thread Phil Holmes
The only guidance in Gould is where she writes "Repeat 3 times" in a horizontal bracket. -- Phil Holmes - Original Message - From: Xavier Noria To: Nathan Cc: lilypond-user Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 11:16 AM Subject: Re: 3x repeats On Sun, Dec 22, 20

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-22 Thread Xavier Noria
On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Nathan wrote: On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Xavier Noria wrote: > > Is this idiomatic notation for repeating those two bars three times? > > It'd be better with the text at the beginning or end of the passage. > My personal favorite, however, is putting the me

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-22 Thread Nathan
On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Xavier Noria wrote: > Is this idiomatic notation for repeating those two bars three times? It'd be better with the text at the beginning or end of the passage. My personal favorite, however, is putting the measures in a large horizontal bracket labeled "3x."

Re: 3x repeats

2013-12-21 Thread Alex Loomis
ier > Noria > *Sent:* Saturday, December 21, 2013 6:25 PM > *To:* lilypond-user > *Subject:* 3x repeats > > > > Is this idiomatic notation for repeating those two bars three times? > > > > > > ___ &g

RE: 3x repeats

2013-12-21 Thread Mark Stephen Mrotek
To: lilypond-user Subject: 3x repeats Is this idiomatic notation for repeating those two bars three times? ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

3x repeats

2013-12-21 Thread Xavier Noria
Is this idiomatic notation for repeating those two bars three times? <>___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user