short first bar, long tempo indication

2006-02-06 Thread Kieren Richard MacMillan
[ Mac OS X 10.4.4 ; Lilypond 2.7.28-2 (Build from 30-12-2005 19:17 ] Howdy, y'all! When the tempo indication is longer than the first bar of music, how can I make the first bar maintain its "natural length" (rather than stretching to accommodate the length of the markup)? i.e., I want the

Re: short first bar, long tempo indication

2006-02-07 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Exactly what kind of tempo indication do you have in mind? c4^"Allegro moderato" \tempo 4=90 c4 or \mark "Allegro moderato" c4 As always, I recommend to include some example .ly code to clarify exactly what you ask about. /Mats Quoting Kieren Richard MacMillan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: [ Mac

Re: short first bar, long tempo indication

2006-02-08 Thread Kieren Richard MacMillan
Hi, Mats (et al.) Exactly what kind of tempo indication do you have in mind? [...] As always, I recommend to include some example .ly code to clarify exactly what you ask about. I finally reduced it to a minimal case -- looks like a full measure rest causes the first measure to extend to inc