Re: Whole measure rests

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> > The official solution is to use R2. instead of r2. See for example the
> > section on rests in the reference manual, which says "Whole bar rests
> > centered in the bar are specified using R, see Multi measure rests."
> > I find that fairly clear.
> 
> Thanks--I missed that.  The reference manual is indeed clear, but
> the tutorial could be improved.  In First-steps.html, it states
> without qualification that:
> 
>     Rests are entered just like notes with the name "r"
> 
> I suggest adding a sentence to that section along the lines of:
> 
>     If a rest occupies a complete measure, use "R" instead of "r".

I would like to have that explanation in a place where a whole measure
rest is used correctly in  an example. Can you think of such a place?


-- 

Han-Wen Nienhuys   |   address@hidden    | http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen/