Re: If piece begins with \cueDuringWithClef, ambitus is shown in cue's clef

[Phil Holmes]

"Ole V. Villumsen" <address@hidden> wrote in message 
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> > I'm not top posting.
>
> Cues are often used at or near the beginning of a piece. Furthermore, a 
> cue is
> frequently in a different clef, so the \cueDuringWithClef command is 
> handy.
> However, using this command at the beginning of a piece conflicts with
> displaying ambitus: The ambitus is displayed using the cue's clef. This is
> confusing, as you can see in the example (I will upload an image). The 
> example
> uses this source:
>
> \version "2.14.2"
>
> \addQuote "other" \relative c { r4 c e g }
>
> \new Staff \new Voice \relative c'
> {
>  \cueDuringWithClef #"other" #UP #"bass" { R1 } |
>  e4 b c2
> }
>
> \layout {
>  \context {
>    \Voice
>    \consists "Ambitus_engraver"
>  }
> }
>
> A possible workaround is to shorten the cue so it doesn't include the 
> first note
> of the piece. This circumvents the wrong clef use and hence avoids the
> confusion. Results can still be awkward though. Example:
>
> \version "2.14.2"
>
> \addQuote "other" \relative c { r4 c e g }
>
> \new Staff \new Voice \relative c'
> {
>  r4
>  \cueDuringWithClef #"other" #UP #"bass" { r4 r2 } |
>  e4 b c2
> }
>
> \layout {
>  \context {
>    \Voice
>    \consists "Ambitus_engraver"
>  }
> }
>
> /Ole

Added as http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2269


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