Re: \alternative behaving incorrectly, and causing unending loop

[Colin Hall]

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 05:14:04PM +0100, Leo Adamson wrote:
> You said:
> > Doesn't this create a conflict with more conventional uses of \alternative?
> 
> I'm fairly confident that my use of \alternative is conventional

We must follow different conventions then. My expectation is that each
bar contains the same number of beats.

> and absolutely confident that there would be no conflict with any
> other conventional use.

Perhaps I wasn't clear. Lilypond has a facility to check for correctly
filled bars. I believe your request to change the behaviour of
\alternative would interfere with her ability to do that for music in
alternative sections.

> The whole point of alternatives is that they are
> alternative continuations _from the same point_.

Yes, I can see the elegance of your suggestion, especially for music
that changes meter so often at the end of repeated sections.

> However, because there is a practical workaround, I do agree that
> it's not a high priority request at all.

Well, that's very good of you to see it that way. That's my feeling
too.

> I'm at the limit of my articulateness, so I hope that makes sense!

Yes, I think you have documented the idea very clearly. Thank you.

Cheers,
Colin.

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Colin Hall