Re: Problem with \partial

[Paul Scott]

Graham Percival wrote:
> Erik Sandberg wrote:
> > On 7/9/06, Graham Percival <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Erik Sandberg wrote:
> > > In an ideal world we wouldn't need workarounds like this, but it's
> > > useful to have a "fudge factor" \partial.  Perhaps we could rename it,
> > > and hide it somewhere in the manual under "advanced tweaks"?  :)
> >
> > There is already a property that can be set (Timing.measurePosition
> > IIRC) which is what \partial modifies.
>
> Whoops, I should have realized this.  OK, I'm happy -- ugly hacks are 
> still possible, but \upbeat is a better term for real uses of 
> \partial.  :)
I like \partial as it is.  In my experience upbeat is the second half of 
a beat where downbeat is the first half of a beat.  If it needs to be 
changed "pickup(s)" at least means what you seem to be referring to.

Paul Scott