Re: Full measure rests

[Neil Puttock]

2008/12/9 Carl D. Sorensen <address@hidden>:
> This following discussion comes from the -user list.  Reinhold appears to
> have identified a case where current LilyPond behavior doesn't match Read's
> conventions.
>
> This leads to two questions:
>
> 1) Should LilyPond be adjusted to match Read's conventions (Reinhold has
> identified how it should be changed, at least to eliminate the breve
> symbol)?

I don't see why not.

In the case of bars shorter than 3/16, however, I've only ever seen
semibreves; perhaps I'm out of touch with modern practice. :)

> 2) Should there be an option added to allow the user to switch between
> current LilyPond behavior and the behavior recommended by Read?

A minor change should allow the promotion of 'use-breve-rest from
internal -> user properties.

Regards,
Neil