Re: Doc: Added \compoundMeter function to NR (issue4837050)

[pkx166h]

New Draft.

Thanks

James


http://codereview.appspot.com/4837050/diff/9001/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely
File Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely (right):

http://codereview.appspot.com/4837050/diff/9001/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely#newcode1554
Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely:1554: multiplied by 2/3 -- as 2/3 *
9/8 = 3/4 -- and in the third staff, the
On 2011/08/05 11:02:38, Janek Warchol wrote:
> either -- as ... -- or (as ...) is fine imo.

Done.

http://codereview.appspot.com/4837050/diff/9001/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely#newcode1642
Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely:1642: single list of numbers, where
each number in the @code{#'@var{(list)}}
On 2011/08/05 11:02:38, Janek Warchol wrote:
> After some consideration i think that we should abandon explaining the
fact that
> \compoundMeter #'(2 2 2 8) == \compoundMeter #'((2 2 2 8)).  Typing
two braces
> more won't hurt anyone, while explaining how it works seems to be
either
> confusing ("was it a list of numbers or a list of lists?") or too
long.

Done.

http://codereview.appspot.com/4837050/diff/9001/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely#newcode1644
Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely:1644: listed is the
@q{denominator}.
On 2011/08/05 11:02:38, Janek Warchol wrote:
> I find it a bit confusing: is each number a numerator or not?
> I'd write it like that: the last number in the list is the
denominator,
> remaining numbers are written in numerator.
> I find the description used in the regtest
> (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/input/regression/58/lily-ae87e9d8.ly)
the most
> clear and precise, but it uses mathematical terminology (fraction,
summand)
> which will probably cause problems for some users :(

Yes you are right, I was never comfortable with it, so looking at
Wikipedia and Yahoo, I have settled on 'Beat' and 'Note Value' which
seems to be more generally understood.

http://codereview.appspot.com/4837050/diff/9001/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely#newcode1653
Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely:1653: More complex meters can be
constructed using a @q{list of lists}.
On 2011/08/05 11:02:38, Janek Warchol wrote:
> I'd write "more lists as arguments" instead of "a @q{list of lists}"

Done.

http://codereview.appspot.com/4837050/