Re: Isolated durations in music sequences now stand for unpitched notes (issue 22120043)

[dak]

On 2013/11/12 21:58:13, janek wrote:
> 2013/11/12  <address@hidden>:
> > It still would not be fun in connection with TabStaff, not repeating
> > string numbers and stuff, and such repetition is really not
feasible.

> I don't understand what you mean here.

> > Of course the problem is that we have to make a decision what to
> > support:
> >
> > a) we don't commit ourselves either way: it is undefined what a pure
> > duration after an intervening chord will do.
> >
> > b) just single pitches, no chords: that's what this patch proposes.
> >
> > c) also chords: this patch needs more work, supporting code must be
> > written, Pitch_squash_engraver has to be changed etc etc.
> >
> > The problem is that with both options b) and c), we'll soonish have
> > music depending on this behavior.
> >
> > I'm leaning towards a): tell people not to rely on particular
behavior
> > after a chord for now.

> This probably is a good idea.  At least i prefer to a) over b).

Ok, I think we'll let this more or less get in in the current form (just
to get feedback) and I'll do a followup patch that will give a _warning_
when a raw duration is used after a chord.  Basically this will mean
that you are not supposed to use
\new RhythmicStaff { 8 8 4 2 } but rather something like
\new RhythmicStaff \drummode { tamb 8 8 4 2 }
which also is nicer in midi.  This would not affect any music commands
interpreting rhythms: the pitch insertion (which would then complain
about preceding chords) only runs during scorification.

I am going to rework the documentation/code examples appropriately; I
don't think that requires restarting the countdown (the examples make
fewer assumptions in that manner).

https://codereview.appspot.com/22120043/