Re: Optional fraction after \afterGrace command (issue 304200043 by address@hidden)

[dak]

https://codereview.appspot.com/304200043/diff/20001/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely
File Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely (right):

https://codereview.appspot.com/304200043/diff/20001/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely#newcode3436
Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely:3436: the length of the main note.
The default is set as
On 2016/07/24 22:59:35, simon.albrecht wrote:
> The wording feels odd to me. Maybe:

> This will put the grace notes after some space, equivalent
> to a fraction of the duration of the main note.

> ?

Well, I just copied the original text here, just replacing "3/4" with "a
fraction".  I'll see whether I can reword more to your liking.

https://codereview.appspot.com/304200043/diff/20001/ly/music-functions-init.ly
File ly/music-functions-init.ly (right):

https://codereview.appspot.com/304200043/diff/20001/ly/music-functions-init.ly#newcode59
ly/music-functions-init.ly:59: afterGraceFraction = 6/8
On 2016/07/24 22:59:35, simon.albrecht wrote:
> What would be the point of 6/8 instead of 3/4?

I just retained the original value.  There is no point to it as far as I
am aware.

It's been that way since
commit 5d09e71683990a4615ea4e0c497db31c462e2345
Author: Han-Wen Nienhuys <address@hidden>
Date:   Sun Nov 28 17:37:42 2004 +0000

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No rationale is found in the ChangeLog entries or similar information
and the NR documentation exclusively talks about 3/4.

I'll change this to 3/4.  I just was too lazy to do all the research for
figuring out whether there was any discernible justification for it,
ever.

https://codereview.appspot.com/304200043/diff/20001/ly/music-functions-init.ly#newcode67
ly/music-functions-init.ly:67: @code{afterGraceFraction} which has a
default value of @code{6/8}.")
On 2016/07/24 22:59:35, simon.albrecht wrote:
> (Same fraction as above.)

Acknowledged.

https://codereview.appspot.com/304200043/