Re: TimeSignature with note in denominator

[Aaron Hill]

On 2021-11-15 10:25 am, David Kastrup wrote:
> Programmatically it seems to make more sense to do something like
>
> \withMusicFraction 8 \tuplet 5/4 { 16 } \time 8/20
>
> where \withMusicFraction essentially overrides the stencil of the \time
> command (of course \time works in a much more cumbersome manner where
> making this a surefire thing would take some more work).  But then 
> there
> is little motivation left to not just make a separately named command
> instead.

Given that such an expression duplicates information--that is, 8/20 can 
(and should) be automatically computed from the specified music 
fraction--I would see more practical value in something custom like how 
\compoundMeter works rather than trying to make \time support fancier 
syntax.


-- Aaron Hill