Re: repeats and alternatives

[Patrick Schmidt]

Am 04.12.2010 um 23:05 schrieb James Bailey:

> I don't understand alternatives. Can someone explain to me what I'm  
> doing wrong. Why does the first example not compile properly with  
> the excuse, "more alternatives than repeats" but the second example  
> compiles just fine?
Hi James,
in your first example you used a pipe symbol outside of the braces of  
the first alternative. Delete it or use it inside the unfold-braces  
and both examples will compile.

HTH,
patrick
> \version "2.12.3"
>
> \book {
> \relative c'' {
>    \time 3/4
>    \repeat volta 2 {
>       g4 g8 g g4  |
>    }
>    \alternative {
>       { \repeat unfold 4 { g4 g8 g g4 } } |
>       { \repeat unfold 2 { g2. } }
>    }
>    g2.
> }
> }
>
> \book {
> \relative c'' {
>    \time 3/4
>    \repeat volta 2 {
>       g4 g8 g g4  |
>    }
>    \alternative {
>       { \repeat unfold 4 { g2. } }
>       { \repeat unfold 2 { g2. } }
>    }
>    g2.
> }
> }
>
>
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