Re: Semibreve rests look like breve rests

Bockett,

On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Bockett Hunter [via Lilypond] <[hidden email]> wrote:

Thank you!
That did the trick!

Less rest for the wicked now...

On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 6:57 PM, David Wright <[hidden email]> wrote:
On Wed 11 Nov 2015 at 17:24:54 (-0500), Bockett Hunter wrote:
> When I staff size to 30 or above, semibreve rests fill
> the area between lines, and look like breve rests.
>
> The gap below the rest shows for default staff size 20, but then
> the appearance is very sparse; heavier notes are
> more readable.
>
> \header{
> title = \markup \center-column {
> "semibreve rests look like breve rests" }
> }
>
> global = {
>
> \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'neomensural
> \override Voice.NoteHead #'style = #'neomensural
> \override Voice.Rest #'style = #'neomensural
> \cadenzaOn % turn off bar lines
>
> }
>
> voiceOneNotes = {
>
> \clef "petrucci-g"
> \relative c'{
>
> d1 r1 d1
>
> }
> }
>
> \score {
> \new StaffGroup = choirStaff <<
> \new Voice =
> "voiceOneNotes" << \global \voiceOneNotes >>
> >>
>
> \layout {
> #(layout-set-staff-size 30)
> }
>
> }

Perhaps add
\with { \override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #1.5 }
between choirStaff [sic] and << to increase the line spacing
to taste.

Cheers,
David

Why not just use #(set-global-staff-size 30) at the top of the document (and remove #(layout-set-staff-size 30) from the \layout block)? That will automatically size everything much better, in my experience:

%<-------- SNIP ---------

#(set-global-staff-size 30)

global = {
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'neomensural
\override Voice.NoteHead #'style = #'neomensural
\override Voice.Rest #'style = #'neomensural
\cadenzaOn % turn off bar lines
}

voiceOneNotes = \relative c' {
\clef "petrucci-g"
d1 r1 d1
}

\score {
\new StaffGroup = choirStaff
<<
    \new Voice = "voiceOneNotes" <<
      \global
      \voiceOneNotes
    >>
>>
\layout {}
}

%< -------- END SNIP --------

HTH,

Abraham

From:	tisimst
Subject:	Re: Semibreve rests look like breve rests
Date:	Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:42:45 -0700 (MST)