Re: lilypond coding problem

[Knute Snortum]

On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 3:13 AM ming tsang <ming.tsang94@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Moinard and Knute
> Thank you for the tips on \hideNotes and \unHideNotes.
> I coded 35 bars using \hidesNotes, only 4 bars need the \unHideNotes. I 
> discovered this while coding.  I have no idea.  When I saw missing notes 
> (even though I had coded in) I used \unHideNotes.
> Question:
> 1.  Do \hideNotes and \unHideNotes must be used in pairs?

Nearly always.  I can imagine being close to the end of a piece and
using \hideNotes without \unhideNotes, but that would be rare. I
usua;;y hide notes, then as soon as I can, unhide them.

> 2.  How can I pass the nide note in using variables? ie hn = *3/4 (\hideNotes 
> d8)
>       in my code I use  f,2\hn

I don't think that will work, but you could try it!

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Knute Snortum