Re: can someone point me to complete documentation for the partial command argument syntax?

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On 19/03/2022 20:01, David Kastrup wrote:
> Sam Roberts <vieuxtech@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I tried so hard to be accurate, but I missed something:
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 12:38 PM Sam Roberts <vieuxtech@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > After experimentation, I found this worked:
> > >
> > > \time 3/4 \partial 1 c4 |
> >
> > It "works" in that pdf output looks ok, c4 is in the pickup bar, but
> > still warns about the bar checks, as it should.
>
> Please don't just dump partial code that does not compile: this makes it
> impossible to accurately see what you are doing.

David, you're expecting too much! By his own admission he's a newbie.

And in this particular instance it is quite clear that
(a) he does not understand what the problem IS,
and
(b) if he did understand, he wouldn't have a problem!

So, in this particular instance you are asking him to go away and solve 
his problem by himself. NOT good.
> You probably are using \partial wrong: its argument does not specify how
> long it is _since_ a full bar but how long it is _to_ a full bar.
>
> As such, you'd usually see
>
>     ... \time 3/4 \partial 4 c4 | ...
>
> in typical contexts.
And the REAL problem is that he quite clearly does not understand the 
documentation (or can't find it). A problem that happens quite regularly.

A case in point - I remember having a HELL of a lot of grief with 
\partial, before I finally got it ...

When someone (especially newbie) presents with a problem, always look 
behind what they're asking for, for what they really need. Here, it's 
documentation they can understand.

Cheers,
Wol