Re: use of \caesura requires \include "gregorian.ly", according to the Notation Reference

[Kenneth Wolcott]

Hi Lukas;

  Thank you for your encouragement for me to learn more of the
internal workings of Lilypond.

  The cherry picking worked, but the result was not nearly enough (see
the attachment in the reply to Phil).

  This still looks like a breathing sign.

  I'm learning, but I think I need more help.

Thanks,
Ken

On Sun, May 1, 2022 at 6:47 AM Lukas-Fabian Moser <lfm@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Hi Ken,
>
> > I see that the use of \caesura requires \include "gregorian.ly",
> > according to the Notation Reference.
> >
> > But doing this completely screws up all the default display Lilypond
> > code that I've been using all along.
> >
> > I'm trying to engrave "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", which definitely
> > does not belong in the Gregorian time period or style.
> >
> > Yet this piece of music does have two instances of a caesura.
> >
> > Is there a solution to this conundrum?  Can I safely cherry pick the
> > definition of the caesura out of the "gregorian.ly" file?
>
> Yes, you can safely copy that definition if you want to. (In fact, it
> can be very enlightening to read in and copy from the default .ly (and
> .scm) files shipped with LilyPond in order to better understand what's
> going on behind the scenes.) You can also use:
>
> https://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=583
>
> Basically, you change the appearance of a \breathe'ing sign.
>
> Lukas
>