Re: 2/4 not before repeat line in incipit to `Repeats'

[Hans Aberg]

On 10 Aug 2009, at 00:51, David Kastrup wrote:

> > I figure LilyPond might support what people want to typeset.
>
> Yes, if I tell it explicitly.  Short of that, Lilypond should pick the
> way that best reflects the art of typesetting, as recognized by the
> developers.  It is ok if there are manual overrides (and style  
> overrides
> for a whole document), but the defaults should not require music
> typesetting taste and choices.

Anyway, there are three contenders for default:
1. The time signature is written immediately before the |: separating  
the bars of :||: if necessary, unless a repeat alternative ends in a  
different meter than the repeat section begins with, in which case the  
time signature is moved after the |:.
2. The time signature is always written after the |:.
3. The time signature is always written before the |:.

LilyPond now supports 2 as default, and you have proposed 3, as also  
used in the Bulgarian sheet music example I gave. The Hindemith  
example I gave use 1.

  Hans