Re: Suggestion: spacing for swing music?

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Am 03.08.2013 08:42, schrieb Federico Bruni:
> 2013/7/13 Steve Burgondy <address@hidden>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Proportional spacing can be of great help to understand music and to
> > associate "visual space" to "time space". It can be useful for beginners,
> > but also in general. It is very important in tablatures, especially when
> > full tab notation is not used.
> >
> > Currently in Lilypond, if we want to have an accurate "visual space"
> > representation in the specific case of "swing music", it is required to
> > enter music in 12/8 mode (this implies dotted notes and so on).
> >
> > Has anyone thought of implementing "swing spacing" with a 4/4 mode
> > notation?
> >
> > Would this be hard to achieve?
> Hi Steve
>
> AFAICS nobody replied  to your questions.
> I'm not a developer so I cannot say if this can be achieved or not (but I
> have a feeling that it's not easy for sure).
> I'm putting the bug-lilypond list in CC.
>
> There's an analog issue with sound (MIDI):
> https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=687
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Mayy be I misunderstand your question?
But have you tried

proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 32)

I found it needs a high number (here 32) to work proper with "short 
notes" and "pointed short notes". I found the music print becomes longer 
(broader) with rising number.

Regards