Re: can't understand beaming

[Arno Rog]

Ralph Palmer <palmer.r.violin <at> gmail.com> writes:
> 
> 
> Sorry - I should have given a more complete answer. You can correct the
>problem by completing the first measure with a 1/16 rest, a skip (I think - or
>is that not counted at all?), or a  1/16 note. Also, to help find similar
>problems in the future, I would strongly recommend bar checking, by adding "|" 
>(
>pipe, but without the quotation marks) at the end of each measure. Then 
>LilyPond will tell you that you have a time problem. Thus : 
>         e8 ( d8 ) cis8\> ( b8 ) a8. ( g16\! ) |
>         fis8 ( e8 ) a8 ( a8 ) b8\> ( ais8\! ) Pondly,Ralph|

Hi Ralph,

Thanks for your reply, but trust me, the measures are complete (you've
overlooked the dot after a8. <-dot

>         e8 ( d8 ) cis8\> ( b8 ) a8. ( g16\! ) % <-correct beaming
>         fis8 ( e8 ) a8 ( a8 ) b8\> ( ais8\! ) % <-incorrect beaming

What else could be the matter?

Arno Rog