Re: Bar numbers position

[Peter Bjuhr]

On 11/10/2013 09:40 PM, Gilberto Agostinho wrote:
> Hi Janek,
>
>
> Janek Warchoł wrote
> > ...i believe the barnumbers in the engraved examples interfere with
> > clefs.  I've seen some scores where similarly placed barnumbers looked
> > like clef transposition (especially when the first bar in a system was
> > 8th or 15th, and the number was placed right above the clef...).
> > I believe that LilyPond's placement has the advantage of being
> > unambiguous.
> I think you are right on this, it seems very logical. I only pointed it out
> because I never saw this style of bar numbers before.
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> [...] I would be very glad to hear what you [Peter] and Ms. Gould think about
> it (I really need to buy this book as soon as possible!).

There's no scan this time. What she writes is this:

> Place bar numbers at the beginning of each system, ideally above the 
> clef of the top stave.

Naturally she wouldn't approve of a solution where the bar numbers could 
be confused with clef transposition.

Best
Peter