Re: Time signature differs from measure length

[Noeck]

> -----Original Message-----
> I want to write a piece with a alla-breve time signature but with four half
> notes in a measure (4/2).
> 
> Is it better to overwrite the time signature stencil and use \time 4/2 or do 
> it like this:
> 
> \version "2.18.2"
> 
> \relative c'' \scaleDurations 1/2 {
>   \time 2/2
>   r2 g g g | f f g b | b a b1
> }
> Noeck,
>
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2014-09/msg00603.html
> might be of help.
>
> Mark

Thanks. I should have found this.
My main question which solution is more correct? Scaling the durations
or changing the printed time signature?

Joram