RE: that acciaccatura issue (minimal example)

[Mark Stephen Mrotek]

David,

 

Thank you for your reasoned reply. Your comments indicate you understand my conundrum. If I use a model from the learning manual (2.18) and something does not work, I do not know what to eliminate.

In the past some of my inquiries have garnered more than one solution. I do not know which one is a general solution or which one is a specific solution.

All responders have been very patient – in a “been there, done that” kind of style.

Also, if I were able to distill a snippet to one or two lines I could (would) have identified (possibly) the error.

 

Mark

 

From: lilypond-user [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Flaming Hakama by Elaine
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Subject: RE: that acciaccatura issue (minimal example)

 

 

Simon,

Since I am not a power user as some on this list are, please indicate what I
should leave out.
The indication of a Piano Staff?
The key and time signatures?
The indication of two explicit voices in the "upper" staff?
The inclusion of the "\grace s8" in two of the other voices?
The pitches and durations after the first in each of the voices?

Thank you for your kind consideration.

Mark

 

One interpretation of this comment is that if you can remove some code and the issue is still present, then you didn't have a minimal example.

 

The corollary to this is that unless and until you try removing every single line and character of your example to see if it is necessary, then you leave yourself open to being scolded by the minimal-example advocates.

 

In any case, minimal examples are certainly the best way to get valuable and non-salty replies from various list contributors.

 

So, you could answer your own question by trying to remove all the things you suggest, and see what happens.  

 

 

However, sometimes what is left out in minimal examples is the context necessary to make it possible to suggest a different approach to solving the problem.  

 

Perhaps in this case, one suggestion would be to use a parallel global structure that accommodates all timings and signatures (unless you're doing polymeric music.)   This might serve you better than just figuring out where to place all time signatures;  they obviously don't behave as one might expect. 

 

 

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