Re: Typesetting tweak with percent repeat

[Edward Neeman]

... and rereading your post, Aaron, I see you explain exactly why adding the 
Articulation event doesn’t work. Sorry for the noise.
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Dr. Edward Neeman
www.neemanpianoduo.com



> On 26 Apr 2018, at 10:26 am, Edward Neeman <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Interesting that your first idea doesn’t work as expected Aaron! I also 
> wonder why.
> 
> I would suggest a slight tweak of the workaround, using a multi measure rest 
> to center the up bow:
> 
> \version "2.18.2"
> makePercent =
> #(define-music-function (parser location note) (ly:music?)
>   "Make a percent repeat the same length as NOTE."
>   (make-music 'PercentEvent
>               'length (ly:music-length note)))
> cello = \relative c {
>   a4(\downbow b c d) |
>   << \makePercent s1 { \once \hide MultiMeasureRest R1 ^\markup { \musicglyph 
> #"scripts.upbow" } } >> \bar "||"
> }
> \score {
>  \new Staff \with {
>  } { \clef bass \cello }
> }
> 
> Though perhaps unnecessarily complicated, depending on how many percent signs 
> you need to “fix”.
> 
> Best,
> Edward
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> Dr. Edward Neeman
> www.neemanpianoduo.com
> 
>