Re: [Denemo-devel] Ligatures

[Andreas Schneider]

Am 11.08.2016 um 11:26 schrieb Richard Shann:
> On Wed, 2016-08-10 at 22:04 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote:
>> Am 10.08.2016 um 17:36 schrieb Richard Shann:
>>> On Tue, 2016-08-09 at 20:22 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote:
>>>> I have written the following simple scheme scripts to insert ligatures:
>> [...] Can you supply the "Help" text?
> [...]
>> Borrowing from the Lilypond manual
>> (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/ancient-notation_002d_002dcommon-features.html#ligatures)
>> I suggest:
>>
>> A ligature is a graphical symbol that represents at least two distinct
>> notes. Ligatures originally appeared in the manuscripts of Gregorian
>> chant notation to denote ascending or descending sequences of notes on
>> the same syllable. They are also used in mensural notation.
>> In transcriptions, a ligature is usually denoted by a square bracket
>> above the notes.
>> This commands starts / ends a ligature.
> 
> hmm, how about:
> 
> "Starts drawing a square bracket above the notes from the cursor. Use
> End Ligature to mark the place where the bracket should end. Used in
> transcribing mensural music notation."
> 
> "End drawing a square bracket above the notes. Must be preceded by a
> Start Ligature earlier in the same staff."

Sounds good.

> Is it used expecting syllables to skip? The display won't do this
> without C programming, but I think you could work around by inserting
> underscores in the lyrics. This could get mentioned if it is an issue.

Well, although I would expect a melisma for a ligature, lilypond does
not seem to automatically create one (according to my test). So no need
to do something special here.

Andreas