Re: bar counters

[Werner LEMBERG]

> >      \tag #'tuba \barCounterOn
> >      c r g\< r |
> >      c r g r |
> >      c r g r |
> >      c\f r g r |
> >      \tag #'tuba \barCounterOff
>
> Please also add a feature to make the number visible/invisible. A
> lot of the music I see starts counting on the first bar, but only
> starts displaying the counter about, say, bar 4.

A simple extension to my suggested syntax would be this:

     \tag #'tuba \barCounterOn #4
     c r g\< r |
     c r g r |
     c r g r |
     c\f r g r |
     \tag #'tuba \barCounterOff

> Alternatively, you could add an option whereby you tell
> \barCounterOn what number to start counting at.

Yep.  This seems to be an easier solution since it moves the logic
from lilypond to the user.


    Werner