Re: Issue #768 - chord repetition shortcut: patch for review

[Mark Knoop]

At 06:23 on 13 Nov 2009, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > Could it be an option to make <c e g>4*8 do the obvious thing?
> > Or even { <c e g>4 }*8 ?
> > That would be so much more natural.  The first already does
> > something, but not something which I would call useful.
> 
> I use it all the time, actually.

Me too. Please don't change the meaning of *

> > The second bombs out. In contrast, q feels rather hackish.
> 
> Since the patch (as I understand it) ensures that q does not  
> duplicate anything except the notes, q allows for
> 
>     <c e g>8-. q-^ q-. q-^

And indeed:

        <c e g>4 q8 q8

which looks extremely useful to me.

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Mark Knoop