Re: function for a certain number of barrests

[Noeck]

Am 22.01.2013 11:22, schrieb Stefan Thomas:
> Dear community,
> I wanted to create a function for a certain number of barrests.
> I've tried it with
> \version "2.16.2"
> \layout { \context { \Score  skipBars = ##t } }
> 
>     fourquarterBarrest = #(define-music-function (parser location x)
>     (number?)
>       #{ % in der folgenden Zeile Lilypondcode eingeben
>         \time 4/4 
>         \scaleDurations #(cons $x 1) { s1 }
>     #})
> 
> But this fails.
> Has someone an idea how to make it work?

Dear Stefan,

#(cons … ) is already scheme. There is no need for the $ in it:

fourquarterBarrest = #(define-music-function (parser location x) (number?)
  #{ % in der folgenden Zeile Lilypondcode eingeben
    \scaleDurations #(cons x 1) { s1 }
  #})

Two other questions:
1) Is it on purpose that you put the \time 4/4 in there?
2) What should the function do more than a simple s1*5?

Cheers,
Joram