Re: \fine and \section across staves

[Joel C. Salomon]

On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 1:41 PM Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> wrote:
>
> Le 03/11/2022 à 18:12, Joel C. Salomon a écrit :
> >
> > I normally put commands like `\bar "||"` in a single place (a Dynamics
> > section, usually) and they take effect across all staves.  And in
> > fact, replacing `\section` with `\bar "||'` does take effect across
> > all staves.  So I would like to not have to repeat `\fine` and
> > `\section` also.
> >
> > Was this change intended?  (I am aware of other changes to `\fine`
> > between 2.23.6 and the new release candidate.)
>
> Yes, it was intended. This is the message of the commit where it was
> done:
>
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>
> In general, it's always been a credo through repeat-related changes that
> the repeat structure in the user input is expected to match across staves,
> reflecting the actual music. If you do this, it will also be easier to
> extract parts.

Thank you for the explanation.

—Joel C. Salomon