Matt wrote:

 >If my posts from Thursday and Friday on this subject have been
 >received, please forgive the redundancy.

I get the digest, and I don't remember seeing them.

 >In 4/4 time, hornpipe rhythm, what is the best way in abc to
 >notate a bar containing six rests and notes of equal duration?
 >If there were no rests, (3aaa (3aaa would suffice. But if I
 >change any of those notes to rests, e.g., (3zaa (3azz, yaps
 >issues several errors and renders the measure as if it were in
 >5/4 time.

(3zzz (3zzz works in BarFly (displays two sets of triplet eighth-
note rests). The problem must be within YAPS.

 >Incidentally, are rests in the midst of tuples ever seen in
 >professionally printed sheet music, or are they somehow
 >considered "bad form"? If bad form, what would be the correct
 >way to display this sort of rhythm?

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