[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >From params.ly 1.2.0:
> following the shortest note in the measure. Typically
> arithmetic_basicspace is set to the width of a quarter note head.
>
> arithmetic_basicspace = 2.;
> arithmetic_multiplier = 0.9 * \quartwidth ;"
>
> I'm confused: according to the English, this should be
>
> arithmetic_basicspace = \quartwidth;
It's almost correct, I changed it because some exapmles looked better.
> and one would expect arithmetic_multiplier to be a pure number
> such as 0.9 rather than \quartwidth which has the dimension of a
> length.
Perhaps, it is just a naming issue; it is the multiplier of the log
function in the formula, so in practice it means: add this much space
for doubling of a duration. It is a dimension.
> Could someone clarify this for me?
> Is \quartwidth = 2.0?
quartwidth is the width of a black note head. For 20 pt staff size
that is 6.61 point.
> And, must users put parameters like these in the \paper block?
> Or are they dynamic so they can be put in with notes and
> changed on the fly?
lilypond pust params.ly into the paper block. Users can override them
in their own paper blocks.
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