Kieren MacMillan <[email protected]> writes:
> 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.
>
>> 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-^
>
> etc., right? Obviously, this would *not* be possible with something like
>
> <c e g>4*8
OTOH, something like
{ <c e g>8-. <c e g>-^ }*2
is not doable with the q approach.
--
David Kastrup
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