Hi everyone,
Dan Eble has been working on simplifying this aspect of the user
interface. Handing Mark’s code from above to convert-ly turns it into this:
\version "2.25.28"
\fixed c' {
\time 2/4
\set Timing.beamExceptions = #'()
\set Timing.beatBase = #1/2
\set Timing.beatStructure = 1
a8 b c' a |
a8. b16 c'8 a
}
Hopefully this should be easier to understand: This makes Lily
internally understand the time signature as 1/2, and within that one
beat of a half note, everything gets beamed together.
Carl’s response says that it’s not necessary to change what’s now called
the beatBase, but rather tell Lily to group the two beats together. The
\time 2/4 command implies a beatStructure of #'(1 1), which causes the
beam to be separated. (Unless it’s only 8th notes, in which case a
beamException comes into effect)
HTH, Simon
