Mats Bengtsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> - It's also a good habit to write one bar per line in the input
> file.
This is often cited as a good habit, but it's one I always break these
days.
Me, I prefer writing one line of the original manuscript per line in
the input file; that way, I get a considerably more compact file.
If I feel a need to break a line (in the input file) because it gets
too long, I indent a bit more than I usually do, to find the
manuscript line breaks easily.
Also, I tend to define a command "\brk" to aid in proofreading, thus:
brk = \notes{ \break }
When I'm done, I usually redefine that command, though; e.g.:
brk = \notes { \mark "/" } % [1]
I use this to break or mark at the line breaks in the original.
Anything very wrong with this way of doing things?
[1] this mark allows performers to find their way even if being told
to look, e.g., on "the beginning of the third system" of a page.
(I also add a comment for each page break in each voice, and often a
rehearsal mark with the page number, if the original manuscript
doesn't have rehearsal marks.)
All of this assumes, of course, identical sheet music for all voices;
this is usually the case for a male choir anyway, and I mostly typeset
music for a male choir.
--
Arvid
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