David,

 

Thank you for your reasoned reply. Your comments indicate you understand my 
conundrum. If I use a model from the learning manual (2.18) and something does 
not work, I do not know what to eliminate.

In the past some of my inquiries have garnered more than one solution. I do not 
know which one is a general solution or which one is a specific solution.

All responders have been very patient – in a “been there, done that” kind of 
style.

Also, if I were able to distill a snippet to one or two lines I could (would) 
have identified (possibly) the error.

 

Mark

 

From: lilypond-user [mailto:[email protected]] 
On Behalf Of Flaming Hakama by Elaine
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2016 4:31 PM
To: Lilypond-User Mailing List <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: that acciaccatura issue (minimal example)

 

 

Simon,

Since I am not a power user as some on this list are, please indicate what I
should leave out.
The indication of a Piano Staff?
The key and time signatures?
The indication of two explicit voices in the "upper" staff?
The inclusion of the "\grace s8" in two of the other voices?
The pitches and durations after the first in each of the voices?

Thank you for your kind consideration.

Mark

 


One interpretation of this comment is that if you can remove some code and the 
issue is still present, then you didn't have a minimal example.

 

The corollary to this is that unless and until you try removing every single 
line and character of your example to see if it is necessary, then you leave 
yourself open to being scolded by the minimal-example advocates.

 

In any case, minimal examples are certainly the best way to get valuable and 
non-salty replies from various list contributors.

 

So, you could answer your own question by trying to remove all the things you 
suggest, and see what happens.  

 

 

However, sometimes what is left out in minimal examples is the context 
necessary to make it possible to suggest a different approach to solving the 
problem.  

 

Perhaps in this case, one suggestion would be to use a parallel global 
structure that accommodates all timings and signatures (unless you're doing 
polymeric music.)   This might serve you better than just figuring out where to 
place all time signatures;  they obviously don't behave as one might expect. 

 

 



David Elaine Alt

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