Hi Eef,
> > When composing; arranging it happens often that a note is skipped (read: > turned into a ‘rest’). Think about note patterns what repeat, with small > variations. Then the note/rest does the job perfectly. The pattern is kept. > The rest is exactly on the place the note would have been. > > > Would you mind putting a short example of what you mean? Also in which > musical context? Jazz perhaps? —Martín. > > On Sep 2, 2022 at 9:44 PM, <Eef Weenink (mailto:[email protected])> > wrote: > > > My two cents: > > > Tweaking the position is fine to avoid a collision or to keep a rest about > the same “viewing” line then the notes of a phrase > > > > But, or better And: > > When composing; arranging it happens often that a note is skipped (read: > turned into a ‘rest’). Think about note patterns what repeat, with small > variations. Then the note/rest does the job perfectly. The pattern is kept. > The rest is exactly on the place the note would have been. > > In fact a very well musical solution. > > > > > Met vriendelijke groet, Eef > > > > H.E. Weenink MBA > > > > > > Op 2 sep. 2022 om 21:33 heeft Martín Rincón Botero > > <[email protected]> het volgende geschreven: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Kieren, > > > > > > > > how do you think that this feature is more useful than \tweaking the > > y-offset? If the documentation explains how to move a rest, the officially > > recommended way should be using \tweak in my opinion. It's unclear to me > > what's the use case of the option of adding a note to a \rest (which in > > itself sounds like a contradiction). If we follow the WSIWYM paradigm, you > > can't possibly mean to put a "note-rest" somewhere. Perhaps not pointing > > that out or removing the feature altogether is better in the long run? > > > > > > > > Martín. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 2, 2022 at 4:27 PM, <Kieren MacMillan > > > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, I was answering a user's question on the FB group, and noted > > > that in the docs, we suggest “To explicitly specify a rest’s vertical > > > position, write a note followed by \rest.” While this is a useful thing > > > to know about, I don't personally believe it's a best practice: it mixes > > > content with presentation, it doesn't play well with \transpose, etc. I'm > > > not necessarily suggesting that we avoid pointing out this feature. I'm > > > just wondering if anyone else agrees that we should point out the > > > downsides, and give alternative ways of accomplishing the same task? If > > > so, I can put together some draft verbiage for a discussion starting > > > point. Cheers, Kieren. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
