Thanks a lot for this overview / comparison, Jean. I checked for the
docs of section labels and found nothing about their meaning. So adding
your reply to the doc might be valuable.
Best,
Stephan
Am 26.04.2023 um 00:13 schrieb Jean Abou Samra:
Le mercredi 26 avril 2023 à 00:02 +0200, Stephan Schöll a écrit :
@Jean, sorry, of course i forgot the change I wanted to show by
swapping the section label and the repeat segno lines in the 2nd
example. I fixed it in this code (snippets A and B). In example C I
changed section labels to rehearsal marks according to your advice.
It seems that I still have a flawed understanding of the newly
introduced section labels (I love semantics in any kind of code...).
Let me check the docs.
A rehearsal mark (created with |\mark|) is, well, for rehearsal. It's
just a convenient alternative or supplement to bar numbers. A section
label (|\sectionLabel|) tells something about the music. For example,
"Coda". This doesn't just mark a point in the score like "D" does, but
implies something about the musical form. Same with "Intro" or "Chorus".
Rehearsal marks have different default formatting than section labels.
A metronome mark (|\tempo|), also called tempo mark, is for what the
name says. A jump script (|\repeat segno| or |\jump|) indicates a jump
in the performance, typically "Da capo", "Dal segno al coda" or such.
The last type of textual marks is generic text marks (|\textMark| or
|\textEndMark|), which are for everything that doesn't fit in the
other categories.
@Laurie, the segno repeat is new in 2.25.x
Nope, \repeat segno is from 2.23.6 (but the various repeat-related
enhancements around it were gradually introduced across the 2.23 series).
Best,
Jean
