On Fri 19 May 2023 at 22:35:04 (-0400), David Olson wrote: > <https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/notation/displaying-chords> > > > the default setting for LilyPond chord engraving is: whenever there is a > rest, to display "N.C." > Iteration after iteration, this default setting has persisted in all the > versions of Lilypond I have ever used. > > Having always found this bizarre, I'm wondering now what other's think. > > 1. How many Lilyponders think that "N.C." is elegant? > > 2. How many guitar teachers instruct their students to keep strumming when > they see a rest? > > 3. In what genres is it normative for guitars to continue strumming through > every rest? > > 4. If genres exist where it is normative for guitar players to strum > throughout a rest, in these genres is it also normative for the other > musicians to sustain or fiddle throughout a rest? > > > MORE SPECIFICALLY, the <displaying-chords> page has a section: > > Customizing the no-chord symbol > By default, rests in a ChordNames context cause the “N.C.” symbol to be > printed. This markup can be customized. > > • Two options are given for customization: a bar over the rest, and the text > "Ssh!" > > 5. Has anyone ever seen sheet music that uses the convention "Ssh!" over a > rest? > > 6. Has anyone ever seen sheet music that places a bar over the rest? > > 7. The decision with every LilyPond iteration not to allow a third option, > namely, normative blank over the rest, i.e. suppress the "N.C." gimmick -- > what are the reasons which LilyPond insiders have found so persuasive over > the years? > > 8. How many people feel that LilyPond is being clueless when it comes to > making "N.C." the default setting? > > 9. How many people feel frustrated that the <displaying-chords> page does not > contain any information, or links to information, on suppressing the "N.C." > symbol? > > NOTE THAT > > > \set noChordSymbol = "" > \set noChordSymbol = " " > > still results in "N.C." being engraved. > > Even in songs for children, I've never seen "Shh!" appear above a rest in the > chords line. Has anybody? > > Why is this helpful? > > If the intention is not to be helpful, but cute, then it's an insult to > anyone who wants to suppress the "N.C." > > How can it be otherwise?
Try \set noChordSymbol = ##f Cheers, David.
