2007/9/17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Valentin, Hi Charlotte,
> I just happened to glance at the first of your links about 'tuplets' and > wondered if this is the right name for it? I have always understood > 'tuplets' to refer to the use of 'simple' time in a compound time > signature (so '2 notes in the time of 3') as opposed to triplets which are > 3 notes in the time of 2. To me, what you've illustrated is actually a > triplet, rather than a tuplet. I see your point; as English isn't my first language, I can't really make the difference here (nor can I for "eight notes" vs "quavers", which is why I intentionally used both). There was a discussion involving these terms a few months ago: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2006-12/msg00468.html Somebody, IIRC, proposed to create a \triplet keyword to make triplets creation easier (of course, like many "user ideas" in opensource world, this didn't make it to the actual program). When translating the manual, I was struck by the fact that "triplet" is almost never used. The advantage of "tuplet", which made me use it in this page, is that it seems to refer to any "\times p/q" construction, making "triplet" a subspecies of "tuplet". Such a question never happens in French, where we haven't any generic term: "duolet" refers to \times 3/2 (for instance in a 6/8 piece) "triolet" refers to \times 2/3 (the most common use) "quintolet" refers to \times 4/5 etc... My point here was to show that any rhythmic construction can be created, even 4/128 if you need it; that is why I dropped "triplet" and only kept "tuplet". I might, however, be very wrong; therefore I'd appreciate any help or criticism on this matter (and on each English version of my comics as well). Regards, Valentin _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
