How about "Repeating note patterns"? Perhaps an example of \repeat unfold could be included here too, then.
Trevor D > -----Original Message----- > From: Mats Bengtsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 February 2008 15:11 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected]; Palmer, Ralph > Subject: Re: Repeats > > > Also, could we find a better term than "Measure > repeats", so that it > covers also \repeat percent 4 { c4 }. I think we > used to have the title > "percent repeats" in some old version of the > manual, but I'm not sure > if that rings a bell either, for most readers. > > /Mats > > Mats Bengtsson wrote: > > Don't forget that it probably isn't obvious to > most first time readers > > that > > a tremolo or measure repeat is even considered > a repeat, i.e. they won't > > look in the section called repeats. > > Also, don't forget about \repeat unfold, which > actually is very useful > > in some circumstances, but perhaps doesn't > require a subsection of its > > own. > > > > /Mats > > > > Trevor Daniels wrote: > >> Hi Ralph > >> > >> I'd go for the simpler structure: > >> > >> 1.4 Repeats > >> 1.4.1 Repeat syntax > >> 1.4.2 Normal repeats > >> 1.4.3 Manual repeat commands > >> 1.4.4 Tremolo repeats > >> 1.4.5 Measure repeats > >> > >> This puts the syntax at the front, as you wanted, and > >> removes the ugly, somewhat artificial, separation into > >> Writing repeats and Other repeats. Also > removing a level is > >> good. You could add "Writing" before headings 2-5, to > >> distinguish them from the syntax section but I > don't think > >> that's necessary. > >> > >> Trevor D > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+t.daniels=treda.co.u > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> On Behalf Of Palmer, Ralph > >> Sent: 21 February 2008 21:04 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: GDP: Repeats > >> > >> > >> Hi, All - > >> I'm currently working on rewriting Repeats in > the Notation > >> Reference, and I don't care for the existing structure. > >> Currently, it looks like this: > >> 1.4 Repeats > >> 1.4.1 Writing repeats > >> 1.4.1.1 Repeat syntax > >> 1.4.1.2 Normal repeats > >> 1.4.1.3 Manual repeat commands > >> 1.4.2 Other repeats > >> 1.4.2.1 Tremolo repeats > >> 1.4.2.2 Measure repeats > >> However, since Repeat syntax discusses the > common syntax for > >> all the repeats, it would seem to make more > sense to take it > >> out of the section dealing with normal. I'd > like to suggest: > >> 1.4 Repeats > >> 1.4.1 Repeat syntax > >> 1.4.1.1 Repeat syntax and types of repeats > >> (introduction of the syntactic construct) > >> (following types of repetition are supported . . .) > >> 1.4.2 Writing repeats > >> 1.4.2.1 Normal repeats (I'd prefer a better term than > >> "normal") > >> 1.4.2.2 Manual repeat commands > >> 1.4.2.3 Tremolo repeats > >> 1.4.2.4 Measure repeats > >> It might also make sense to split 1.4.1.1 into 1.4.1.1 > >> Repeat syntax, followed by 1.4.1.2 Types of repeats > >> supported. > >> Comments, please? > >> Ralph > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> lilypond-user mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > >> > > > > -- > ============================================= > Mats Bengtsson > Signal Processing > School of Electrical Engineering > Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) > SE-100 44 STOCKHOLM > Sweden > Phone: (+46) 8 790 8463 > Fax: (+46) 8 790 7260 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: http://www.s3.kth.se/~mabe > ============================================= > > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
