On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:20 PM, David G wrote: > I would like to put a dot after the barline to show (something like) a > crotchet tied to a quaver - or according to > http://ranumspanat.com/jacquet_dots.htm subtly different(!) > > It's more clear in this Beethoven string quartet: > http://erato.uvt.nl/files/imglnks/usimg/2/28/IMSLP04769-Beethoven_-_String_Quartet_No.15_Dover.pdf > e.g. page 17, second system, fourth bar violin 2 and 'cello; fifth bar viola. > > I did find this thread > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2005-05/msg00122.html from > seven years ago through the search but it didn't seem to come to any solid > conclusion, so I was wondering if things were different now? > > I am not concerned about MIDI output etc., so I would be happy to use an > invisible rest and insert the dot as an "independent" object if possible? In > a broader sense, that means being able to insert an arbitrary object. Any > help/pointing me to the right part of documentation would be greatly > appreciated.
I'm pretty sure I've done this in the past by simply replacing the notehead font with the dot (maybe a period, I can't remember) and not print the stem or flag. You might want to look into this method, it might get what you want far more easily.
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