Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmillan <at> sympatico.ca> writes:
> > >> I don't understand why, if you want a four measure rest you would> >>
write 2+2. For the vast majority of cases, if there are 48 bars> >> between
two rehearsal marks I'm happy to see |=48=| between them.> >> So, why write
anything but R1*48 in the part in question?
>
> You can write R1*48 in the *part*, but if a shared variable (say, a global
with other changes in it) is simultaneous-ed with it, the R1*48 gets broken
by Lilypond. This is what I'm trying to avoid.
>
> So ultimately you're supporting my argument/request: If one writes R1*48
in a part, one should see a 48-measure MMRs in the output. =)
Ah, I misunderstood the issue. Indeed:
\new Voice <<
{ s1*2 s1*2 }
{ \compressFullBarRests R1*4 }
>>
hjh
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