On 2012-11-27 17:17, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:13:40 +0100
> Calixte Faure <calixte.fa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I disagree for measure numbering.
>> It can be useful on a big score to find the measure with searching it
>> number.
>> We could number with a step, like every 5 measure.
>> Also, I don’t use Frescobaldi often.
> I think Frescobaldi is very lightweight compared to other GUI programs.
>
> Perhaps there are text-mode editors that can look for the N-th
> occurrence of "|" - that could help as well.
>
> Looking for "% 22" can easily lead to another voice, which would be
> confusing. I remember making that mistake and editing a wrong voice.
>
> I always use \barNumberCheck at the end of every voice. Perhaps it
> could be used on every 10th measure or so in very large scores. I
> think it could be in the beginning of lines to make it more visible.
> Comment-based bar numbers could only be on separate lines is we want
> them to be in the fixed positions rather than at the line ends.
>
> It's hard to argue about what is convenient because everybody uses
> different tools. But my impression if that the bar numbers are hard on
> the eye and distract from other things.
My experience is that it's very helpful to add such comments (or
\barNumberCheck) in the input file when first entering the music, if you
are in a situation where the original version that you use the input to
your typesetting has bar numbers. However, if the original doesn't have
bar numbers, then there's little use adding them in the input file. To
navigate while updating syntax or fixing typos or articulation, it's
easier to use point-and-click, for example.
If the original uses rehearsal marks, then obviously you instead specify
these instead in the .ly file, which serves a similar purpose while
first inputting the music (in such a situation, I would clearly not use
the \mark \automatic feature).
To conclude, I don't see any reason to give a general guideline except,
possibly, to hint about the two choices I just mentioned.
/Mats
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