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Re: cautionary accidentals based on cautionary in another staff?
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Kieren MacMillan |
Subject: |
Re: cautionary accidentals based on cautionary in another staff? |
Date: |
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:24:28 -0400 |
Hi Keith,
>> Has anyone solved this problem, i.e., including cautionary accidental(s)
>> in one staff if one was required in the same measure of another staff in the
>> same score?
>
> Exactly this rule probably won't work for you, but I set a rule to set
> cautionary
> accidentals when any instrument has played a conflicting accidental within the
> current measure.
>
> %% On the score, as opposed to parts,
> % Initialize the (badly-named) variable that tracks recent accidentals
> \set Score.localKeySignature = #'()
> \set Score.autoCautionaries % 0 -> current measure only
> = #`(Score ,(make-accidental-rule 'any-octave 0))
>
> %% I don't need, but you might
> %\unset Staff.autoCautionaries % in any Staff that has a cautionary rule
Wow! Thanks for this — it does amazing things.
(I am constantly in awe of Lilypond's hidden capabilities…)
Ultimately, I'll need to tweak it a bit — right now, there are TOO MANY
cautionaries, but I think I prefer that to none! — but this is a great start.
Gratefully,
Kieren.