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Re: R shorthand
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David Kastrup |
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Re: R shorthand |
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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:52:19 +0100 |
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Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi David,
>
>> Whatever you mean by "improve".
>
> <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/improve>
>
>> What is supposed to be the result of
>> { \time 3/4 << { R15 \time 2/4 R3 } \\ { R3 \time 4/4 R10 } >> }
>
> One context consisting of a sequence of multi-measure rests totalling
> 51 quarter notes, simultaneously with a second context consisting of a
> sequence of multi-measure rests totalling 49 quarter notes.
>
>> Note that time changes happen synchronously in all contexts, unless
>> the Timing_translator gets moved.
>> So what happens if you quote music with full measure rests in contexts
>> with different time signature.
>
> An excellent question,
Actually, a rather bad question since once sentence above I essentially
stated that there usually _are_ no contexts with different time
signature, the time signature being infectious across contexts.
> which I am happy to leave up to those working on the low-level code.
Well, since I was not even able to phrase a well-working question, my
chances on actual low-level code would be worse.
>> You can agree however much you want to, but you won't manage to lobby
>> any programmer into successfully coding the impossible. Any
>> "improvement" would just mean things breaking in more obscure ways.
>
> This is precisely why I posed the question in the first place: So that
> those with more knowledge than I in these matters could comment on
> whether it was possible. Despite the spectacular — though hardly
> unexpected — lack of tact in your response, I was able to parse out
> the answer.
I gave the answer previously, including the rationale. Since it was
tactfully being ignored, it seemed to require more emphasis. Otherwise
I would likely have been blamed for ignoring users' wishes in spite of
them reaching perfect agreement.
--
David Kastrup
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- Re: R shorthand, Kieren MacMillan, 2013/03/19
- Re: Re: R shorthand, Evan Driscoll, 2013/03/19
- Re: R shorthand, Kieren MacMillan, 2013/03/20
- Re: R shorthand, David Kastrup, 2013/03/20
- Re: R shorthand, Kieren MacMillan, 2013/03/20
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