Re: Whole-measure rests that specify rhythmic value

[Janek Warchoł]

Hi,

2014-08-05 18:54 GMT+02:00 Pierre Perol-Schneider
<address@hidden>:
> Hi,
>
> 2014-08-04 23:57 GMT+02:00 Micah Walter <address@hidden>:
>
>> I have a whole measure rest. I would like the dotted half-note glyph,
>> which specifies the rhythmic value, but I would also like it to be centered
>> like an ordinary whole-measure rest. I have tried overriding the stencil,
>> but to no avail. Do you have any suggestions?
>
> \version "2.18.2"
>
> \paper {
>   ragged-right = ##f
> }
>
> {
>   \time 3/4
>   \tweak X-offset #40
>   r2.
> }

This works, but the "centering" is volatile and will break when layout
changes.  I'd rather suggest using the solution described here:
http://lilypondblog.org/2013/06/horizontally-aligning-full-measure-rests/

hth,
Janek