Re: turning a blind eye to dotted note

[Phil Holmes]

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Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: turning a blind eye to dotted note


> The point in the example is, that there is one 16th to much in the bar, 
> not one missing. If I count, I get 17/16 in the bar! And I wonder that 
> lilypond is seting automatically a barline after that 17/16 without 
> complaining? In my understanding that is wrong!

As was explained, it's actually putting a part of the note after the barline 
and leaving space for it.  See attached image if the dotted note is 
"corrected".

> What I would do or awaiting lilypond to do is splitting up that last 8th 
> note into 2 16th note and connect it with a tie! Than this is a correct 
> notation. The "math", 16/16 in one bar with 4/4 is right.
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/learning/ties-and-slurs.en.html

As was explained, this is what the completion_notes_engraver does do.

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Phil Holmes

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