Re: Incomplete tie at line break

[Thomas Morley]

Am Mo., 5. Nov. 2018 um 13:24 Uhr schrieb David Sumbler <address@hidden>:
>
> My subject line only partially describes the problem.
>
> I find that a tie is not shown after a line-break if the following
> conditions are all true:
> 1. There is a line-break (as stated)
> 2. There is a new time signature
> 3. There is a MetronomeMark
> 4. The staff concerned has \consists Metronome_mark_engraver
>
> If either the MetronomeMark or the TimeSignature is omitted, the tie
> gets printed.
>
> This problem has arisen in a full score, where it is customary practice
> to have tempo markings printed over the first violins staff as well as
> at the top of the score.  My first violins are missing half a tie!
>
> The following illustrates the problem.
>
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> \version "2.19.82"
>
> \paper { indent = 0 ragged-right = ##t }
>
> global = { \time 3/4 s2.
>            \break
>            \time 2/4 \tempo "Allegro" s2 }
>
> <<
>   \new Staff
>   <<\global
>     { R2. R2 }
>   >>
>   \new Staff \with { \consists Metronome_mark_engraver }
>   <<\global
>     { r2 f'4~ f'2 }
>   >>
> >>
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
>
> This seems to be a bug.  What would be the simplest way to get around
> it?
>
> David

Hi David,

clearly a bug. I reported it here:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-lilypond/2018-11/msg00000.html
together with some workarounds.

Thanks,
  Harm