Re: Time signature ID and implementation

[Adam Griggs]

    —contratenor
      
      Until I find a matching font, this will do.
      
      Thanks again!

On 8/10/20 3:24 pm, Aaron Hill wrote:

> On
>       2020-10-07 11:07 pm, Andrew Bernard wrote:
>       
> > I dont think it's a 2. Looks more like
> >         some kind of symbol. I am not a
> >         
> >         scholar of that period.
> >         
> >       
>       
>       Not a scholar either, but a quick web search turned up this [1].
>       
>       
>       [1]:
> https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Dictionary_of_Music_and_Musicians/Proportion
>       
>       C2 seems to be "Lesser Mode Imperfect, with Imperfect Time".
>       
>       
>       ----
>       
>       
>       I would suggest using "timesig.C44" as it stylistically matches
>       the number two from Emmentaler.  Otherwise, use a two from some
>       other font to match mensural C.
>       
>       
>       To match the alignment, you need to use \vcenter.  Consider:
>       
>       
>       %%%%
>       
>       \override Score.TimeSignature.stencil =
>       
>       #(lambda (grob)
>       
>         (grob-interpret-markup grob #{
>       
>           \markup {
>       
>             \musicglyph "timesig.C44"
>       
>             \vcenter \number 2
>       
>           } #}))
>       
>       %%%%
>       
>       
>       
>       -- Aaron Hill
>       
>       
>

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