Hi Ralph,
> I think it would be helpful to either have a snippet that shows how to change a "normal" volta number setup (i.e., change the numbers and/or add text), or to add something to the documentation.
The documentation is accurate, if not entirely clear… =)
This is what I got using <https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.21/Documentation/notation/long-repeats#manual-repeat-marks>:
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\version "2.21.0"
\include "english.ly"
test = {
\time 3/4
a'4 b' c' |
b'4 c' d' |
{
{
\set Score.repeatCommands = #'((volta "1., 3."))
e'4 f' g' |
}
{
\set Score.repeatCommands = #'(end-repeat (volta "2."))
d'4 c' b' |
}
{
\set Score.repeatCommands = #'(end-repeat (volta "4."))
g'4 a' b' |
\set Score.repeatCommands = #'((volta #f))
}
}
c'1
}
\score {
\test
}
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Note that I deleted the \repeat volta command, but kept the bracketing of your \alternative block for readability.
Hope this helps!
Kieren.
Thanks, Kieren.
I have to admit, after learning from you that the documentation is accurate, and spending some time examining the various examples in the documentation, I think I could achieve what I want. It takes some real effort, and I think it would be difficult for someone who has little experience with LilyPond. And isn't that the point of the documentation?
I've run into this problem before while doing transcription, and solved the problem somehow, but I couldn't (can't) find the exact file where I used the solution. I've also seen the pattern occasionally while playing music. I think it would be helpful to include an appropriate example in the manual repeat marks section of the documentation. Then again, this hasn't exactly come up as a problem very often, has it? . . . I guess I'll make a note of the solution!
All the best,
Ralph