Re: Isolated/bare durations, was Re: ... extra note appearing note appearing when a tie was requested

David,


> It does seem that the isolated/bare duration notation crept in
> somewhat under the radar, and it's no surprise to me if newbies
> confuse the issue. If Ties & Slurs don't grab your attention in the
> Learning Manual, you might miss the issue altogether. (I don't think
> there's an example in the LM where an isolated duration does not
> follow a tie.)
> 
> I think the isolated duration syntax should be mentioned as soon as
> durations are (like in the NR), ie just before the Rests section on
> page 7 (in version 2.26.0). Also it should include mention there the
> fact that a space (even a newline) between a pitch and a duration
> does not isolate that duration and make it a separate note. The
> pitch will search ahead for a duration unless something else
> intervenes.
> 
> BTW, LM uses the terminology "bare" whereas NR uses "isolated",
> exclusively.

Can you suggest fixes that I could add to the NR (and/or the LM)?


    Werner