Re: Multiplication of multi mesure test

[David Kastrup]

Paolo Cantamessa <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi David,
> I use lilypond version "2.19.82".

Check Issue 5327 in the issue tracker.  Slated for 21.0.

> I don't understand which type data is " * 2 " in this example { R1 * 2 }.
> Char? String? Integer? Symbol? Whatever else?
> Which mathematical operation should I do?

* 2 is not a data type.  1*2 is a duration with a multiplier.

>> > But I need of this and doesn't work:
>> > { R1 * #(+ 2 3) }

You could write

{ R $(ly:make-duration 0 0 (+ 2 3)) }

which creates a duration of duration-log 0, with 0 dots, and a
multiplier of 5 .

-- 
David Kastrup