command line usage on mac

Hi all, My previous question about command line usage on a Mac is irrelevant at the moment. I have a new Macbook Pro (OS10.13 highSierra) and have had to reinstall everything. I've followed the mac instructions ( http://lilypond.org/macos-x.html) but I can't get lilypond to run from the command

Mac terminal question

Hi Lilyponders, I'm trying to run lilypond from the terminal (Mac OS 10.13) but I must be doing something wrong. What do I need to type to get lilypond to engrave all files in a folder (wihout the point-and-click)? All the best, Craig -- *Craig Dabelstein* Maxime's Music

Kneed beams in single staff polyphony

Hi, the following example shows three bars with should all show the eighth notes as in bar 1 with kneed beams. But I could not get it working in single staff polyphony environment (bar 2 and 3), neither automatically nor manually. Can someone give me a hint please what to do. Thanks, Mari

Re: Ties between voices?

On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 23:15:17 +0800 Thomas Morley wrote > > You could do \override TieColumn.positioning-done = ##t, but be aware, > > using it means you are now responsible yourself for the Tie's > > directions. > > You tell LilyPond "Don't bother placing

Re: automatic partwriter

Hi all, > I've attached the beginning of an automatic partwriter. Here's an improved version of the partwriter which adds a few constraints to get smoother results. The four voices may not all move in the same direction, and upper parts must move to the closest available chord member (in the

Re: Overly large text font size issue

>> strange: font size for text has exploded when I compile LilyPond files >> that used to look fine in the past using the very same LilyPond version. > Looks like issue 5136: https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/5136/ Bingo; commenting out the forced dpi setting in fonts.conf fixed it

Re: OttavaBracket right endpoint?

On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Trevor Bača wrote: > Hi, > > I’m interested in making the right endpoints of ottava brackets and trill > spanners coincide. > > QUESTION: in ottava-1.png (attached) I like where the trill spanner ends; is > there a way to tell the ottava

Re: Ties between voices?

2017-10-07 17:08 GMT+02:00 Thomas Morley : > 2017-10-07 16:40 GMT+02:00 James Harkins : >> On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 20:49:31 +0800 Simon Albrecht >> wrote >>> On 07.10.2017 13:55, James Harkins wrote: >>> > But, it's a

Re: Ties between voices?

2017-10-07 16:40 GMT+02:00 James Harkins : > On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 20:49:31 +0800 Simon Albrecht > wrote >> On 07.10.2017 13:55, James Harkins wrote: >> > But, it's a chord where I want the lower tie to go down, and >> > the upper one to go

Re: Ties between voices?

On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 20:49:31 +0800 Simon Albrecht wrote > On 07.10.2017 13:55, James Harkins wrote: > > But, it's a chord where I want the lower tie to go down, and > > the upper one to go up... > > Put the ties inside the chord: > Oh...

Re: Ties between voices?

On October 7, 2017 20:49:38 Simon Albrecht wrote: On 07.10.2017 13:55, James Harkins wrote: But, it's a chord where I want the lower tie to go down, and the upper one to go up... Put the ties inside the chord: I'm binge watching Rick & Morty season 3,

Re: Ties between voices?

On 07.10.2017 13:55, James Harkins wrote: But, it's a chord where I want the lower tie to go down, and the upper one to go up... Put the ties inside the chord: Best, Simon ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: Ties between voices?

On October 7, 2017 14:52:06 Werner LEMBERG wrote: Without looking at your example: Use `_~' and `^~' instead of `~' to immediately specify a tie's direction. Crikey, I knew about that for slurs, didn't think of it for ties. But, it's a chord where I want the lower tie to go

Re: Overly large text font size issue

>>> I doubt this is a problem with LilyPond per se — possibly trouble >>> lies within my environment — but lately I've encountered something >>> very strange: font size for text has exploded when I compile >>> LilyPond files that used to look fine in the past using the very >>> same LilyPond

Re: Overly large text font size issue

Malte Meyn writes: > Am 07.10.2017 um 08:12 schrieb Patrice Levesque: >> >> Hi, >> >> Happy LilyPond user here, for many years. >> >> I doubt this is a problem with LilyPond per se — possibly trouble >> lies within my environment — but lately I've encountered something >>

Re: Overly large text font size issue

Am 07.10.2017 um 08:12 schrieb Patrice Levesque: Hi, Happy LilyPond user here, for many years. I doubt this is a problem with LilyPond per se — possibly trouble lies within my environment — but lately I've encountered something very strange: font size for text has exploded when I compile

Re: Overly large text font size issue

> I doubt this is a problem with LilyPond per se — possibly trouble lies > within my environment — but lately I've encountered something very > strange: font size for text has exploded when I compile LilyPond files > that used to look fine in the past using the very same LilyPond version. [snip]

Re: Ties between voices?

> I've got one I can't quite get right. I would like the tie from the > upper B whole note to be up instead of down. [...] Without looking at your example: Use `_~' and `^~' instead of `~' to immediately specify a tie's direction. Werner ___

Overly large text font size issue

Hi, Happy LilyPond user here, for many years. I doubt this is a problem with LilyPond per se — possibly trouble lies within my environment — but lately I've encountered something very strange: font size for text has exploded when I compile LilyPond files that used to look fine in the past using

Re: Ties between voices?

Continuing with this neat "\context Voice" trick -- quite powerful. I see how it works: you have two expressions stuffing events into the same Voice context, and LP merges them into one timed list and does the best it can to make sense out of the tie properties. I've got one I can't quite get