[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 1) The lyrics collide with some notes (slightly) and slurs (very
> obvious). Does lilypond have calculation to avoid collision of
> different items, such as lyrics, dynamics, articulations, etc.?
Yes, but the one for slurs is obviously flawed :-)
> 2) The font is fixed in both size and family (Times whatever size). Is
> it possible to change in the source?
Yes, but you'll need to do some tweaking: check out the font names in
lily.scm. You need .tfm files for the fonts.
> 3) I notice that the word extension (the long horizontal line invoked by
> "__") goes all the way to the beginning of the next "note" after the
> duration of the word right before "__". In some cases it produces
> undesirable effects. Wouldn't it be better if the line just extends to
> the last note in the melisma? Perhaps put this feature into another
> function?
You can attach the extender to a syllable containing only a
space. Does that work?
> 5) Right now the square bracket wraps all four staves. However, I would
> like it to wrap only the last 3 but not the first one. Is it possible?
> This problem actually extends to conductor scores since it can contain
> different kinds of braces and brackets of different lengths.
Yes. Try
\score { \notes <
\type Staff { firts staff stuff .. }
\type StaffGroup <
other 3 staffs.
>
>
}
> 6) As a follow-up of (5), it would be nice to choose the type of
> bracket.
I don't understand. What kind of types do you mean?
> 7) Suppose I have a staff with 2 voices in it, and in some places I want
> the lyrics of the upper voice to appear above the staff, whereas in
> other places everything stays the same, i.e., under the staff. Is it
> possible?
Yes, I guess so. It sounds analogous to staff switching for piano
music. You can make two Lyrics parts, above and below your staff, and
use a
\type Lyrics = upper { " "1*32 }
\type Staff { music }
\type Lyrics = lower { .. lyrics .. \translator Lyrics = upper rest .. }
> 8) It would be great if I can add markings and footnotes like those in
> teaching books, where you would have "(a)", "(1)", or "*" in the score
> and then a footnote at the bottom of the page.
It would need some hacking to achieve this: you have to insert a
\footnote{} command somewhere into the output.
> 9) Is it possible to set the size of individual or groups of elements?
> In general I prefer a smaller size for the notes as well as the whole
> score, but choosing a smaller "paperxx.ly" would affect the title and
> all other texts, which is not what I want as a side-effect. Also, I
> don't know how to adjust the page margin. (I used to print scores with
> 1" gutter, that is, the extra space for hole punchers.)
>
> Thank you very much for your time. Your help is much appreciated.
You can choose a different "paperxx.ly", but adjust the settings for
page margins and the like. Check out the variables in
ly/paper.ly, ly/a4.ly, ly/params.ly
And read the manpage to ly2dvi, which (I believe) also has options for
setting linewidths.
> Sincerely,
happy easter.
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Han-Wen Nienhuys, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** GNU LilyPond - The Music Typesetter
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