Janek Warchoł <janek.lilyp...@gmail.com> writes: > I think Urs already knows the answer, but for the archives' sake: > > 2014-01-23 Urs Liska <u...@openlilylib.org>: >> Hi, >> >> I never worked with that kind of stuff, so I'd like to get some feedback and >> hints _before_ digging into the docs myself. So I explicitly don't expect >> ready solutions, just a few comments if my approach would be right. >> >> I'm looking for a way to typeset hatched cancellations in manuscripts such >> as in the attached images. >> >> I would approach this kind of stuff by drawing lines in a markup, is that >> the right way? >> >> And (more importantly) would it be possible to write a markup function where >> I can >> - create an arbitrary shape (with a path?) >> - make this shape itself transparent >> - fill this shape with hatches >> - configure angle, density, thickness of the hatches >> ? >> >> And, additionally, would it be possible to write a function that (more or >> less) automatically applies such a cancellation to beams or subbeams as >> shown in the images? > > I'm pretty sure that the answer is "yes". It wouldn't be trivial, > but i think someone like Harm or David N/K could do it.
No point in mentioning "David K" here as his qualification/experience is not better than "any general-purpose programmer". It's really more in the ballpark of the amazing feats Harm and David N pull off. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user