On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:01 PM, Steven Arntson
<ste...@stevenarntson.com> wrote:
Thanks for this, it helps. I'm struggling to understand this program
with very little background, and it is like spelunking without a
headlamp. Consequently, I fear asking questions that are not worth
answering.
I thought I could get the entire "text" of the lyric entered as a
single
variable, to keep my \score simple. Is it typical to break up a lyric
into several variables, and then reassemble them all in the \score
block?
Part of my confusion stems from uncertainty regarding large form---how
to break things into variables and reassemble them in \score. I have
no
sense of what the best practices are ... and, I admit, I have
not read the entire manual.
best,
steven arntson
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Steven,
The worst thing you can do is to NOT ask! That's why this list is here.
LilyPond can be difficult at first, but once you go through a few
scores, you realize just how convenient the syntax is and things come a
lot quicker the next time you do one.
As for what kinds of things are "standard practice", I have found that
putting things in their own variables to be most helpful when I'm
structuring the score itself. That doesn't mean that everything has to
be in one, but it can be helpful for organizing the actual score
structure, at least it is for me.
In relation to the online manual, there is a WEALTH of information
there. I have read through nearly all of them (which really helps) and
I can say that they are generously and meticulously created in a way to
cover more situations than you'll likely ever experience or need.
That being said, I have to echo what others have mentioned, do your
best to find the solution in the manuals. If you can't, don't worry!
Give us a "small example" of what you are trying to do and those of us
with a little more experience (and some with a LOT more experience)
will do our best to help you out. Never be afraid to ask and please be
patient with our responses as we try to understand what you need.
Welcome to the LilyPond community, my friend! My hope is that you will
enjoy using LilyPond as much as I have.
Happy Engraving,
Abraham
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