Re: [abcusers] top margins
Joe Mc Cool wrote: I've asked this question here before and got the correct answer, but I have forgotten it: What do I put at the top of my abc source to move the whoe piece down the page ? In other words, how do I set a top margin ? There's no general answer to this, as it depends on what software you are using. The only exception to that is for the case where you need to increase the space between two tunes, which you can do in most programs (I imagine) by adding some empty W: lines at the end of the previous tune. Phil Taylor To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] top margins
Phil Taylor wrote: I've asked this question here before and got the correct answer, but I have forgotten it: What do I put at the top of my abc source to move the whoe piece down the page ? In other words, how do I set a top margin ? There's no general answer to this, as it depends on what software you are using. I am using abcm2ps, but can find no hints in the help. The only exception to that is for the case where you need to increase the space between two tunes, which you can do in most programs (I imagine) by adding some empty W: lines at the end of the previous tune. Nah. What I want to do is print a tune unto a page which has already has a tune printed on it ! It is definately possible, but I have just forgotten how :-( Thanks a lot. -- Joe Mc Cool Tangent Computer Research BT71 7LN (www.tangent-research.com) voice:(44)2837-548074fax:(44)-870-0520185 The more you say the less the better. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] top margins
Nah. What I want to do is print a tune unto a page which has already has a tune printed on it ! It is definately possible, but I have just forgotten how :-( Thanks a lot. Isn't that what the pseudocomment %%titlespace is for? I think the default is 10 or 20, so if you put %%titlespace 60 before your T: line, it adds 60 (pixels?) of space before it prints the title. Details for most of the pseudocomments are in the New.Features file that comes with abc2ps and abcm2ps. Good luck! -Chris -- Christopher Myers, Graduate Software Developer Ingenta, Inc. 12 Bassett St. Providence, RI 02903 ph: 401.331.2014 x 102 em: [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: chrismyers001 To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] top margins
Chris comments: | Nah. What I want to do is print a tune unto a page which has already has a tune |printed | on it ! | | It is definately possible, but I have just forgotten how :-( | | Isn't that what the pseudocomment %%titlespace is for? | I think the default is 10 or 20, so if you put | %%titlespace 60 | before your T: line, it adds 60 (pixels?) of space before it prints the | title. | | Details for most of the pseudocomments are in the New.Features file that | comes with abc2ps and abcm2ps. Yup, and that feature is pretty much restricted to those programs, though I wouldn't be surprised to hear that a few other abc programs recognize them. Actually, if you're using an abc2ps clone, there are several pseudocomments that will work. %%titlespace probably isn't the best, since it refers to the space between title lines, and will still put the first title at the top. You might want to try: %%topmargin N %%topspace N These add together to control the space down to the line at the bottom of the first title. The value of N can have a suffix of pt (points), cm (centimeters) or in (inches); the default is points if you don't include the unit. The cleanest way guarantee that the top 15 cm are blank is: %%topmargin 15cm You'll actually get a bit more space than this at the top, since the title will then be positioned %%titlespace below that, and if you don't specify %%titlespace, you get whatever its default may be in your particular copy of the program. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] top margins
John Chambers wrote: | Isn't that what the pseudocomment %%titlespace is for? %%topmargin 15cm Thanks to you both. Ye are bricks. -- Joe Mc Cool Tangent Computer Research BT71 7LN (www.tangent-research.com) voice:(44)2837-548074fax:(44)-870-0520185 The more you say the less the better. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
