Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols

2016-09-09 Thread Richard Shann
On Wed, 2016-09-07 at 10:51 -0500, Brian Mauter wrote: > I tried one more thing. I added a second voice to that top staff and > put four quarter spacers in it. On the fourth spacer, I added a Text > Annotation and it looks right. Still, is there a better way? I was playing around just now with

Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols

2016-09-07 Thread Richard Shann
On Wed, 2016-09-07 at 10:47 -0500, Brian Mauter wrote: > I tried the chord staff thing once but it wasn’t what I was expecting. > This time I did it exactly as you prescribed and it looks great. > Thank you Andreas and Richard! I even figured out how to add a Bass > Inversion. I wasn’t expecting

Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols

2016-09-07 Thread Brian Mauter
I tried one more thing. I added a second voice to that top staff and put four quarter spacers in it. On the fourth spacer, I added a Text Annotation and it looks right. Still, is there a better way? Thanks, -Brian > On Sep 7, 2016, at 10:47 AM, Brian Mauter wrote: > > I tried the chord sta

Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols

2016-09-07 Thread Brian Mauter
I tried the chord staff thing once but it wasn’t what I was expecting. This time I did it exactly as you prescribed and it looks great. Thank you Andreas and Richard! I even figured out how to add a Bass Inversion. I wasn’t expecting it on the Chord menu because editing chord symbols is on t

Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols

2016-09-02 Thread Andreas Schneider
You have to use a separate staff at the top for the chord symbols, which you turn into a chord staff as Richard described (from memory: Staffs > Staff Properties > Chord Staff On/Off). You enter the chords as notes (e.g. c e g for c major), yet they display as chord symbols in the print (but not

Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols

2016-09-02 Thread Richard Shann
On Thu, 2016-09-01 at 21:49 -0500, Brian Mauter wrote: > Hi, first off, thank you for Denemo. I’m very impressed with it and > Lilypond. It’s been a bit difficult to learn, but now I can enter notes > rather quickly, and I’m still learning! Thank you. > > Okay, I have a score with a piano sta

[Denemo-devel] chord symbols

2016-09-02 Thread Brian Mauter
Hi, first off, thank you for Denemo. I’m very impressed with it and Lilypond. It’s been a bit difficult to learn, but now I can enter notes rather quickly, and I’m still learning! Thank you. Okay, I have a score with a piano staff and a descant staff. The melody is shared with the treble cl

Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols not rendered

2014-10-31 Thread Bric
On 10/31/2014 09:05 AM, Richard Shann wrote: On Fri, 2014-10-31 at 08:22 -0400, Bric wrote: On 10/30/2014 04:36 PM, Richard Shann wrote: On Thu, 2014-10-30 at 13:58 -0400, Bric wrote: Hello I am using version 1.1.2. Just tried to enter chord symbols. Found it in my menus: Notes/Rest -> Mark

Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols not rendered

2014-10-31 Thread Richard Shann
On Fri, 2014-10-31 at 13:40 -0400, Bric wrote: > On 10/31/2014 09:05 AM, Richard Shann wrote: > > On Fri, 2014-10-31 at 08:22 -0400, Bric wrote: > >> On 10/30/2014 04:36 PM, Richard Shann wrote: > >>> On Thu, 2014-10-30 at 13:58 -0400, Bric wrote: > Hello > > I am using version 1.1.2

[Denemo-devel] chord symbols not rendered

2014-10-31 Thread Bric
Hello I am using version 1.1.2. Just tried to enter chord symbols. Found it in my menus: Notes/Rest -> Markings -> Chord Symbols -> Edit Chord Symbols (1) If I enter "F#m7" I get "INVALID!" in the typeset window, although my entry shows in denemo. (2) If I enter "Fm" (removing the pound

[Denemo-devel] chord symbols not rendered

2014-10-31 Thread Bric
Hello I am using version 1.1.2. Just tried to enter chord symbols. Found it in my menus: Notes/Rest -> Markings -> Chord Symbols -> Edit Chord Symbols (1) If I enter "F#m7" I get "INVALID!" in the typeset window, although my entry shows in denemo. (2) If I enter "Fm" (removing the pound

Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols not rendered

2014-10-31 Thread Richard Shann
On Thu, 2014-10-30 at 13:58 -0400, Bric wrote: > Hello > > I am using version 1.1.2. Just tried to enter chord symbols. Found it > in my menus: Notes/Rest -> Markings -> Chord Symbols -> Edit Chord Symbols > > (1) If I enter "F#m7" I get "INVALID!" in the typeset window, although > my entry

[Denemo-devel] chord symbols not rendered

2014-10-31 Thread Bric
Hello I am using version 1.1.2. Just tried to enter chord symbols. Found it in my menus: Notes/Rest -> Markings -> Chord Symbols -> Edit Chord Symbols (1) If I enter "F#m7" I get "INVALID!" in the typeset window, although my entry shows in denemo. (2) If I enter "Fm" (removing the pound

Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols not rendered

2014-10-31 Thread Bric
On 10/30/2014 04:36 PM, Richard Shann wrote: On Thu, 2014-10-30 at 13:58 -0400, Bric wrote: Hello I am using version 1.1.2. Just tried to enter chord symbols. Found it in my menus: Notes/Rest -> Markings -> Chord Symbols -> Edit Chord Symbols (1) If I enter "F#m7" I get "INVALID!" in the ty

Re: [Denemo-devel] chord symbols not rendered

2014-10-31 Thread Richard Shann
On Fri, 2014-10-31 at 08:22 -0400, Bric wrote: > On 10/30/2014 04:36 PM, Richard Shann wrote: > > On Thu, 2014-10-30 at 13:58 -0400, Bric wrote: > >> Hello > >> > >> I am using version 1.1.2. Just tried to enter chord symbols. Found it > >> in my menus: Notes/Rest -> Markings -> Chord Symbols ->

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-05-06 Thread Richard Shann
On Mon, 2013-05-06 at 19:41 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > I don't know how to pop up a dialog > for that. (d-GetUserInput "blah" "bar" "foo") returns what the user types. Richard ___ Denemo-devel mailing list Denemo-devel@gnu.org https://lists.g

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols / dead lilypond processes

2013-05-05 Thread Richard Shann
On Sun, 2013-05-05 at 11:54 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > Am 05.05.2013 11:44, schrieb Richard Shann: > > I see the problem - the call to lilypond to get the installed lilypond > > version is using g_spawn_async but not waiting for the process, it is > > just working by accident and leaving the

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols / dead lilypond processes

2013-05-05 Thread Andreas Schneider
Am 05.05.2013 11:44, schrieb Richard Shann: > I see the problem - the call to lilypond to get the installed lilypond > version is using g_spawn_async but not waiting for the process, it is > just working by accident and leaving the zombie. I have disabled this as > we are moving to packaging lilypo

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols / dead lilypond processes

2013-05-05 Thread Richard Shann
On Sun, 2013-05-05 at 09:03 +0100, Richard Shann wrote: > On Sun, 2013-05-05 at 08:51 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > > Am 04.05.2013 21:05, schrieb Richard Shann: > > > On Sat, 2013-05-04 at 20:34 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > > >> It seems that when I use the chord staff, denemo (current gi

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols / dead lilypond processes

2013-05-05 Thread Richard Shann
On Sun, 2013-05-05 at 08:51 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > Am 04.05.2013 21:05, schrieb Richard Shann: > > On Sat, 2013-05-04 at 20:34 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > >> It seems that when I use the chord staff, denemo (current git version) > >> accumulates dead lilypond processes. Here is the

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-05-05 Thread Richard Shann
On Sun, 2013-05-05 at 09:14 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > Am 04.05.2013 21:26, schrieb Richard Shann: > > I have just created a new version of the Lead Sheet example > > (Open->Example->LeadSheet.denemo), by playing chords in. One chord (in > > bar 15) is labelled Ao with the o being a superscr

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-05-05 Thread Andreas Schneider
Am 04.05.2013 21:26, schrieb Richard Shann: > I have just created a new version of the Lead Sheet example > (Open->Example->LeadSheet.denemo), by playing chords in. One chord (in > bar 15) is labelled Ao with the o being a superscript - can you tell me > what chord that means? I have just left it p

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols / dead lilypond processes

2013-05-04 Thread Andreas Schneider
Am 04.05.2013 21:05, schrieb Richard Shann: > On Sat, 2013-05-04 at 20:34 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: >> It seems that when I use the chord staff, denemo (current git version) >> accumulates dead lilypond processes. Here is the output from "ps afx" on >> my Debian Linux system after I added som

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-05-04 Thread Richard Shann
On Sat, 2013-05-04 at 20:06 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > Am 04.05.2013 17:46, schrieb Richard Shann: > > yes, but a chord c with e-flat above will typeset as Cm - see the > > example I mentioned. > > Okay, I see, I misunderstood that, sorry. I have just created a new version of the Lead She

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols / dead lilypond processes

2013-05-04 Thread Richard Shann
On Sat, 2013-05-04 at 20:34 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > It seems that when I use the chord staff, denemo (current git version) > accumulates dead lilypond processes. Here is the output from "ps afx" on > my Debian Linux system after I added some notes and chords in the > IndependentChordSymbo

[Denemo-devel] Chord symbols / dead lilypond processes

2013-05-04 Thread Andreas Schneider
It seems that when I use the chord staff, denemo (current git version) accumulates dead lilypond processes. Here is the output from "ps afx" on my Debian Linux system after I added some notes and chords in the IndependentChordSymbols example: PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 9149 tty1 Sl

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-05-04 Thread Andreas Schneider
Am 04.05.2013 17:46, schrieb Richard Shann: > yes, but a chord c with e-flat above will typeset as Cm - see the > example I mentioned. Okay, I see, I misunderstood that, sorry. Andreas ___ Denemo-devel mailing list Denemo-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gn

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-05-04 Thread Richard Shann
On Sat, 2013-05-04 at 16:39 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > Am 04.05.2013 15:10, schrieb Richard Shann: > > Are you using the (new) chord staff - in this case you write the chords > > you want in staff notation and they are typeset as chord-names. In this > > case the rhythm is completely indepen

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-05-04 Thread Andreas Schneider
Am 04.05.2013 15:10, schrieb Richard Shann: > Are you using the (new) chord staff - in this case you write the chords > you want in staff notation and they are typeset as chord-names. In this > case the rhythm is completely independent, and the example > (File->Open->Open Example->Independent Chord

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-05-04 Thread Richard Shann
On Sat, 2013-05-04 at 14:26 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > Am 24.04.2013 17:31, schrieb Richard Shann: > > Actually, what I have done so far is not what I should have done first - > > it is limited to LilyPond users, because it uses a custom layout which > > would need editing (e.g. for the titl

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-05-04 Thread Andreas Schneider
Am 24.04.2013 17:31, schrieb Richard Shann: > Actually, what I have done so far is not what I should have done first - > it is limited to LilyPond users, because it uses a custom layout which > would need editing (e.g. for the title). I'll replace the template with > one which has a chord-staff via

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-04-24 Thread Richard Shann
On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 15:37 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > Am 24.04.2013 12:29, schrieb Richard Shann: > > On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 09:52 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > >> Am 24.04.2013 09:39, schrieb Richard Shann: > >>> I was forgetting when I replied that chord symbols *do* transpose > >>> co

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-04-24 Thread Andreas Schneider
Am 24.04.2013 12:29, schrieb Richard Shann: > On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 09:52 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: >> Am 24.04.2013 09:39, schrieb Richard Shann: >>> I was forgetting when I replied that chord symbols *do* transpose >>> correctly, in fact I put an example in Denemo a couple of years ago (See

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-04-24 Thread Richard Shann
On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 09:52 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > Am 24.04.2013 09:39, schrieb Richard Shann: > > I was forgetting when I replied that chord symbols *do* transpose > > correctly, in fact I put an example in Denemo a couple of years ago (See > > Open->Example->Lead Sheet.denemo this prin

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-04-24 Thread Richard Shann
On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 00:50 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > Is there a chance that you add a special > feature for a kind of chord staff? I have done this now, in Open->Template->Jazz there is a template for independent chords. You place chords in normal notation on the second staff and they are

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-04-24 Thread Andreas Schneider
Am 24.04.2013 09:39, schrieb Richard Shann: > I was forgetting when I replied that chord symbols *do* transpose > correctly, in fact I put an example in Denemo a couple of years ago (See > Open->Example->Lead Sheet.denemo this prints out transposed with the > chord symbols automatically transposing

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-04-24 Thread Richard Shann
On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 00:50 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > > I will start some experimenting when I come back from vacation. At the > moment I have no idea how to do the variations after the colon (e.g. > for > minor chords, 7, sus4, etc.). I think these are probably in the example LeadSheet.d

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-04-24 Thread Richard Shann
On Tue, 2013-04-23 at 11:59 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > This would have the advantage that the chords could have their own > rhytm, and they would also be transposable (handy when you transpose a > piece with chord symbols). I was forgetting when I replied that chord symbols *do* transpose c

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-04-23 Thread Richard Shann
On Tue, 2013-04-23 at 07:19 -0500, Jeremiah Benham wrote: > On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 11:59:42AM +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > > Hi, > > > > at the moment, chord symbols are realized as markings on notes. That > > works in many cases, but also means that chord symbols can only have the > > same

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-04-23 Thread Jeremiah Benham
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 11:59:42AM +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: > Hi, > > at the moment, chord symbols are realized as markings on notes. That > works in many cases, but also means that chord symbols can only have the > same rhythm as the notes they are attached to (in most cases the melody > a

[Denemo-devel] Chord symbols

2013-04-23 Thread Andreas Schneider
Hi, at the moment, chord symbols are realized as markings on notes. That works in many cases, but also means that chord symbols can only have the same rhythm as the notes they are attached to (in most cases the melody as the first staff). Frequently, chord changes are in another rhythm as the melo

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord Symbols (aka Fake Chords) bug

2011-01-03 Thread Jeremiah Benham
On Jan 3, 2011, at 6:49 AM, Richard Shann wrote: On Sun, 2011-01-02 at 20:50 +, Richard Shann wrote: If I have misunderstood Jeremiah, please comment, I don't know much about this notation. I have looked a bit further, the stuff from ':' comes after the duration, hence parsing it off

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord Symbols (aka Fake Chords) bug

2011-01-03 Thread Richard Shann
On Sun, 2011-01-02 at 20:50 +, Richard Shann wrote: > If I have misunderstood Jeremiah, please comment, I don't know much > about this notation. I have looked a bit further, the stuff from ':' comes after the duration, hence parsing it off. If you are too busy Jeremiah, shall I fix this? Richar

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord Symbols (aka Fake Chords) bug

2011-01-03 Thread Richard Shann
On Sun, 2011-01-02 at 22:39 +, Richard Shann wrote: > > You can actually generate such a voice from the original one in just a > couple of keystrokes (hint, ApplyToSelection and IntelligentDelete) Hmm, it is actually called StagedDelete (Under Edit->Delete) ... Richard _

Re: [Denemo-devel] Chord Symbols (aka Fake Chords) bug

2011-01-02 Thread Richard Shann
Attached is a workaround. You place the chord symbols in another (silent) voice You can actually generate such a voice from the original one in just a couple of keystrokes (hint, ApplyToSelection and IntelligentDelete), but it is tricky stuff and unpleasant to look at. Richard On Sun, 2011-0

[Denemo-devel] Chord Symbols (aka Fake Chords) bug

2011-01-02 Thread Richard Shann
It seems it is not possible to put multiple chord symbols on one note. The code for distributing the symbols up into durations has been copied from the bass figures code, but it seems that this code is at odds with the front end code, where the chord symbol is assumed to be a single chord and an ex