Re: brainstorming a really smart system engraver

2012-12-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello again! I think I have the PERFECT solution to this problem, if only \quoteDuring did the following two things: 1. Quoted lyrics. 2. Observed \RemoveEmptyStaves as if the quoted portion was empty (i.e., if the quoted material did NOT stop a hara-kiri action). Then, I could simply wri

markup baselines

2012-12-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all, What would be required to change all markups so that the baseline is the reference point, and extenders and descenders are ignored (or maybe assumed) for skyline calculations? At least for markups that often should be on the same baseline (e.g., MetronomeMark), it is somewhat frustr

brainstorming a really smart system engraver

2012-12-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all, Like many people on this list, I engrave a number of choral works using Lilypond. Like a smaller subset of those people, I engrave a number of large and very large works (musicals, operas, extended choral works, etc.), which require multiple editions (full score, pianovocal score, vo

cross-staff chords with stems down

2012-12-14 Thread ornello
Cross-staff chords seem to work with stems up only. The following attempts to create cross-staff chords with stem down did not work: \layout { \context { \PianoStaff \consists #Span_stem_engraver } } { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \stemDown < b d'>4 r d'16\> e'8.