Re: autobeam adjustment

2005-02-20 Thread Erik Sandberg
On Thursday 17 February 2005 18.44, Laura Conrad wrote: I've always found the autobeaming baffling. Can someone tell me the magic for telling lily (2.0) that in 6/8 time beams start and end only in the middle of the measure? I have tried some things that look like they should work, like

feta in text

2005-02-20 Thread David Bobroff
I'm sure this question has been answered already. I did try searching the mail archives, but perhaps my search criteria were not clever enough. How does one include feta glyphs in text? Specifically, I want to be able to indicate an instrument name: Trumpet in Bb. I want to have a real flat

Unusual key

2005-02-20 Thread Guido Spaanbroek
Hi, I try to engrave a contemporary piece with LilyPond. This piece has a key with a c-sharp, f-sharp and a b-sharp in this order. I've tried to manipulate the key with the following command: \set Staff.localKeySignature = #'((3 . 2) (3 . 3)) However, there is no result. Has anyone have

abc2ly and dance music (was: autobeam adjustment)

2005-02-20 Thread Laura Conrad
ES == Erik Sandberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ES abc2ly seems to use a weird method of dividing the music into ES bars. Remove the \set Score.defaultBarType = empty, and ES insert a \partial 8 in the beginning of the piece, and it will ES work fine. I had actually figured out

Re: feta in text

2005-02-20 Thread Steve D
David Bobroff wrote: I'm sure this question has been answered already. I did try searching the mail archives, but perhaps my search criteria were not clever enough. How does one include feta glyphs in text? Specifically, I want to be able to indicate an instrument name: Trumpet in Bb. I want to

Re: repeat slashes and the nature of lilypond

2005-02-20 Thread Erik Sandberg
On Friday 18 February 2005 21.47, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OK. How is this different from \lyricmode { \markup { C \majSymbol \super { 7 9 } } except for the \lyricmode and \markup ? (For starters, wouldn't you have to specify another font, since

Re: Feature request - extended ties, addendum

2005-02-20 Thread Steve D
Hello Han-Wen, all-- Han-Wen, if you do decide to consider my previously mentioned feature request (if it seems like a worthy feature and feasible to you in terms of coding complexity, and worthy of your time when I'm sure there are many things that vie for your attention), I guess I ought to

Feature request - extended ties

2005-02-20 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Han-Wen, all-- Han-Wen, there is a feature for LilyPond that I would be happy to pay for you to develop, whatever amount you think would be appropriate. It is a feature that persons who score for piano would benefit from and appreciate, so on behalf of myself

Re: Mac/Safari question-

2005-02-20 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Documentation Tips Tricks (and similar) fail to produce graphic output. Only missing graphic icons (box with question mark) are shown after each item. Clicking on the box produces the code for the item. It's the same for me here (OS X 10.3.8) using

Re: Feature request - extended ties

2005-02-20 Thread Chris Sawer
On 20 Feb 2005, at 15:07, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote: [...] I understand what you need, and I'll look into it. I only know this notation from grace notes writing out an arpeggiated chord. Do you know whether it is also used without grace notes (ie. with the 16th notes being normal rhythmic notes?)

Re: abc2ly and dance music (was: autobeam adjustment)

2005-02-20 Thread Erik Sandberg
On Sunday 20 February 2005 15.11, Laura Conrad wrote: ES == Erik Sandberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ES abc2ly seems to use a weird method of dividing the music into ES bars. Remove the \set Score.defaultBarType = empty, and ES insert a \partial 8 in the beginning of the piece,

Re: feta in text

2005-02-20 Thread David Bobroff
On Sun, 2005-02-20 at 14:12, Steve D wrote: David Bobroff wrote: I'm sure this question has been answered already. I did try searching the mail archives, but perhaps my search criteria were not clever enough. How does one include feta glyphs in text? Specifically, I want to be able

Tempo marking in score

2005-02-20 Thread Michiel Lange
To show the tempo in a piece I have added the \tempo command in a ChoirStaff like this: \context ChoirStaff \context Staff = women \key ges \major \clef violin \set Staff.midiInstrument=choir aahs \context Voice= sop { \tempo 4=72

Re: feta in text

2005-02-20 Thread Paul Scott
David Bobroff wrote: On Sun, 2005-02-20 at 14:12, Steve D wrote: David Bobroff wrote: I'm sure this question has been answered already. I did try searching the mail archives, but perhaps my search criteria were not clever enough. How does one include feta glyphs in text? Specifically, I

tutorial install mac os x

2005-02-20 Thread Libero Mureddu
Hi! I've just finished a shorter version about how to install lily on mac os x I have also some screenshots, but they are too big to send them on the mailing list. Let me know if is good. I'm finishing the longer version, for newbies. Libero --- HOW TO INSTALL LILYPOND ON MAC OS X --- ---

Re: Feature request - extended ties, addendum

2005-02-20 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Using this hypothetical construct: \extendTies { c16~ e~ g~ } c e g bes4 It would be nice if the block that contains the notes the ties of which should be extended, were to be able to arbitrarily contain any of the following in addition to regular notes as

Re: Feature request - extended ties, addendum

2005-02-20 Thread Steve D
Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Using this hypothetical construct: \extendTies { c16~ e~ g~ } c e g bes4 It would be nice if the block that contains the notes the ties of which should be extended, were to be able to arbitrarily contain any of the following in addition to

Incorrect stacking of marks

2005-02-20 Thread Steve Dickinson
Hello, When using Lilypond version 2.4.3, I've noticed that when there is an upbow and a staccato mark above a note, Lilypond places the staccato mark above the upbow mark. In addition, if there is also a slur starting on that note, Lilypond places it above both the staccato and the upbow mark.

Showing Chord Names

2005-02-20 Thread Claude Lord
Could someone show me how to modify the following code so that chord names would appear above the upper staff? Tanks. \version 2.4.0 upper = \relative c' { \clef treble \key c \major \time 4/4 c1 ~ c4. c8~c d4 e8 e4. d8 d2 ~ d4 r4 a'2 } lower = \relative c { \clef

Re: repeat slashes and the nature of lilypond

2005-02-20 Thread wintryblue
FYI, I find the midi output of chords useful, for the purpose of proof listening. Though the midi output isn't very pleasant to listen to, it's certainly good enough to decide whether the typeset chords fit fairly well with the rest of the music. Erik I'd have to take issue with that,

Re: repeat slashes and the nature of lilypond

2005-02-20 Thread wintryblue
There is one kind of syntactic sugar that I have been missing: Imagine that you're typesetting a piece with chords, and that Ignatzek (or some other chord naming scheme) fits fairly well with what you want. Say 95% of the chords are typeset the way you want them, and you're dissatisfied with

Re: repeat slashes and the nature of lilypond

2005-02-20 Thread darius
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: FYI, I find the midi output of chords useful, for the purpose of proof listening. Though the midi output isn't very pleasant to listen to, it's certainly good enough to decide whether the typeset chords fit fairly well with the rest of the music. Erik

Re: Feature request - extended ties, addendum

2005-02-20 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In current CVS, we have \set tieWaitForNote = ##t \grace { c16[~ e~ g]~ } c, e g4 By toggling tieWaitForNote where necessary, you can get any of the things you need. If there is sufficient interest, I will do a backport to 2.4, once this code

How do i gett historical f- clef on third (middle) line

2005-02-20 Thread anders stenberg
Hello! Got this problem when doing renaisance music editions and making an incipit in mensural notation. I some times have to get an f- clef on third (middle) line. With modern clefs this is easy: you use the varibariton command or a f3 command But when using historical clefs mensural or

Re: Tempo marking in score

2005-02-20 Thread Graham Percival
On 20-Feb-05, at 7:47 AM, Michiel Lange wrote: To show the tempo in a piece I have added the \tempo command in a ChoirStaff like this: Collisions are not checked; this is a known bug. You can increase the space between the staff and the metronome marking with this: \override Score.MetronomeMark

Re: repeat slashes and the nature of lilypond

2005-02-20 Thread Walter Hofmeister
On 2/20/05 4:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI, I find the midi output of chords useful, for the purpose of proof listening. Though the midi output isn't very pleasant to listen to, it's certainly good enough to decide whether the typeset chords fit fairly well with the

Re: repeat slashes and the nature of lilypond

2005-02-20 Thread wintryblue
I can see that one chord symbol could be interpreted in a variety of different voicings/inversions/etc. But it is still written with one indication/symbol. With conventions that differ widely; hence lilypond enforcing one system I see as inelegant. The reason that Lilypond does what it

Re: repeat slashes and the nature of lilypond

2005-02-20 Thread wintryblue
By now, it is clear to everybody that you consider chord symbols to be graphical objects and nothing more. Since Lilypond allows that - with perhaps some tweaking here and there, and perhaps some minor syntactic sugar to make the process more comfortable - I guess you must be happy. Then,

Re: repeat slashes and the nature of lilypond

2005-02-20 Thread Chuck Boody
On Feb 20, 2005, at 9:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By now, it is clear to everybody that you consider chord symbols to be graphical objects and nothing more. Since Lilypond allows that - with perhaps some tweaking here and there, and perhaps some minor syntactic sugar to make the process more

Re: tutorial install mac os x

2005-02-20 Thread Chuck Boody
On Feb 20, 2005, at 1:12 PM, Libero Mureddu wrote: Hi! I've just finished a shorter version about how to install lily on mac os x I have also some screenshots, but they are too big to send them on the mailing list. Let me know if is good. I'm finishing the longer version, for newbies. Your

Re: How do i gett historical f- clef on third (middle) line

2005-02-20 Thread Laura Conrad
as == anders stenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: as Hello! as Got this problem when doing renaisance music editions and making an as incipit in mensural notation. I some times have to get an f- clef on as third (middle) line. With modern clefs this is easy: you use the as

Newbie question on abc2ly

2005-02-20 Thread Chuck Boody
Well, I said I wasn't any great shakes at lilypond :- I can invoke abc2ly and the result is a file I can see has been changed to what I believe is lilypond syntax. Clearly however this file needs proper header information and other things to allow lilypond to process it. If I try to process

Naturals on every note

2005-02-20 Thread Mehmet Okonsar
how can we have naturals on every note which have no accidentals? The accidental schemes, as shown in the manual, seem not having a provision for this type of notation, which is common practice for contemporary atonal music publishing Best regards, Mehmet Okonsar, pianist-composer