Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Michael J Millett
I have been attempting to get ties to stop short of the final notehead, but have been unsuccessful after several days of trying. So I now have to ask for help. I am attempting to get the ties of a chord to stop well short of the second note. Logic dictates, to me at least, that one of

Re: Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Stewart Holmes
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond/Laissez-vibrer-ties.html Is that of any use? You can use LaissezVibrerTieColumn #'X-extent to lengthen them to your desired length. - Original Message - From: Michael J Millett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: Finally I found out about \myStaffSize 20

2006-08-17 Thread Henrik Frisk
Eyolf Ostrem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seemingly a simple task: I want to change the global staff size of my score, AND I want some other fonts than the defaults. I've broken my head over this one, and I think I've got it now, but I also think it shouldn't have taken such an effort. Thanks

RE: Finally I found out about \myStaffSize 20

2006-08-17 Thread Anthony Youngman
Sounds like a good idea for one of those all abouts. All About Fonts. It would need a bit more digging, though, before it could be documented in detail. Cheers, Wol -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] .org] On Behalf Of Henrik Frisk Sent: 17 August 2006

Re: Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Try \override Tie #'details #'note-head-gap = #2.0 (Unfortunately, this isn't documented. To find this setting, I had to look into the source code. ) /Mats Michael J Millett wrote: I have been attempting to get ties to stop short of the final notehead, but have been unsuccessful after

Re: Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Michael: Logic dictates, to me at least, that one of these should work: \once\override Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) b,, b,,, 4--~ \once\override Staff.Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) b,, b,,, 4--~ \once\override Voice.Tie #'X-extent = #'(-10 . -10) b,, b,,, 4--~ Unfortunately, your

Re: Finally I found out about \myStaffSize 20

2006-08-17 Thread Trevor Bača
On 8/17/06, Henrik Frisk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eyolf Ostrem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seemingly a simple task: I want to change the global staff size of my score, AND I want some other fonts than the defaults. I've broken my head over this one, and I think I've got it now, but I also

Re: non-numeric bar numbers

2006-08-17 Thread Mats Bengtsson
It shouldn't be hard to make a modified version of one of the standard functions format-mark-alphabet, format-mark-numbers, ... that are available in LilyPond and use \set Score.markFormatter = #whatever-I-call-my-own-fancy-formatter However, the automatic incrementation of the number is

Re: non-numeric bar numbers

2006-08-17 Thread Paul Scott
Mats Bengtsson wrote: It shouldn't be hard to make a modified version of one of the standard functions format-mark-alphabet, format-mark-numbers, ... that are available in LilyPond and use \set Score.markFormatter = #whatever-I-call-my-own-fancy-formatter However, the automatic incrementation

Re: non-numeric bar numbers

2006-08-17 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Paul Scott wrote: Mats Bengtsson wrote: It shouldn't be hard to make a modified version of one of the standard functions format-mark-alphabet, format-mark-numbers, ... that are available in LilyPond and use \set Score.markFormatter = #whatever-I-call-my-own-fancy-formatter However, the

Arpeggio under a note

2006-08-17 Thread Kamal
How can one draw an arpeggio under a note (used to indicate a repeated chord) like in the attached pic? arpeggio.png Description: PNG image ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Arpeggio under a note

2006-08-17 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Kamal: How can one draw an arpeggio under a note (used to indicate a repeated chord) like in the attached pic? This hack works, I think. Best regards, Kieren. %%% CODE BEGINS \version 2.9.14 \paper { ragged-right = ##t } arpFix = \once \override Arpeggio #'extra-offset =

Repeat signs

2006-08-17 Thread Pedro Martínez
Hello everyone again! There is a long time ago I don't write here but lately I am learning more about lilypond and I feel very pride with the results ;) Anyway, the point is that I am having some troubles with repeat signs because I cannot get what I pretend. I have readed the man of lilypond

Re: Markup macro?

2006-08-17 Thread Nicolas Sceaux
Stewart Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for the help Nicolas Kieren. I've got the following: fingerSwitch = #(define-music-function (parser location text) (string?) (make-music 'SequentialMusic 'elements (list (make-music 'EventChord 'elements (list (make-music

Re: Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Michael J Millett
Mats Bengtsson wrote: Try \override Tie #'details #'note-head-gap = #2.0 This worked! \override Tie #'details #'note-head-gap = #13.0 b,, b,,, 4--~ s4. a,,8\rest b,, b,,, } } If I'm not mistaken, #'X-extent represents the horizontal space APPARENTLY taken up by an object, not the

A toast

2006-08-17 Thread Eyolf Ostrem
On Thu 17 August 2006 20:55, Michael J Millett wrote: (Unfortunately, this isn't documented. To find this setting, I had to look into the source code. ) /Mats I really appreciate your time and efforts. We all do. Amen to that. I can't imagine how you find the time to go through all

Re: Markup macro?

2006-08-17 Thread Stewart Holmes
Ah, thanks. This here language that Lilypond uses... I understand it's used in other things. What's it called, and do you know of any good tutorial/information sites? Thanks for your help, Stewart - Original Message - From: Nicolas Sceaux [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Stewart Holmes [EMAIL

Re: Markup macro?

2006-08-17 Thread Stewart Holmes
Okay... I've tried that, but I'm still getting an error. A test file: fingerSwitch = #(define-music-function (parser location text) (string?) (make-music 'TextScriptEvent 'direction 1 'text (markup #:finger text))) \relative { c1-\fingerSwitch 5-4 | c | c | c | } gives me the error,

Re: Markup macro?

2006-08-17 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Stewart: Your example compiles fine on my copy of 2.9.14! Best regards, Kieren. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Markup macro?

2006-08-17 Thread Stewart Holmes
Hmm. 2.8.0 here, and I can't get it to play. - Original Message - From: Kieren MacMillan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Stewart Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:34 PM Subject: Re: Markup macro? Stewart: Your example compiles fine on my

Re: Shortening ties

2006-08-17 Thread Henrik Frisk
Stewart Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond/Laissez-vibrer-ties.html Is that of any use? You can use LaissezVibrerTieColumn #'X-extent to lengthen them to your desired length. Unfortunately that will not do it (as someone else

Re: Arpeggio under a note

2006-08-17 Thread Kamal
Thank you. The code works fine for quarter note chords, but I'm having trouble drawing chords with eighth notes as in the attached pic.On 8/17/06, Kieren MacMillan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Kamal: How can one draw an arpeggio under a note (used to indicate a repeated chord) like in the