Re: output size

2009-11-22 Thread Gilles THIBAULT
Hello, I'm writing a manual for music beginners. I'm using latex for text and page settings and I would like to include scores excerpts. Lilypond default output is A4, is it possible to make lilypond generate small dvi or png or anything I can include in latex with a reasonable size? dvi

Re: \set vs \override

2009-11-22 Thread David Kastrup
Han-Wen Nienhuys writes: > On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 8:31 PM, David Kastrup wrote: > >> And I am arrogant enough to believe that if I don't understand a >> design decision after a few days of trying, it is likely that >> ultimately a lot of people other than myself will be better off if >> the dis

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Yes! That is exactly the ticket!! Much thanks Brett--- I fear it was much harder understanding me than it was for you to solve the problem! Thanks for both. --hsm p.s. I'll take apart the new code until I understand it... On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Brett Duncan wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote:

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Brett Duncan
Hugh Myers wrote: Let's say that it is--- what would the different structure look like? Try this: \version "2.13.7" % % malaguena.ly -- q&d testbed for mixed notation score and tab. % \header { title = "Malaguena" subtitle = "none" composer = "Music by Unknown" } eMinor = < e b gis e

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Let's say that it is--- what would the different structure look like? --hsm On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Brett Duncan wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> Here is the 'close--- but not quite ready for cigar time' code that >> I've cobbled together: >> >> \version "2.13.7" >> % >> % malaguena.ly

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Brett Duncan
Hugh Myers wrote: Here is the 'close--- but not quite ready for cigar time' code that I've cobbled together: \version "2.13.7" % % malaguena.ly -- q&d testbed for mixed notation score and tab. % \header { title = "Malaguena" subtitle = "none" composer = "Music by Unknown" } eMinor = < e

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Here is the 'close--- but not quite ready for cigar time' code that I've cobbled together: \version "2.13.7" % % malaguena.ly -- q&d testbed for mixed notation score and tab. % \header { title = "Malaguena" subtitle = "none" composer = "Music by Unknown" } eMinor = < e b gis e b e, > fi

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
What I have/want is a phrase repeated twice with two alternate endings, then continuing on with the main line. Written out entire it would be phrase, ending A, phrase, ending B, main line. The part that repeats is the phrase, not the alternates. --hsm On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Brett Duncan

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Brett Duncan
Hugh Myers wrote: Brett, Thanks for the hint. The URL is where I got the notion for what I wrote in the first place. In the source, firstPoly repeats, once with firstPolyRepeat as an ending and once with secondMono as an ending. That is what I want, but as you say not what I asked for. None of t

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Brett, Thanks for the hint. The URL is where I got the notion for what I wrote in the first place. In the source, firstPoly repeats, once with firstPolyRepeat as an ending and once with secondMono as an ending. That is what I want, but as you say not what I asked for. None of the examples I've see

Re: \set vs \override

2009-11-22 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 8:31 PM, David Kastrup wrote: > And I am arrogant enough to believe that if I don't understand a design > decision after a few days of trying, it is likely that ultimately a lot > of people other than myself will be better off if the distinction gets > abolished. I sugges

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Brett Duncan
Hugh Myers wrote: Brett, Much thanks, missed that combination. Now how do I get that to spit out at the start of a second \alternative? code: \repeat volta 2 { \firstPoly } \alternative { { \firstPolyRepeat } { \secondMono } } which doesn't seem to produce the

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Brett, Much thanks, missed that combination. Now how do I get that to spit out at the start of a second \alternative? code: \repeat volta 2 { \firstPoly } \alternative { { \firstPolyRepeat } { \secondMono } } which doesn't seem to produce the correct bars, one a

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Brett Duncan
Hugh Myers wrote: I'm looking for a symmetrical version of \bar "|:" which roughly speaking should produce colon, thin line, thick line, thin line, colon. Is there a way? --hsm Take a look at http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/Bars#Bar-lines Brett _

bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
I'm looking for a symmetrical version of \bar "|:" which roughly speaking should produce colon, thin line, thick line, thin line, colon. Is there a way? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/li

Re: slurs and polyphony

2009-11-22 Thread James E. Bailey
Do you mean tie? If so, just put the two measures together, <<{r4 \times 2/3 {gis'8 b e } e,4 \times 2/3 {gis'8 b e} e,2 }\\ {e,2.~e}>> On 22.11.2009, at 23:51, Hugh Myers wrote: Is it possible to slur the second voice in: << { r4 \times 2/3 { gis'8 b e } e,4 } \\ { e,2. } >> << { \times

output size

2009-11-22 Thread Yohann Martineau
Hello, I'm writing a manual for music beginners. I'm using latex for text and page settings and I would like to include scores excerpts. Lilypond default output is A4, is it possible to make lilypond generate small dvi or png or anything I can include in latex with a reasonable size? Thank you,

slurs and polyphony

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Is it possible to slur the second voice in: << { r4 \times 2/3 { gis'8 b e } e,4 } \\ { e,2. } >> << { \times 2/3 { gis'8 b e } e,2 } \\ { e,2. } >> I feel that it must be but have not stumbled apon the solution as yet. --hsm ___ lilypond-user ma

Re: rhythm makro for tremolo

2009-11-22 Thread Gilles THIBAULT
Dear community, is there a possibilitie to use the great macro for rhythms ( see: http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Snippet?id=390 ) also for tremolos? Yes but use this snippet instead : http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=487 I made a new version of this function but i have not yet update

Re: warning not understood

2009-11-22 Thread Mats Bengtsson
You have hit one particular facet of the grace note handling bugs/limitations in LilyPond, see http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=630&q=grace which contains a working workaround (see Comment 3 in the bug report). /Mats Hugh Myers wrote: When processing this: \version "2.1

Re: \set vs \override

2009-11-22 Thread Mats Bengtsson
We used to have the same command for setting both context and object properties, see http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.2/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html If you want to bring this issue up again, don't forget to read the discussions that lead to the current syntax. /Mats Joe Neeman wrote:

warning not understood

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
When processing this: \version "2.13.7" \relative c' { \time 3/4 << { \acciaccatura d'8 c4 b a } \\ { a,2. } >> } I get this warning message: C:\Users\hsmyers\Desktop\Lily Projects>lilypond.exe test4.ly GNU LilyPond 2.13.7 Processing `test4.ly' Parsing... Interpreting music... Preprocessing

Re: monophonic to polyphonic in with tab

2009-11-22 Thread Marc Hohl
(oops, I forgot to include the list...) Hugh Myers schrieb: The following doesn't work(the commented out line in the TabStaff): \version "2.12.2" % % test5.ly -- q&d testbed for mixed notation score and tab. % eMinor = < e b gis e b e, > firstBar = { \eMinor \eMinor \eMinor } { \time 3/4 <

monophonic to polyphonic in with tab

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
The following doesn't work(the commented out line in the TabStaff): \version "2.12.2" % % test5.ly -- q&d testbed for mixed notation score and tab. % eMinor = < e b gis e b e, > firstBar = { \eMinor \eMinor \eMinor } { \time 3/4 << \new Staff \relative c'' { \firstBar << { b c d } \

rhythm makro for tremolo

2009-11-22 Thread Stefan Thomas
Dear community, is there a possibilitie to use the great macro for rhythms ( see: http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Snippet?id=390 ) also for tremolos? I tried it, without sucess, with: \version "2.12.2" \include "../lilyponds/vorlagen/rhythmen.ly" myrhythmwit

Re: Lyric extenders in the middle of words

2009-11-22 Thread Roman Stawski
Kieren MacMillan wrote: > > Hi Roman, > >> You can see the bit I'm trying to transcribe at >> http://www.roman.stawski.fr/snippet.jpg > > That's clearly an engraving error in the original — the word is > "tendresse", and should be engraved "ten - dres - - - se". > > If you REALLY want to duplicate/

Re: \set vs \override

2009-11-22 Thread David Kastrup
Joe Neeman writes: > It would certainly be possible, but I think it would be a bad idea. I > think that having two separate commands is much clearer than having a > command with two distinct behaviours depending on what its argument > is. If the things that happen are conceptually the same, it i

Re: Lyric extenders in the middle of words

2009-11-22 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Roman, You can see the bit I'm trying to transcribe at http://www.roman.stawski.fr/snippet.jpg That's clearly an engraving error in the original — the word is "tendresse", and should be engraved "ten - dres - - - se". If you REALLY want to duplicate/propagate this error in your transc

Re: Lyric extenders in the middle of words

2009-11-22 Thread Roman Stawski
James E. Bailey googlemail.com> writes: > > > > On 22.11.2009, at 10:56, Roman Stawski wrote: > > Question to the wise : how do you use extenders in the _middle_ > of words. > > … > The 'Ly' of lyric is stretched across two notes and I want to > indicate this with an extender. > > > Why? T

Re: Lyric extenders in the middle of words

2009-11-22 Thread James E. Bailey
On 22.11.2009, at 10:56, Roman Stawski wrote: Question to the wise : how do you use extenders in the _middle_ of words. … The 'Ly' of lyric is stretched across two notes and I want to indicate this with an extender. Why? That's (I won't say wrong but) non-standard However, it is the first

Lyric extenders in the middle of words

2009-11-22 Thread Roman Stawski
Question to the wise : how do you use extenders in the _middle_ of words. I know that the documentation says "In the last syllable of a word, melismata are sometimes indicated with a long horizontal line starting in the melisma syllable, and ending in the next one." I have the following exam

Re: [frogs] Re: cadenza causes barcheck failure?

2009-11-22 Thread Marc Hohl
Carl Sorensen schrieb: On 11/20/09 12:15 AM, "Marc Hohl" wrote: Valentin Villenave schrieb: On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Carl Sorensen wrote: Could someone volunteer to create a patch to the documentation by adding this to the Known issues and warnings section of Unmet