Re: Staff names in lilypond-book

2011-08-07 Thread flup2
Hello, For what I know, it's mainly due to the way lilypond-book works : it separate systems in multiple files, compile them, then include them as graphics. The right side could be corrected by adding a horizontal size (in the options of the lilypond environnemnt, I think). Something like

RE: Staff names in lilypond-book

2011-08-07 Thread James Lowe
Hello, From: lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org [lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org] on behalf of flup2 [phili...@philmassart.net] Sent: 07 August 2011 07:15 To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Re: Staff names in

Re: Different Font for different stave

2011-08-07 Thread Janek Warchoł
2011/8/6 Ed Ardzinski ed_ardzin...@hotmail.com: Trying to make some lead sheets and I'd like to have a separate stave be smaller/different font.  For example, and separate stave for a solo instead of a vocal verse. I'm still in the stone age, but if this is something that 2.12 does that

RE: 2.15.8 8/8 autobeam 3 3 2 ??

2011-08-07 Thread James Lowe
Hello, From: lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org [lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org] on behalf of Xavier Scheuer [x.sche...@gmail.com] Sent: 07 August 2011 03:24 To: Paul Scott Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org; Carl Sorensen

Re: trying to change tie-configuration

2011-08-07 Thread Janek Warchoł
2011/8/5 Stefan Thomas kontrapunktste...@googlemail.com: Dear community, I try to change the configuration of ties. If read in lilypond snippet repository that Ties may be engraved manually by changing the tie-configuration property of the TieColumn object. The first number indicates the

Re: 2.15.8 8/8 autobeam 3 3 2 ??

2011-08-07 Thread Paul Scott
On 08/07/2011 12:34 AM, James Lowe wrote: Hello, From: lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org [lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org] on behalf of Xavier Scheuer [x.sche...@gmail.com] Sent: 07 August 2011 03:24 To: Paul

Re: 2.15.8 8/8 autobeam 3 3 2 ??

2011-08-07 Thread David Kastrup
Paul Scott waterho...@ultrasw.com writes: On 08/07/2011 12:34 AM, James Lowe wrote: Hello, From: lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org [lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org] on behalf of Xavier Scheuer

Re: 2.15.8 8/8 autobeam 3 3 2 ??

2011-08-07 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: Paul Scott waterho...@ultrasw.com Can you give me some examples of music that is (3 3 2)? Elaine Gould (page 155) gives 332 as the first option for beaming 8/8. She adds or any other combination. That said, Gardener Read gives 2 as the standard

Re: RehearsalMark placement at begin of line: workaround?

2011-08-07 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 6 August 2011 17:37, Neil Puttock n.putt...@gmail.com wrote: This seems to be an improvement on the basic shift-right-at-line-begin function: \layout { \context { \Score \override RehearsalMark #'after-line-breaking = #(lambda (grob) (let* ((parent (ly:grob-parent

Re: bookpart with variables

2011-08-07 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 7 August 2011 00:24, Lance Bradstreet lancebradstr...@hotmail.com wrote: I am trying to put together a book composed of multiple scores. From reading through the archives it seems that variables are not allowed within \bookpart. I was wondering what people do to get around this. I'd like

Re: Staff names in lilypond-book

2011-08-07 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 7 August 2011 01:52, Leszek Wroński elw...@gmail.com wrote: Hi again, I'm preparing a transcription of a Baroque piece (by Zelenka) and my goal is to have a PDF with a title page, a page of commentary, and then the score. I'm a daily LaTeX user. The score is ready. I created a dummy lytex

Re: Different Font for different stave

2011-08-07 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 6 August 2011 23:47, Ed Ardzinski ed_ardzin...@hotmail.com wrote: Trying to make some lead sheets and I'd like to have a separate stave be smaller/different font. For example, and separate stave for a solo instead of a vocal verse. The relevant code can be found in the part pointed by

Re: RehearsalMark placement at begin of line: workaround?

2011-08-07 Thread Neil Puttock
On 7 August 2011 14:00, Xavier Scheuer x.sche...@gmail.com wrote: Could you add it to the LSR (or does it need an updated version of LilyPond not available on the LSR?)? It does use ly:grob-array-list, but I can still add a version to LSR which includes a helper function to do this. I'm also

Nice workaround for simultaneous rehearsal marks – thanks Neil!

2011-08-07 Thread Xavier Scheuer
Hi, I have had a nice conversation with Neil, in which I said that Within my Most Annoying everyday-use Issues there is also the fact that it is not possible to have two simultaneous rehearsal marks (and the workaround of LSR #575 is really dirty the result of which Neil creates a nice

Chord from a variable

2011-08-07 Thread Volker Paul
Hello, there is something I don't understand. In the following example: \version 2.12.3 v = { c } \chordmode { c } \chordmode { \v } I expected to see two times the same result, but only the first expression yields a chord. The second yields only one C note, and it is surprisingly one octave

Re: Chord from a variable

2011-08-07 Thread Neil Puttock
On 7 August 2011 17:28, Volker Paul volker.p...@v-paul.de wrote: Hello, there is something I don't understand. In the following example: \version 2.12.3 v = { c } \chordmode { c } \chordmode { \v } I expected to see two times the same result, but only the first expression yields a

Re: Chord from a variable

2011-08-07 Thread Volker Paul
How can I get a chord from a variable? v = \chordmode { c } The task is not to put a chord INTO a variable, but to get it FROM a variable. \chordmode's argument should be a variable (as in my example), and \chordmode should generate its output, a chord, from this variable. Probably because

Re: Chord from a variable

2011-08-07 Thread David Kastrup
Volker Paul volker.p...@v-paul.de writes: Then I must ask the other way: Why is the c in the chord one octave higher? I.e., why is the c in \chordmode { c } interpreted as c'? Because that's a more natural pitch to start a chord. I think that chordmode, for whatever reason, ignores octave

2.15.8 change in \cueDuring behavior?

2011-08-07 Thread Paul Scott
Hi, This is the first time I have used \cueDuring in 2.15.x. In the following example the note size doesn't return to normal after the cue and the rests during the cue appear to be cue sized. My example seems to match the documentation. Did I miss something? TIA, Paul \version 2.15.8

Re: 2.15.8 change in \cueDuring behavior?

2011-08-07 Thread Reinhold Kainhofer
Am Sunday, 7. August 2011, 22:18:04 schrieb Paul Scott: Hi, This is the first time I have used \cueDuring in 2.15.x. In the following example the note size doesn't return to normal after the cue and the rests during the cue appear to be cue sized. My example seems to match the

Re: Chord from a variable

2011-08-07 Thread Christopher R. Maden
On 08/07/2011 02:14 PM, Volker Paul wrote: The task is not to put a chord INTO a variable, but to get it FROM a variable. \chordmode's argument should be a variable (as in my example), and \chordmode should generate its output, a chord, from this variable. I think this, and the earlier

Re: Chord from a variable

2011-08-07 Thread Neil Puttock
On 7 August 2011 19:14, Volker Paul volker.p...@v-paul.de wrote: Is there such a thing as forcing a mode change when READING the variable? Or is there another function that builds a chord on a note stored in a variable? \version 2.14.2 v = { c } \musicMap #(lambda (m) (and

RE: Nice workaround for simultaneous rehearsal marks – thanks Neil!

2011-08-07 Thread James Lowe
Hello, From: lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org [lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org] on behalf of Xavier Scheuer [x.sche...@gmail.com] Sent: 07 August 2011 16:09 To: lilypond-user Subject: Nice workaround for

RE: Nice workaround for simultaneous rehearsal marks – thanks Neil!

2011-08-07 Thread harm6
pkx166h wrote: Subject: Nice workaround for simultaneous rehearsal marks – thanks Neil! Yes once the LSR is updated to 2.16.x (assuming LSR doesn't run unstable - this snippet won't work on 2.14.1 (does it on 2.14.2?) James Hi, great work!! Compiles fine on 2.14.2! Cheers, Harm

creating images for web pages

2011-08-07 Thread ed stuckems
Hello: I'm trying to create images of lilypond output to be included in web pages. I've been able to do it but the process is extremely labour intensive and I've got to believe there's a more efficient way. Can someone please comment on ways to improve my process or suggest a different

Re: creating images for web pages

2011-08-07 Thread Nick Payne
On 08/08/11 12:20, ed stuckems wrote: Hello: I'm trying to create images of lilypond output to be included in web pages. I've been able to do it but the process is extremely labour intensive and I've got to believe there's a more efficient way. Can someone please comment on ways to improve my

Re: creating images for web pages

2011-08-07 Thread Graham Percival
On Sun, Aug 07, 2011 at 10:20:43PM -0400, ed stuckems wrote: I'm trying to create images of lilypond output to be included in web pages. I've been able to do it but the process is extremely labour intensive and I've got to believe there's a more efficient way. Can someone please comment on

Re: creating images for web pages

2011-08-07 Thread ed stuckems
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:48 PM, Nick Payne nick.pa...@internode.on.net wrote: snip See http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/usage/command_002dline-usage#command-line-options-for-lilypond If your lilypond examples fit on one stave, then running lilypond --png -dpreview

Re: creating images for web pages

2011-08-07 Thread Matthew Collett
On 8/08/2011, at 2:20 pm, ed stuckems wrote: I'm trying to create images of lilypond output to be included in web pages. An alternative method to the one(s) so far suggested is to add #( ly:set-option 'backend 'eps) to your .ly file. This will generate both .eps and .pdf files trimmed to

Re: creating images for web pages

2011-08-07 Thread Patrick Horgan
There's also lily2image. $ lily2image Usage: lily2image [-v] [-t] [-rN] [-fFORMAT] filename -v print version number and quit -aabout - tell about us and exit -tset background to transparent -r=Nset resolution to N (usually 72-2000)

Snippet Adjusting lyrics vertical spacing fails

2011-08-07 Thread Volker Paul
Hi, trying that snippet: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/snippets/text#adjusting-lyrics- vertical-spacing I got the warning: cannot find property type-check for `nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing' (backend-type?). perhaps a typing error? and as expected, it didn't work, i.e. the

Double fermata on barline error

2011-08-07 Thread Javier Ruiz-Alma
I found a sample snippet using GrandStaff for the purpose of placing two fermatas on top/bottom of a bar line.   But my score with PianoStaff, I can't manage to get the fermatas to align similarly.   Attach is pdf of the engraving, and below is the lilypond.   Thank You, Javier  

Re: Snippet Adjusting lyrics vertical spacing fails

2011-08-07 Thread Jan-Peter Voigt
Hello Volker, The vertical spacing stuff changed significantly with 2.14. The mentioned properties became valid after 2.12 I recommend updating to 2.14, because this is a big improvement :) Cheers, Jan-Peter Am 08.08.2011 um 06:53 schrieb Volker Paul volker.p...@v-paul.de: Hi, trying

Turn clef off at beginning of line

2011-08-07 Thread Shelby Maddox
Im trying to turn off the clef at the beginning of some lines. I need to be able to do this on an as-needed basis, so I cant just turn off Clef_engraver. \set Staff.explicitClefVisibility = #begin-of-line-invisible does not work. Neither does: \once \override Staff.Clef #'break-visibility =

Re: Double fermata on barline error

2011-08-07 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 8 August 2011 07:24, Javier Ruiz-Alma jav...@ruiz-alma.com wrote: I found a sample snippet using GrandStaff for the purpose of placing two fermatas on top/bottom of a bar line. But my score with PianoStaff, I can't manage to get the fermatas to align similarly. Attach is pdf of the

Re: Snippet Adjusting lyrics vertical spacing fails

2011-08-07 Thread Volker Paul
Hello Jan-Peter, The vertical spacing stuff changed significantly with 2.14. The mentioned properties became valid after 2.12 I recommend updating to 2.14, because this is a big improvement :) That explains it, thanks a lot. Dankeschööön! Cheers, Volker

Re: Turn clef off at beginning of line

2011-08-07 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 8 August 2011 07:29, Shelby Maddox re...@maddoxweb.com wrote: Im trying to turn off the clef at the beginning of some lines. I need to be able to do this on an as-needed basis, so I cant just turn off Clef_engraver. \set Staff.explicitClefVisibility = #begin-of-line-invisible does not