Horizontally aligning staves in Scribus render frames

2011-11-09 Thread Nick Payne
I'm using lilypond source code in render frames in a Scribus two column layout to put short two bar single stave exercises at a dozen or more to the page. The render frames are horizontally aligned and of the same height, but the problem I haven't been able to solve is that of getting the

Re: Hiding or delaying new staffs

2011-11-09 Thread Steve Downes
Phil Eluze, Please accept my apologies. I have found the problem it is down to me not being careful enough with { }. It is now working fine. I am new to lilypond virtually new to compiled languages struggling with the level of attention to detail required. Will try to do better. Many

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 1.9.1 (alpha)

2011-11-09 Thread Wilbert Berendsen
Op Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:42:54 +0200 Rodolfo Zitellini xhero...@gmail.com schreef: I just have an annoying issue with the Music View: the scrollbar size does not seem to get calculated correctly and it is possible to scroll the doc only for circa 1/3 of it's total length, which is quite

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 1.9.1 (alpha)

2011-11-09 Thread Peekay Ex
Wilbert, On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Wilbert Berendsen wbs...@xs4all.nl wrote: Op Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:42:54 +0200 Rodolfo Zitellini xhero...@gmail.com schreef: I just have an annoying issue with the Music View: the scrollbar size does not seem to get calculated correctly and it is

Re: Horizontally aligning staves in Scribus render frames

2011-11-09 Thread Carl Sorensen
On 11/9/11 2:25 AM, Nick Payne nick.pa...@internode.on.net wrote: I'm using lilypond source code in render frames in a Scribus two column layout to put short two bar single stave exercises at a dozen or more to the page. The render frames are horizontally aligned and of

Re: Cheat Sheet

2011-11-09 Thread Urs Liska
Am 09.11.2011 00:59, schrieb Carl Sorensen: On 11/8/11 1:32 PM, Tim Robertst...@probo.com wrote: As I do more and more LilyPond data entry, I find the skill set development to be interesting. I've become pretty quick at data entry now, including dynamics and

Re: Cheat Sheet

2011-11-09 Thread Michael Ellis
On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Urs Liska li...@ursliska.de wrote: It does _not_ depend on the context the notes live in - it depends only on the order in which they appear in the input file. Thanks, that's an easy-to-remember rule. It deserves prominent placement in the documentation.

Re: Cheat Sheet

2011-11-09 Thread David Kastrup
Michael Ellis michael.f.el...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Urs Liska li...@ursliska.de wrote: It does _not_ depend on the context the notes live in - it depends only on the order in which they appear in the input file. Thanks, that's an easy-to-remember rule.  

Re: Extending Lilypond's chord vocabulary PLUS Help on command definition

2011-11-09 Thread Robert Schmaus
Hi Jim everyone, I'm currently preparing a macro file jazz-chords.ily which contains (my version of) common jazz chord notation. I will share that file as soon as it is in a usable state. However, right now, I just worked out how to define the markups of each chord by defining the markup

Re: Cheat Sheet

2011-11-09 Thread Michael Ellis
On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 9:38 AM, David Kastrup d...@gnu.org wrote: Michael Ellis michael.f.el...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Urs Liska li...@ursliska.de wrote: It does _not_ depend on the context the notes live in - it depends only on the order in which they

Re: Cheat Sheet

2011-11-09 Thread David Kastrup
Michael Ellis michael.f.el...@gmail.com writes: Ah! So the simple rule about simple rules still applies :-)   Back to my previous approach, then: Use point and click to select the first note with the wrong octave, change it, and re-run lilypond.  Or write octave checks. In relative mode, it

Re: Cheat Sheet

2011-11-09 Thread Trevor Daniels
David Kastrup wrote Wednesday, November 09, 2011 3:03 PM The octave of notes may also be checked with the `\octaveCheck CONTROLPITCH' command. `CONTROLPITCH' is specified in absolute mode. This checks that the interval between the previous note and the `CONTROLPITCH' is within a fourth

Re: Extending Lilypond's chord vocabulary PLUS Help on command definition

2011-11-09 Thread Tim McNamara
On Nov 9, 2011, at 8:45 AM, Robert Schmaus wrote: Hi Jim everyone, I'm currently preparing a macro file jazz-chords.ily which contains (my version of) common jazz chord notation. I will share that file as soon as it is in a usable state. However, right now, I just worked out how to

Re: Cheat Sheet

2011-11-09 Thread David Kastrup
Trevor Daniels t.dani...@treda.co.uk writes: David Kastrup wrote Wednesday, November 09, 2011 3:03 PM The octave of notes may also be checked with the `\octaveCheck CONTROLPITCH' command. `CONTROLPITCH' is specified in absolute mode. This checks that the interval between the previous

Call for help

2011-11-09 Thread Carl Sorensen
Dear LilyPond user community, The LilyPond development team is somewhat stressed right now, due to a variety of issues (seems like it's a different one for each developer). We *really* need to increase the size of the development pool. But we aren't ready right now to mentor inexperienced

Re: Extending Lilypond's chord vocabulary PLUS Help on command definition

2011-11-09 Thread Carl Sorensen
On 11/9/11 9:49 AM, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote: On Nov 9, 2011, at 8:45 AM, Robert Schmaus wrote: Hi Jim everyone, I'm currently preparing a macro file jazz-chords.ily which contains (my version of) common jazz chord notation. I will share that file as soon as it is in a

Re: Extending Lilypond's chord vocabulary PLUS Help on command definition

2011-11-09 Thread David Kastrup
Carl Sorensen c_soren...@byu.edu writes: jcRaise = #(define-markup-function (props layout myMarkup) (ly:markup?) (interpret-markup layout props #{ \markup \raise #1.5 {\tiny $myMarkup} #})) I haven't tested it, but it should work. See

Re: Extending Lilypond's chord vocabulary PLUS Help on command definition

2011-11-09 Thread Robert Schmaus
Am 11/9/11 4:49 PM, schrieb Tim McNamara: On Nov 9, 2011, at 8:45 AM, Robert Schmaus wrote: Hi Jim everyone, I'm currently preparing a macro file jazz-chords.ily which contains (my version of) common jazz chord notation. I will share that file as soon as it is in a usable state. However,

Re: grace note synchronization

2011-11-09 Thread Helge Hafting
On 03. aug. 2011 17:08, Xavier Scheuer wrote: On 3 August 2011 15:34, Urs Liskalilyli...@googlemail.com wrote: [...] AFAIK you need to add a corresponding skip graces to _every voice_ in _every staff_. I wish lilypond could be changed, so this wouldn't be necessary. It is a *pain* when

Re: grace note synchronization

2011-11-09 Thread David Kastrup
Helge Hafting helge.haft...@hist.no writes: On 03. aug. 2011 17:08, Xavier Scheuer wrote: On 3 August 2011 15:34, Urs Liskalilyli...@googlemail.com wrote: [...] AFAIK you need to add a corresponding skip graces to _every voice_ in _every staff_. I wish lilypond could be changed, so this

Re: Horizontally aligning staves in Scribus render frames

2011-11-09 Thread Nick Payne
On 10/11/11 14:35, Nick Payne wrote: On 10/11/11 00:25, Carl Sorensen wrote: On 11/9/11 2:25 AM, Nick Paynenick.pa...@internode.on.net wrote: I'm using lilypond source code in render frames in a Scribus two column layout to put short two bar single stave exercises at a dozen or