finger stroke position

2012-08-08 Thread pabuhr
Is it possible to make the left bar look like the right bar below? Specifically, there is a clash with the triple number even though I specified: StrokeFinger #'add-stem-support = ##t and I would like the finger strokes to lineup vertically rather than following the note height. Using

Re: How to get a (rhythmic) dot to follow a barline

2012-08-08 Thread Nick Payne
On 06/08/12 20:20, David G wrote: I would like to put a dot after the barline to show (something like) a crotchet tied to a quaver - or according to http://ranumspanat.com/jacquet_dots.htm subtly different(!) It's more clear in this Beethoven string quartet:

Re: finger stroke position

2012-08-08 Thread eluze
pabuhr wrote … and I would like the finger strokes to lineup vertically rather than following the note height. you can try \override Score.StrokeFinger #'staff-padding = #5 hth Eluze -- View this message in context:

Re: finger stroke position

2012-08-08 Thread Nick Payne
On 08/08/12 16:30, pabuhr wrote: Is it possible to make the left bar look like the right bar below? Specifically, there is a clash with the triple number even though I specified: StrokeFinger #'add-stem-support = ##t and I would like the finger strokes to lineup vertically rather than

Re: Sibelius Software UK office shuts down

2012-08-08 Thread Martin Tarenskeen
Hi, this thread has gone in (at least) 2 entirely different directions. The original thread was about Subject as illustration of the (dis)advantages of commercial vs. open sources software like Lilypond. the other thread was about multithreading in lilypond processing. Maybe it's time to

Re: Sibelius Software UK office shuts down

2012-08-08 Thread David Kastrup
Johan Vromans jvrom...@squirrel.nl writes: David Kastrup d...@gnu.org writes: That makes my copyright red flags go up. Can you check back with Kirill and possible other authors under which conditions you are allowed to share? The plug-in and the postprocessor are both GPL. We'll likely

Re: Sibelius Software UK office shuts down

2012-08-08 Thread martinwguy
On 7 August 2012 01:59, Neil Thornock neilthorn...@gmail.com wrote: Sibelius was good for us. Many of my students came to music because of software like Sibelius. A precious few came to LilyPond because of the music. That's a very good point. The learning curve of Lilypond is steep, whereas

Re: Sibelius Software UK office shuts down

2012-08-08 Thread Joseph Rushton Wakeling
On 08/08/12 12:21, martinwguy wrote: That's a very good point. The learning curve of Lilypond is steep, whereas poking at note positions on a visible stave lowers the bar immensely. In this respect Sibelius has done a great service to the world of music by providing a working example of such a

Re: Sibelius Software UK office shuts down

2012-08-08 Thread David Kastrup
Joseph Rushton Wakeling joseph.wakel...@webdrake.net writes: On 08/08/12 12:21, martinwguy wrote: That's a very good point. The learning curve of Lilypond is steep, whereas poking at note positions on a visible stave lowers the bar immensely. In this respect Sibelius has done a great service

In-C style Typesetting?

2012-08-08 Thread Gabe Taubman
Hi Lilypond Folks! I was wondering if anybody has tips for typesetting measures in the style of Terry Riley's In C such as: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tkm9v4opNG8/SxN7- mizljI/DNI/uhvaeoUD0vY/s1600/Terry%20Riley%20In%20C%20full%20score.jpg I think I can use cadenza mode to have the

Re: In-C style Typesetting?

2012-08-08 Thread ole
maybe this helps? ole [siehe angehängte Datei: stopstart_staff.ly] [siehe angehängte Datei: Screenshot 2012-08-08 um 16.47.50.jpg] x www.oleschmidt.info x Am 08.08.2012 um 16:01 schrieb Gabe Taubman: Hi Lilypond Folks! I was

when will Lilypond work with Lion OSX?

2012-08-08 Thread Zae Munn
I am teaching a Music and Digital Media class beginning next January and would like to spend some time looking at alternatives to Finale. I would like to include Lilypond in this, but I see that it is not yet compatible with Lion. Do you have an idea when this might happen? Any problems you

Re: when will Lilypond work with Lion OSX?

2012-08-08 Thread flup2
Hello, While the interface (the text editor GUI) of Lilypond doesn't work with Lion using the last stable version, the command line works without problem. In that way, if you plan to use it thru a dedicated text editor (jEdit for instance), it will work without a problem because theses editors

Re: How to get a (rhythmic) dot to follow a barline

2012-08-08 Thread David G
Thanks to everyone - you've been very helpful! I used James' function because it looks a bit more flexible - in case anyone searches for this in future I made a couple of tweaks to hide ledger lines and increase the size a bit: \version 2.15.39 tieToDotted = #(define-music-function (parser

Re: How to get a (rhythmic) dot to follow a barline

2012-08-08 Thread David G
Sorry - read the wrong name there. I meant Thomas' function of course...! On 8 August 2012 20:25, David G castle.cub...@googlemail.com wrote: Thanks to everyone - you've been very helpful! I used James' function because it looks a bit more flexible - in case anyone searches for this in future

compilr error - init.ly

2012-08-08 Thread MING TSANG
Sorry about the lack of subject matter in the original message. David and Eluze:  Thank you for the pointer.  I desk check my ly code and found a miss-match '}'.  Edited and the compile went through fine. Blessing in+, Ming Message: 7 Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 17:18:04 -0700 (PDT) From: MING

Re: when will Lilypond work with Lion OSX?

2012-08-08 Thread Hans Aberg
On 8 Aug 2012, at 18:29, Zae Munn wrote: I am teaching a Music and Digital Media class beginning next January and would like to spend some time looking at alternatives to Finale. I would like to include Lilypond in this, but I see that it is not yet compatible with Lion. Do you have an

Re: Sibelius Software UK office shuts down

2012-08-08 Thread martinwguy
On 8 August 2012 15:02, Joseph Rushton Wakeling joseph.wakel...@webdrake.net wrote: On 08/08/12 12:21, martinwguy wrote: And if Avid is not willing to sell Sibelius back to the original owners, for money, how much less willing are they going to be to open source it? Well, you know what the