polymetics in piano

2013-08-30 Thread Mark Stephen Mrotek
Hello: In a previous thread (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2013-08/msg00673.html), a Chopin Nocturne was discussed that has polymetrics starting on the second page of the score. I have looked at the .ly file (attached) and have a minimal understanding of the "\set Timing.meas

Re: Strummed chord as straight line arpeggio

2013-08-30 Thread Robin Bannister
Peter Bjuhr" wrote: My starting point was that this could be achieved by using some kind of alternative arpeggio, but so far this has not been a successful approach. Here is a rough sketch of such an approach, without considering collisions and other subtleties. It has its own arrowdir param

Re: [slightly OT] polymeter (was "Re: chopin example")

2013-08-30 Thread David Rogers
Kieren MacMillan writes: > This thread reminded me that I wanted to let you all see the first few pages > of a recent commission, which ended up requiring polymetrics across line > breaks, etc. > > I love the way it turned out, and I can't imagine how difficult it would be > to engrave in some

Re: system and staff spacing

2013-08-30 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
2013/8/30 Gilberto Agostinho > Hello all, > Hi Gilberto, > > I altered the *system-system-spacing #'basic-distance* to various values > but couldn't see any difference. > > > 'Cause that has changed in 2.17. Use : system-system-spacing = #'((basic-distance . 8) (padding . 1)) Cheers, Pierre

system and staff spacing

2013-08-30 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
Hello all, I have been trying to modify the distance between systems and staves, but I found it somehow difficult to understand. I am using the following code (on which I added the a \paper snippet): \version "2.17.24" \paper { system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #8 score-system-spaci

Re: Conditionally setting variables in \paper section

2013-08-30 Thread David Kastrup
Daniel Thompson writes: > Hi Folks > > I am trying to modify an shared include file the allow it to switch > the score that uses it between A4 "normal" mode and an cut-down A5 > form (for an e-book reader). > > I can make set-paper-size conditional using a $(if construct but can't > find a way to

Conditionally setting variables in \paper section

2013-08-30 Thread Daniel Thompson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Folks I am trying to modify an shared include file the allow it to switch the score that uses it between A4 "normal" mode and an cut-down A5 form (for an e-book reader). I can make set-paper-size conditional using a $(if construct but can't find a

Re: Put the text on the left above a centered note

2013-08-30 Thread Tommaso Gordini
Thank you, Thomas. In fact, I was interested in having the expressions "Fa" and "Sib" on the left of the bae, and not centered as they are now. But let's assume that they should be good to me as they are: there is no way to have the expressions a little closer to the pentagram and not so high? Wha

Re: 2nd time only

2013-08-30 Thread Francois Planiol
Hello: \alternative{blabla} or italian (that remains the international musician lang.) Solo 2a volta 2013/8/30, Urs Liska : > Am 30.08.2013 12:11, schrieb Simon Bailey: >> On Friday, 30 August 2013 at 11:13, David Kastrup wrote: >>> You use an X here. That's the wrong character. Try using в inst

Re: 2nd time only

2013-08-30 Thread Urs Liska
Am 30.08.2013 12:11, schrieb Simon Bailey: On Friday, 30 August 2013 at 11:13, David Kastrup wrote: You use an X here. That's the wrong character. Try using × instead, either writing it directly or as \markup \char ##xd7 david, this is the original score the composer sent me from finale. i use

Re: 2nd time only

2013-08-30 Thread Simon Bailey
On Friday, 30 August 2013 at 11:13, David Kastrup wrote: > You use an X here. That's the wrong character. Try using × instead, > either writing it directly or as \markup \char ##xd7 david, this is the original score the composer sent me from finale. i used \markup { \normal-text "2. ×:" } (see s

Re: Getting xpdf point-and-click to go back to existing emacs window

2013-08-30 Thread David Kastrup
Nick Payne writes: > On 30/08/13 18:54, David Kastrup wrote: >> Nick Payne writes: >> >>> I've been setting up emacs and xpdf for use with lilypond 17.25 on >>> Ubuntu 13.04, using emacs 24.3, and the Debian install files for xpdf >>> 3.03 and libpoppler19. Most things seem to be working - I hav

Re: Getting xpdf point-and-click to go back to existing emacs window

2013-08-30 Thread Nick Payne
On 30/08/13 18:54, David Kastrup wrote: Nick Payne writes: I've been setting up emacs and xpdf for use with lilypond 17.25 on Ubuntu 13.04, using emacs 24.3, and the Debian install files for xpdf 3.03 and libpoppler19. Most things seem to be working - I have syntax highlighting, I can run Lily

Re: 2nd time only

2013-08-30 Thread David Kastrup
Simon Bailey writes: > please pardon the double post, i forgot the attachment… :) > > -- > Simon Bailey > +43/699/190 631 25 > > > On Friday, 30 August 2013 at 11:00, Simon Bailey wrote: > >> hi, >> >> i'm typesetting a piano piece for a young composer, and he has a >> descrescendo in one

Re: 2nd time only

2013-08-30 Thread Urs Liska
Am 30.08.2013 11:02, schrieb Simon Bailey: please pardon the double post, i forgot the attachment... :) -- Simon Bailey +43/699/190 631 25 On Friday, 30 August 2013 at 11:00, Simon Bailey wrote: hi, i'm typesetting a piano piece for a young composer, and he has a descrescendo in one repet

Re: 2nd time only

2013-08-30 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: "Simon Bailey" To: "lilypond-user" Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 10:00 AM Subject: 2nd time only hi, i'm typesetting a piano piece for a young composer, and he has a descrescendo in one repetition which should only be played the second time. in his sco

Re: 2nd time only

2013-08-30 Thread Simon Bailey
please pardon the double post, i forgot the attachment… :) -- Simon Bailey +43/699/190 631 25 On Friday, 30 August 2013 at 11:00, Simon Bailey wrote: > hi, > > i'm typesetting a piano piece for a young composer, and he has a descrescendo > in one repetition which should only be played th

2nd time only

2013-08-30 Thread Simon Bailey
hi, i'm typesetting a piano piece for a young composer, and he has a descrescendo in one repetition which should only be played the second time. in his score, it's labelled "2. x: >" (see attached original-snippet.png). this is perfectly comprehensible for anybody who speaks german, i'm not s

Re: Getting xpdf point-and-click to go back to existing emacs window

2013-08-30 Thread David Kastrup
Nick Payne writes: > I've been setting up emacs and xpdf for use with lilypond 17.25 on > Ubuntu 13.04, using emacs 24.3, and the Debian install files for xpdf > 3.03 and libpoppler19. Most things seem to be working - I have syntax > highlighting, I can run Lilypond with C-c C-l, and C-c C-s open

Re: "Unbound variable" error in Scheme code after switch to 2.17

2013-08-30 Thread Robert Schmaus
http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Pseudo-handwritten-font-tt142117.html#a147230 Does it help? -Harm Hi Harm, it does indeed! Thanks a lot! I should have searched the archives more thoroughly, I guess. Best, Robert ___ lilypond-user mail

Survey on the use of \transparent in markups

2013-08-30 Thread Mike Solomon
Hey all, Do any of you have scores where you use the \transparent command in markups? For example, { c''4^\markup \transparent \draw-circle #10 #1 ##f r4 c''2^"foo" | } I'm doing some work on development and it would be useful to see how \transparent is used in real scores. Cheers, MS__