Re: Varying shape note heads varying by semitone

2007-05-09 Thread Kevin Dalley
: It would be the coolest if (all) these extensions could happen in grob-property space. This could be done by automatically overriding and reverting grob properties when middleCPosition or tonic context properties change. 2007/4/21, Kevin Dalley [EMAIL PROTECTED]: As another step toward in my path

Varying shape note heads varying by semitone

2007-04-21 Thread Kevin Dalley
As another step toward in my path toward varying notation in LilyPond, I am varying note shapes by semitone. Usually, there are fewer than 12 note heads, but the semitone of the note determine the shape. My current implementation uses a function shapeLayoutFunction which returns an integer,

Re: Noteheads

2007-04-01 Thread Kevin Dalley
You also need to describe where to attach the stems. A few sentences on this would be nice for the documentation. I managed to do it once, but I'm not ready to describe the process myself. Maximilian Albert [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's a fun experience to learn metafont, so if you have the

Re: How do I mix ly and scheme in define-music-function

2007-04-01 Thread Kevin Dalley
Thanks. That was the part I was missing. I didn't realize that all of the items must be combined, and I didn't know how to combine them anyway. Is this worth mentioning somewhere in the Music Functions section of the documentation. Does that mean I have to write it. Nicolas Sceaux [EMAIL

How do I mix ly and scheme in define-music-function

2007-03-31 Thread Kevin Dalley
I want to stick an if statement in the middle of setting many values: This doesn't work. The if block appears to be skipped. By the way, in the real code, I replace #t with something else, but if I can't get it to work with #t, there is something wrong with my understanding. The later block

Re: Support for diatonic accordeon tablature

2007-03-26 Thread Kevin Dalley
There are many different styles of accordions, probably leading to different notations. I would like to update some of the other accordion information as well, in between my chromatic staff changes. Cameron Horsburgh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This looks rather interesting. I have two

Re: [PATCH] Added chromatic ledger and internal ledger lines. Sample test file is

2007-03-24 Thread Kevin Dalley
the current 2.11. I'm willing to give it a try, if I can figure out enough git. From b530144219ff01bb837b559859f5a16ab5548709 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Dalley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:33:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Ignore pos if pos is 0. Restores original behavior, though

Copyrights (was Re: No time/no bars)

2007-03-21 Thread Kevin Dalley
You probably know about Mutopia's page on copyright. Their rule of thumb is: 1. The composer, lyricist, arranger and editor all must have been dead for more than seventy years. 2. The work must have been published prior to 1923. http://www.mutopiaproject.org/contribute.html

Re: [PATCH] Added chromatic ledger and internal ledger lines. Sample test file is

2007-03-07 Thread Kevin Dalley
Oops. I forgot my virtual destructor. From 5cc0407d62fd9cf02960cc5996b30578862e8e4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Dalley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 00:04:37 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Added virtual destructor for Layout_pos --- lily/note-heads-engraver.cc |3 +++ 1 files

Re: NoteNames, how do I change language and spacing

2007-03-02 Thread Kevin Dalley
Thanks. I'm compiling the code anyway, and trying to get ready for submitting some changes. I'm getting used to modifying the code. I don't know whether I will add this change myself, or wait for someone else. Maximilian Albert [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mats Bengtsson schrieb: Kevin

NoteNames, how do I change language and spacing

2007-03-01 Thread Kevin Dalley
I'm using NoteNames for some demos. There are 2 items I want to change. 1. I'm including english.ly, but as is output as ais. Is it possible to change the language? 2. ais and b are right next to each other. With lyrics, I can change spacing. Is this possible with NoteNames? \version 2.10

Re: Sponsorhip of new note heads

2007-02-23 Thread Kevin Dalley
Thanks. I missed the upwards-pointing triangle. I should be able to figure out enough metafont to make the triangle point downwards. The upwards pointing triangle isn't listed in http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/source/input/regression/collated-files#note-head-style.ly

Re: Banjo part is relative but shouldn't be

2007-02-14 Thread Kevin Dalley
Remove \relative and its matching . Your banjo will no longer need 64 frets. Pierre Abbat [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm writing a song with a banjo accompaniment. The melody line is relative and comes out correct. The banjo line, since it jumps all over the strings, I write in absolute

Re: A contribution to the Wiki

2006-12-31 Thread Kevin Dalley
Is the lilypond extension available on this wiki site. I can't figure out how to display lilypond in the best way on this site. John Mandereau [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Good, please add such small contributions to the wiki without asking permission. If you plan to contribute regularly, you

Re: Wikis

2006-12-07 Thread Kevin Dalley
The nice thing about a wiki is that I can spend 15 minutes improving the one area which I now understand after spending an hour researching. Then, next month, I'll spend another 15 minutes. Pages which are often references tend to get better quickly. I probably won't spend 5 hours writing

Re: Wikis

2006-12-07 Thread Kevin Dalley
: Kevin Dalley wrote: The nice thing about a wiki is that I can spend 15 minutes improving the one area which I now understand after spending an hour researching. The same applies to the main docs! Spend 10 minutes making a good small lilypond example, spend five minutes writing two or three

How do I add fingering for chords

2006-11-16 Thread Kevin Dalley
Can I add fingering information for ChordNames when chords are entered using chordmode? Fingering when using staffs might be interesting as well. Since this is for an accordion, a single finger is often sufficient, and I don't need 1 number per note. \version 2.9.19 \include english.ly