Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-17 Thread Phil Holmes
1. If you have the following line in the source file: "#(set-global-staff-size 0)" LilyPond gets into a loop of writing: "programming error: Improbable offset for stencil: NaN staff space Setting to zero." to the logfile. After 30 seconds I kill the process and the logfile is almost a m

Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-17 Thread Dmytro O. Redchuk
У вт, 2010-02-16 у 13:23 +, Phil Holmes пише: > 1. If you have the following line in the source file: > > "#(set-global-staff-size 0)" > > LilyPond gets into a loop of writing: > > "programming error: Improbable offset for stencil: NaN staff space > Setting to zero." > > to the logfil

Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-16 Thread Tim McNamara
On Feb 16, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Phil Holmes wrote: 2. I'm trying to engrave a song which uses numerals as its sole lyrics. Enclose them in quotes. That works, thanks - albeit it's a bit of a pain, since the music I have uses individual number as words in the lyric, so the complete lyric

Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-16 Thread -Eluze
h numeral needs placing in quotes! > a simple regular expression search and replacement will do it: search for ([\d]+) and replace it by $1 (apply it only to the selected lyrics part)! hth -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/3-problems-with-LilyPond-2.12.3.1-tp27608199p27

Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-16 Thread Mats Bengtsson
On Tue, 2010-02-16 at 14:59 +, Phil Holmes wrote: > 2010/2/16 Phil Holmes : > >> accommodate one lyric syllable, rather than the 2 or 4 in the original. > >> Is > >> there a way of changing this behaviour so that each beamed quaver > >> accommodates a syllable, and it's only slurs that make mo

Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-16 Thread Marek Klein
2010/2/16 Phil Holmes : >> : >> "In addition, notes are considered a melisma if they are manually >> beamed, and automatic beaming (see Setting automatic beam behavior) is >> switch

Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-16 Thread Dmytro O. Redchuk
У вт, 2010-02-16 у 14:55 +, Phil Holmes пише: > Hi Phil, > > >> 1. If you have the following line in the source file: > >> "#(set-global-staff-size 0)" > > >OO... sounds like a bug to me. =) > > Will this be picked up automatically, or should I report it someplace? Semi-automatically :

Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-16 Thread Phil Holmes
2010/2/16 Phil Holmes : accommodate one lyric syllable, rather than the 2 or 4 in the original. Is there a way of changing this behaviour so that each beamed quaver accommodates a syllable, and it's only slurs that make more than one note per syllable?

Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-16 Thread Phil Holmes
Hi Phil, 1. If you have the following line in the source file: "#(set-global-staff-size 0)" OO... sounds like a bug to me. =) Will this be picked up automatically, or should I report it someplace? 2. I'm trying to engrave a song which uses numerals as its sole lyrics. Enclose th

Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-16 Thread Marek Klein
2010/2/16 Phil Holmes : > accommodate one lyric syllable, rather than the 2 or 4 in the original.  Is > there a way of changing this behaviour so that each beamed quaver > accommodates a syllable, and it's only slurs that make more than one note > per syllable?

Re: 3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Phil, > 1. If you have the following line in the source file: > "#(set-global-staff-size 0)" OO... sounds like a bug to me. =) > 2. I'm trying to engrave a song which uses numerals as its sole lyrics. Enclose them in quotes. > 3. Is there a way of changing this behaviour so that each

3 problems with LilyPond 2.12.3.1

2010-02-16 Thread Phil Holmes
Not sure if these should be posted together or as separate threads, but here goes anyway. I've today encountered 3 issues with LilyPond, one of which I think is a bug and the other 2 are features that I'd like advice on. 1. If you have the following line in the source file: "#(set-global-sta