Re: A simple diagram of a .ly file?

2006-01-10 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Don Blaheta wrote: Finally, the score. A score looks like this: \score { \midi { ... } \layout { ... } ... } No, the music expression has to come before the \midi and \layout blocks (at least in most LilyPond versions). /Mats _

Re: A simple diagram of a .ly file?

2006-01-07 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
Graham Percival wrote: I'll add some info like this, but I'll make it clear that "a lilypond file _usually_ has three parts", that this is a simplification, and that users should consult section x.y for an accurate description. I think you need to make clear that the .ly format is actually v

Re: A simple diagram of a .ly file?

2006-01-06 Thread Graham Percival
On 6-Jan-06, at 6:53 PM, Don Blaheta wrote: Quoth Graham Percival: Did you read "chapter 4: putting it all together"? Section 4.2 is specifically aimed at solving this issue... this is an honest question, not a rhetorical one. If section 4.2 wasn't understandable, I should work on that. I

Re: A simple diagram of a .ly file?

2006-01-06 Thread Don Blaheta
Quoth Graham Percival: > On 4-Jan-06, at 8:54 PM, Ray wrote: > > Furthermore, when any kind of bug appeared it was almost impossible > > to sleuth out...as there is almost no documentation (that I could > > find, anyway) dealing with the syntax or _general_ form of a .ly > > document. > > Did you

Re: A simple diagram of a .ly file?

2006-01-06 Thread Graham Percival
On 4-Jan-06, at 8:54 PM, Ray wrote: Furthermore, when any kind of bug appeared it was almost impossible to sleuth out...as there is almost no documentation (that I could find, anyway) dealing with the syntax or _general_ form of a .ly document. I don't see this as a failing per se, but perh

Re: A simple diagram of a .ly file?

2006-01-06 Thread Nicholas Bailey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Ray! And a happy new year to you too! I found a similar problem with understanding when and how tweaking properties can be used, so I know what you mean. I've got no excuse: the manual even tells you what to look up, how and in which order, but

Re: A simple diagram of a .ly file?

2006-01-05 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Ray wrote: Through the tutorial I quickly gained fluency in the make up of an .ly file, but I found that as the file got larger it got harder and harder to keep track of. Furthermore, when any kind of bug appeared it was almost impossible to sleuth out...as there is almost no documentation (that

Re: A simple diagram of a .ly file?

2006-01-05 Thread fiëé visuëlle
Sorry, the first version of the template contained some untranslated leftovers from my German version and thus won't work. Greetlings from Lake Constance --- fiëé visuëlle Henning Hraban Ramm http://www.fiee.net http://angerweit.tikon.ch/lieder/ http://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer) \version "

Re: A simple diagram of a .ly file?

2006-01-05 Thread fiëé visuëlle
Am 2006-01-05 um 05:54 schrieb Ray: Alternatively, additional templates might be nice, ones that address non-classical music forms. Here's a two-voices-with-lyrics-and-chords template for you. (It's public domain, use and distribute at will.) 3. A dictionary of syntax codes, linked (again) d

A simple diagram of a .ly file?

2006-01-05 Thread Ray
First off, I think Lilypond is amazing and I had very few problems installing it or using it, despite a relatively limited musical knowledge. I'm an amateur songwriter with no ambitions of ever going pro but wanted to print out my music as a gift for my mom at Christmas. We're talking very simple