Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Rick Hansen (aka RickH)
t; wrote: >> Here is an example of my "non-programmers" approach to forming a chord >> library: (note this example can only be run in version 2.11.4 or better >> due >> to a crash issue) > > With this solution, fingering and notation will

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Sébastien Gross
On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 12:45:52PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Here is an example of my "non-programmers" approach to forming a chord > library: (note this example can only be run in version 2.11.4 or better due > to a crash issue) With this solution, fingering and no

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Sébastien Gross
On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 03:41:19PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Yes, I was thinking \varMyChordLibrary would not be needed in this case, all > the chords would simply come out of the function each embraced by an IF > statement to match the input parameter (like a giant CASE selection). > B

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Rick Hansen (aka RickH)
arameter (like a giant CASE selection). Because I know from past experience that a duration number cannot follow a variable name to be recognized. The duration would have to be generated along with the music. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Chord-library-tf2866120.html#a8017012 Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Sébastien Gross
On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 03:05:25PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A define-music-function would be better than tags, then the whole library > would be inside a function where you just specify the chord name as a string > parameter then have a giant IF statement to generate the named chord, (root

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Rick Hansen (aka RickH)
seb-g wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 12:45:52PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: >> >> Here is an example of my "non-programmers" approach to forming a chord >> library: (note this example can only be run in version 2.11.4 or better >> due

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Rick Hansen (aka RickH)
gt;> standard lilypond notes, it will auto detect the strings for minimal hand >> stretch and position shifts, etc. recognizes all the base class >> properties >> for staff alignment, duration, etc. >> >> Building a chord library upon the foundation of the Fret

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Sébastien Gross
On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 12:45:52PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Here is an example of my "non-programmers" approach to forming a chord > library: (note this example can only be run in version 2.11.4 or better due > to a crash issue) Ok I will install 2.11.4. I am

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Sébastien Gross
for minimal hand > stretch and position shifts, etc. recognizes all the base class properties > for staff alignment, duration, etc. > > Building a chord library upon the foundation of the FretBoards context > should be a snap because most of the work is done for you already. I

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Rick Hansen (aka RickH)
seb-g wrote: > > Hi there, > > I am working on a guitar chord library for lily [1] based on the > \fret-diagram command. > > The generator is written in python. > > -- > Sebastien Gross > > > ___ >

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Rick Hansen (aka RickH)
Rick Hansen (aka RickH) wrote: > > > > seb-g wrote: >> >> Hi there, >> >> I am working on a guitar chord library for lily [1] based on the >> \fret-diagram command. >> >> The generator is written in python. >> >> The chord

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Rick Hansen (aka RickH)
seb-g wrote: > > Hi there, > > I am working on a guitar chord library for lily [1] based on the > \fret-diagram command. > > The generator is written in python. > > The chord configuration file is quite simple:

Re: Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Mats Bengtsson
I hope you have read the NEWS included in the on-line documentation for version 2.10, especially about the FretBoards context. /Mats Sébastien Gross wrote: Hi there, I am working on a guitar chord library for lily [1] based on the \fret-diagram command. The generator is written in python

Chord library

2006-12-21 Thread Sébastien Gross
Hi there, I am working on a guitar chord library for lily [1] based on the \fret-diagram command. The generator is written in python. The chord configuration file is quite simple: a section header indicates the chord type. Followin lines a defining a chord name. If a chord name ends with &qu