LilyPond benchmarks - request for proposals

2014-03-01 Thread Urs Liska
Hello LilyPond users, LilyPond's declared claim is "automated engraving", and we're often talking about how exceptionally good its default results are. But we're also often talking about stuff that isn't good enough by default (see for example Janek's blog post about how many slurs and ties he

Re: LilyPond benchmarks - request for proposals

2014-03-01 Thread David Kastrup
Urs Liska writes: > Hello LilyPond users, > > LilyPond's declared claim is "automated engraving", and we're often > talking about how exceptionally good its default results are. But > we're also often talking about stuff that isn't good enough by default > (see for example Janek's blog post about

Re: LilyPond benchmarks - request for proposals

2014-03-01 Thread Nathan Ho
On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Urs Liska wrote: > Hello LilyPond users, > > [...] > > My ideas so far are: > > - classical piano piece > > - string quartet > > - solo instrument > > - moderately complex orchestral score > > - SATB choir with piano > > - complex song > -> We'll probably be able

Re: LilyPond benchmarks - request for proposals

2014-03-01 Thread Urs Liska
Am 02.03.2014 00:56, schrieb Nathan Ho: On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Urs Liska wrote: Hello LilyPond users, [...] My ideas so far are: - classical piano piece - string quartet - solo instrument - moderately complex orchestral score - SATB choir with piano - complex song -> We'll p

Re: LilyPond benchmarks - request for proposals

2014-03-02 Thread Jan WarchoĊ‚
Hi, i was cc'ed, so despite my "official" absence i'll reply :-) 2014-03-01 12:01 GMT+01:00 Urs Liska : > Hello LilyPond users, > > LilyPond's declared claim is "automated engraving", and we're often > talking about how exceptionally good its default results are. But we're > also often talking a

Re: [SPAM] Re: LilyPond benchmarks - request for proposals

2014-03-01 Thread Urs Liska
Am 01.03.2014 14:04, schrieb David Kastrup: Urs Liska writes: Hello LilyPond users, ... And I think that - even with exposing our "imperfections" - we're not giving away because this default output scores will always be soo much better than most of the competition could hope for. I am no

Re: [SPAM] Re: LilyPond benchmarks - request for proposals

2014-03-01 Thread David Kastrup
Urs Liska writes: > Am 01.03.2014 14:04, schrieb David Kastrup: > >> Well, the following tie-rich example is a Jazz chord progression. >> Jazz chords are likely a good contestant for multiple tie >> configurations. > > I'll definitely take it to the list. Of course it doesn't matter > either tha

Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: LilyPond benchmarks - request for proposals

2014-03-01 Thread Urs Liska
Am 01.03.2014 14:56, schrieb David Kastrup: Urs Liska writes: Am 01.03.2014 14:04, schrieb David Kastrup: Well, the following tie-rich example is a Jazz chord progression. Jazz chords are likely a good contestant for multiple tie configurations. I'll definitely take it to the list. Of cou