Re: LilyPond compared

2022-09-16 Thread m.tarensk...@kpnmail.nl
Yes, that's how I understood the original FB message.Verzonden vanaf mijn Huawei mobiele telefoon Oorspronkelijk bericht Onderwerp: Re: LilyPond comparedVan: Andrew Bernard Aan: lilypond-user@gnu.orgCc: So maybe I misunderstand the point of this. Perhaps it is rather that it is

Re: LilyPond compared

2022-09-16 Thread Andrew Bernard
So maybe I misunderstand the point of this. Perhaps it is rather that it is specifically a comparison of unmodified out of the box engraving, and not supposed to be a competition level grand final play off showing the maximum capabilities of each program. Is that what the OP on FB is trying to

Re: LilyPond compared

2022-09-16 Thread Werner LEMBERG
>> Attached is an image from the Urtext edition of Schumann's >> 'Humoreske', typeset around 2009. > > This image would seem to show that Henle's accidentals have diverged > quite a lot from LP's. In this Schumann example the sharp's > vertical lines are considerably longer and the glyph is

Re: LilyPond compared

2022-09-16 Thread Michael Gerdau
As for the supposed objectivity of 'out of the box with no tweaking', only casual users would do no setting adjustments in any of these programs - the whole point is they are all very flexible. I disagree with that claim. I'm typesetting new pieces for practical choir use almost on a weekly

Re: LilyPond compared

2022-09-16 Thread Andrew Bernard
The person who set this cannot even get the E flats all having flats. Comparisons such as this are odious, for a start because Dorico uses SmuFL fonts and apart from Bravura there are now about 20 SMuFL fonts available, all quite different in terms of accidental shape and such details, so what

Re: LilyPond compared

2022-09-16 Thread Mark Knoop
At 07:50 on 16 Sep 2022, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > Attached is an image from the Urtext edition of Schumann's > 'Humoreske', typeset around 2009. This image would seem to show that Henle's accidentals have diverged quite a lot from LP's. In this Schumann example the sharp's vertical lines are

Re: LilyPond compared

2022-09-16 Thread Mark Knoop
At 09:05 on 16 Sep 2022, Martin Tarenskeen wrote: > The comparison also shows something that looks a bit ugly (according > to some people, and I tend to agree): the design of the natural sign. > Are there more people here who think the hole in the middle of the > natural sign is too large and