Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-11 Thread Werner LEMBERG
>> If anyone hasn't done this already, i strongly recomment >> alt-tab-comparing them (i.e. open them in two maximized windows, >> both zoomed to 400% or so, and switch windows with alt-tab). > > I noticed that i've send files not optimized for > alt-tab-comparison... Now i attach better ones; s

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-11 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
2011/7/11 Janek Warchoł : > Hi all, > > i'm impressed by the amount of feedback i receive! > >> The scary thing is that personal taste can easily be influenced by >> lesser [early computer based] publications that have appeared since the >> 70's. > > I don't doubt that you've put a lot of effort in

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-11 Thread Janek Warchoł
2011/7/10 David Rogers : > * Janek Warchoł [2011-07-06 21:10]: > >> Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? > > I'm not sure. I think the thickness of that line is more at fault than > its direction. It should be (IMO anyway) as thin as a note stem or > thinner. I suspect that t

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-10 Thread Dmytro O. Redchuk
On Sun 10 Jul 2011, 12:48 Reinhold Kainhofer wrote: > So, I prefer the upper loop of the original clef, but the vertical line of > the > third one... Most probably, I would say that -- if the upper loop was as in the original clef -- lower part sholud be deeper, too. So, if I could (sorry, again

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-10 Thread Reinhold Kainhofer
Am Sonntag, 10. Juli 2011, 12:17:28 schrieb Dmytro O. Redchuk: > On Sat 09 Jul 2011, 01:58 Janek Warchoł wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > currently it is: > > > right: > [...] > > > Dmytro > > Actually, I would like the third (right one) to be a bit higher (and > deeper, probably). Me too. When I o

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-10 Thread Dmytro O. Redchuk
On Sat 09 Jul 2011, 01:58 Janek Warchoł wrote: > Hi all, > > currently it is: > right: [...] > Dmytro Actually, I would like the third (right one) to be a bit higher (and deeper, probably). I would definitely like to try it myself... So, for now it's "oh well...", not more. > > therefore i'm

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-10 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
Werner LEMBERG writes: >> I really like the new clef in your recompiled examples. I vote for >> at least including both options if not replacing the existing one Please take care that if you start to suggest voting for what you like best, you do that based not so much on personal taste... > Plea

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-10 Thread Martin Tarenskeen
On Sun, 10 Jul 2011, Werner LEMBERG wrote: I really like the new clef in your recompiled examples. I vote for at least including both options if not replacing the existing one altogether. Thanks for your work on this, Janek, the treble clef has been one of Lily's weakest visual aspects IMO.

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-09 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> I really like the new clef in your recompiled examples. I vote for > at least including both options if not replacing the existing one > altogether. Thanks for your work on this, Janek, the treble clef > has been one of Lily's weakest visual aspects IMO. Please don't forget that lilypond's clef

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-09 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> Do you think it would be a good idea to include both current Lily > clef and the one suggested by me in the font? Yes, definitely! For example in your bww 988 example, I still think that the larger clef looks much better. Your idea of making the line through the spiral a bit more straight is

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-09 Thread David Rogers
* Janek Warchoł [2011-07-06 21:10]: Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? I'm not sure. I think the thickness of that line is more at fault than its direction. It should be (IMO anyway) as thin as a note stem or thinner. I suspect that the original intent was to get away

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-09 Thread James Worlton
On Jul 9, 2011, at 16:58, Janek Warchoł wrote: > 2011/7/9 Janek Warchoł : >> W dniu 8 lipca 2011 00:14 użytkownik James Lowe >> napisał: >>> until you really print out a score and plop it on your music stand and then >>> have sharps and flats and time signatures and other ornamentation, I don'

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-09 Thread Janek Warchoł
2011/7/9 Janek Warchoł : > W dniu 8 lipca 2011 00:14 użytkownik James Lowe > napisał: >> until you really print out a score and plop it on your music stand and then >> have sharps and flats and time signatures and other ornamentation, I don't >> really think one can make a definite case for eith

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-08 Thread Janek Warchoł
Hi all, currently it is: left: James, Ralph, Nick, Werner, Xavier middle: Brent, Luca, Matthew right: Reinhold, Paul, Martin, Trevor, James Worlton, Tim, Daniel, Dmytro, Robert, Janek therefore i'm opening a Rietveld issue: http://codereview.appspot.com/4664070 2011/7/6 Reinhold Kainhofer : > Ho

RE: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread James Lowe
: Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer? 2011/7/7 Xavier Scheuer : > Maybe I’ve missed some discussions, nope :) > but what’s the purpose of this survey ? > Do you plan to modify LilyPond’s G-clef ? Yes. It's been irking me since i began using Lily; I don't like it for simi

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Janek Warchoł
2011/7/7 Xavier Scheuer : > Maybe I’ve missed some discussions, nope :) > but what’s the purpose of this survey ? > Do you plan to modify LilyPond’s G-clef ? Yes. It's been irking me since i began using Lily; I don't like it for similar reasons as some of you (see attachment). As you've surely g

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Janek Warchoł
2011/7/7 Bill Mooney : > Greetings all, > I prefer 2 or 3 before 1. > Putting them in context - see the attached files, where I have superimposed > pairs to show the differences as precisely as I could. Good idea, thanks! Janek ___ lilypond-user mailing

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Urs Liska
Am 07.07.2011 11:37, schrieb Xavier Scheuer: 2011/7/7 Janek Warchoł: I guess our G-clef is curved partly to distinguish itself from other software' clefs. Default Finale clef has very straight vertical line for example. Maybe I’ve missed some discussions, but what’s the purpose of this survey

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Werner LEMBERG
>> The first.  IMHO, the other two are too small or should be used for >> special situations only, like tight full scores. > > I've looked on IMSLP and many scores use clefs smaller than left > one, not only when staves are crowded. Yes, especially non-German editions use very small clefs. It's

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Janek Warchoł
2011/7/7 Werner LEMBERG : > >> Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? > > The first.  IMHO, the other two are too small or should be used for > special situations only, like tight full scores. I've looked on IMSLP and many scores use clefs smaller than left one, not only when s

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread David Kastrup
Hans Aberg writes: > At another place in Edition Peters, there is a slant to the right - > these are hand drawn, I think. More likely hand-engraved. Of course an engraver can tilt the type before committing to the hammer. -- David Kastrup ___ lily

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? The first. IMHO, the other two are too small or should be used for special situations only, like tight full scores. Werner ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Xavier Scheuer
2011/7/7 Janek Warchoł : > > I guess our G-clef is curved partly to distinguish itself from other > software' clefs.  Default Finale clef has very straight vertical line > for example. Maybe I’ve missed some discussions, but what’s the purpose of this survey ? Do you plan to modify LilyPond’s G-c

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Hans Aberg
On 7 Jul 2011, at 10:16, Janek Warchoł wrote: Examples from Edition Peters (Bach) and Schirmer (Muczynski) have the top tip and the lowest crossing aligned pretty much vertically. A book by Hindemith, though smaller in type, typeset by Scott, has slanting to the left. So the

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Dmytro O. Redchuk
On Thu 07 Jul 2011, 10:16 Janek Warchoł wrote: > I guess our G-clef is curved partly to distinguish itself from other > software' clefs. Default Finale clef has very straight vertical line > for example. I would rather not take into account "other software' clefs".. (Probably, "I simply do not li

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Hans Aberg
On 7 Jul 2011, at 08:14, Janek Warchoł wrote: >> Examples from Edition Peters (Bach) and Schirmer (Muczynski) have the top >> tip and the lowest crossing aligned pretty much vertically. A book by >> Hindemith, though smaller in type, typeset by Scott, has slanting to the >> left. So there is so

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-07 Thread Janek Warchoł
2011/7/7 Hans Aberg : > On 7 Jul 2011, at 08:14, Janek Warchoł wrote: > >>> Examples from Edition Peters (Bach) and Schirmer (Muczynski) have the top >>> tip and the lowest crossing aligned pretty much vertically. A book by >>> Hindemith, though smaller in type, typeset by Scott, has slanting to

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Janek Warchoł
2011/7/7 James Lowe : > > From: Janek Warchoł [lemniskata.bernoull...@gmail.com] > > > > 2011-07-06 22:21 wrote: > >> Can we have some sharps and flats and perhaps some numeric signatures? > >> There is no context for the clef otherwise (if you see what I m

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Janek Warchoł
2011/7/6 Hans Aberg : > Examples from Edition Peters (Bach) and Schirmer (Muczynski) have the top tip > and the lowest crossing aligned pretty much vertically. A book by Hindemith, > though smaller in type, typeset by Scott, has slanting to the left. So there > is some variation. Of course. I'd

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Dmytro O. Redchuk
On Wed 06 Jul 2011, 22:53 Janek Warchoł wrote: > W dniu 6 lipca 2011 22:21 użytkownik James Lowe > napisał: > > Can we have some sharps and flats and perhaps some numeric signatures? > > There is no context for the clef otherwise (if you see what I mean). > > Attached. The third one .) -- Dmy

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Dmytro O. Redchuk
On Wed 06 Jul 2011, 21:10 Janek Warchoł wrote: > Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? The first one. -- Dmytro O. Redchuk Bug Squad "Easy to use" is easy to say. --Jeff Garber

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Daniel E. Moctezuma
I like the third one. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Matthew Collett
On 7/07/2011, at 7:10 am, Janek Warchoł wrote: > Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? I don't like the left one: the top loop is far too big. Of the other two, I marginally prefer the upright stance of the centre one over the more 'laid-back' style of the right one. Best w

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Tim Reeves
> > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 22:53:51 +0200 > From: Janek Warcho? > To: James Lowe > Cc: lilypond-user > Subject: Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer? > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > W dniu 6 li

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Luca Rossetto Casel
Il 06/07/2011 21:10, Janek Warchoł ha scritto: Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? Hmm. I prefer the central one, I find in it more of the shape of the original 'G' letter and it seems more balanced to me. Luca cheers, Janek __

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread James Worlton
On Jul 6, 2011, at 15:53, Janek Warchoł wrote: > W dniu 6 lipca 2011 22:21 użytkownik James Lowe > napisał: >> Can we have some sharps and flats and perhaps some numeric signatures? >> There is no context for the clef otherwise (if you see what I mean). > > Attached. > > Janek > I'll add m

RE: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread James Lowe
Hello From: Janek Warchoł [lemniskata.bernoull...@gmail.com] Sent: 06 July 2011 21:53 To: James Lowe Cc: lilypond-user Subject: Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer? W dniu 6 lipca 2011 22:21 użytkownik James Lowe napisał: > Can we have some sha

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Brent Annable
I prefer the second one. In the first, the space outlined by the top loop of the clef and the top line of the staff is too large, and the third just appears too 'grainy' to me for some reason (although I find it hard to spot any differences between it and the second). Brent. On 6 July 2011 22:37

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Trevor Daniels
The one on the right. The one on the left is taller and would potentially affect the intra-staff spacing. Better to avoid this. Trevor - Original Message - From: "Janek Warchoł" To: "lilypond-user" Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:10 PM Subject: font survey: which clef do you pref

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Martin Tarenskeen
On Wed, 6 Jul 2011, Janek Warchoł wrote: Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? I like the 3rd one best. -- MT ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Paul Scott
On 07/06/2011 12:10 PM, Janek Warchoł wrote: Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? I prefer the 3rd one. I don't like the size (too big and fat) of the top loop on the 1st one. Paul Scott ___ lilypond-user mailing list lily

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Hans Aberg
On 6 Jul 2011, at 21:10, Janek Warchoł wrote: > Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? Examples from Edition Peters (Bach) and Schirmer (Muczynski) have the top tip and the lowest crossing aligned pretty much vertically. A book by Hindemith, though smaller in type, typeset b

RE: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread James Lowe
Janek, From: lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org [lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org] on behalf of Janek Warchoł [lemniskata.bernoull...@gmail.com] Sent: 06 July 2011 20:10 To: lilypond-user Subject: font survey: which

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Nick Baskin
Janek, I personally prefer the first one, then the third one, then the second one. The third looks like it's twisting in on itself, but still feels more balanced than the second one, which is tilted too far to the right. I find the first more balanced than the third, but only very slightly. My 2¢

Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

2011-07-06 Thread Reinhold Kainhofer
On Mi.,   6. Jul. 2011 21:10:51 CEST, Janek Warchoł wrote: > Which one of the clefs in the attachment do you like best? The last one. In the first one, the vertical strike looks too straight. The second one feels unbalanced and looks loke it's falling over to the right any second. However,