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Well, I looked at the comparison and my first reaction is that this is not a fair deal. They compare gui notation packages with lily? What about a mup/abcm2ps/guido/musictex/philipswriter etc comparison to lilypond. Then we are comparing apples to apples. BTW some of the outputs in the pdf

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AM == Aaron Mehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: AM They compare gui notation packages with lily? AM What about a mup/abcm2ps/guido/musictex/philipswriter AM etc comparison to lilypond. I'd be interested in that, too. But so far not interested enough to actually type in the abc or

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I was thinking, why don't we just send the challenge to the maintainers of each of those packages. Is there a way to do it as a group. I mean not Laura Conrad, Hans, Aaron etc but the lilypond users or maybe send it back to the original person who did the first 6? Aaron --- Laura Conrad [EMAIL

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Kieren Richard MacMillan wrote: Hello, Laura: For those who just want to see the pdf's and not read the whole thread, I've posted links to them on my blog http://www.laymusic.org/blosxom-static/publishing. Thanks! That is quite a helpful investigation... Surprisingly, Finale makes quite a

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Hi,I just wanted to second Kieren's comment. I've compared outputs from different programs, like that thread linked to by others, and I've learned many things about engraving as a result (along with examining my own older hand-engraved editions). As I've been entering my own scores into Lilypond

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Han-Wen: ah, this is a bug. I fixed this in CVS. I mention an inconsistency in the app and it's fixed less than a day later... Why, that perfectly reflects my ten-year hel... I mean experience with Finale-Sibelius-Igor-etc. =) Thanks! Kieren.

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On 14 Aug 2005, at 14:32, Kieren Richard MacMillan wrote: Lilypond 2.7.4 thoroughly exceeds expectations regarding computer- generated music engraving output -- quite simply, it leaves every other app in the dust (and, indeed, most commercially-available scores, regardless of their engraving

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Hans Aberg writes: If somebody is interest in a comparison, one has had a thread in the Usenet newsgroup rec.music.theory with the same music piece being typeset in seven different programs, including LilyPond. Yes. Unfortunately, an older version of LilyPond was used. Jan. -- Jan

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JN == Jan Nieuwenhuizen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: JN Hans Aberg writes: If somebody is interest in a comparison, one has had a thread in the Usenet newsgroup rec.music.theory with the same music piece being typeset in seven different programs, including LilyPond. JN Yes.

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Kieren Richard MacMillan wrote: Hey, HW-J-etc: Just wanted you to know that you rock! Lilypond 2.7.4 thoroughly exceeds expectations regarding computer-generated music engraving output -- quite simply, it leaves every other app in the dust (and, indeed, most commercially-available scores,

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Han-Wen: Thanks! it's not perfect yet, but we're getting there, Agreed! Han-Wen sponsor me Nienhuys. How 'bout quoting a sponsorship cost for each of the fixes in this first measure: 1. Ties between two notes spaced closely together on inner-staff lines: too tall. 2. Tempo

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Hello, Laura: For those who just want to see the pdf's and not read the whole thread, I've posted links to them on my blog http://www.laymusic.org/blosxom-static/publishing. Thanks! That is quite a helpful investigation... Surprisingly, Finale makes quite a good showing in this case --