On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Urs Liska <lilyli...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hello LilyPonders, > > is it possible to think of LilyPond supporting pdf layers, i.e. producing > output that is distributed on several layers? > > The most obvious use for such a thing would be the option to have > different languages in one document (and the enduser being able to chose > from by selecting/deselecting layers). Or for teaching purposes (documents > where you can hide/show solutions, hints or explanations). Or show/hide > fingerings. Or to produce by default a hidden layer with \debugCurvesOn. > (I think the options are numerous). > > But I'm even more interested in such a use for scholarly editions. > > There have been many experiments and discussions recently in the world of > musicological editing dealing with options to present the material, > different readings, different musical sources etc. > > Being able to produce layered pdfs could be a major 'selling point' for > LilyPond. And make it better known in the editorial world. > As I just now experienced LilyPond's potential as a tool for collaborative > editing, I could imagine that this would be an interesting target group. > > I don't know how pdf layers work internally, but I imagine it should > _basically_ be quite simple to create layers and write music on a specific > layer. This could be entered with a syntax similar to tags or a modified > \change command. > > I am well aware that it wouldn't be trivial at all to deal with the more > complex implications, especially the question of layers being involved in > collision handling or not (which would have to be very flexible - and > therefore at the same time complex). > But for now I'd just like to know if such a thing would in principle be > considered possible. > > Best > Urs > > P.S. > Any hints why I don't receive my own posts on this list? > I have of course ticked the option to receive my own posts. > And on lilypond-user I don't have this problem ... Greetings, Urs - This has been submitted as Issue 2542 : http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2542 As for receiving your own posts, I'm afraid I cannot address that issue. Ralph _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond
