Hi Simon, >> 1. In 2013, I composed and engraved a piece with nearly 12,000 frames (57 >> staves x 208 measures). It contains two sections (of ~32 and ~16 measures) >> which were specifically added "for That Production” (and, as such, contain >> “external material”). Now I want to modify the piece — someone has asked to >> license it for performance later this year. So I want to either eliminate >> those two sections, or replace them with different transitional material, so >> that I can publish a “standalone” work, separate from “That Production”. >> >> 2. One of my stage musicals (“Robin Hood: The Legendary Musical Comedy”) has >> been picked up for further development. It comprises nearly three dozen >> cues, each ranging from a few measures up to over 200; and there are 23 >> staves at its thickest point. In the Finale (the longest and most complex >> cue!), we want to trim the coda by [an internal] 16 measures for the next >> version.
> What about refining and extending usability of \showFirstLength and > \showLastLength for purposes like this? Something like that might work… I’d love to have a discussion some time about how that might be implemented. The current workaround, of course, is to use \tag around the section(s) in question. In particular, that method [relatively] easily solves “hide these 16 measures” types of situations (like my Example #2) and “depending on the version/edition, use either THIS or THIS” (like my Example #1). But hunting down each chunk of code — spread, as it is, across several global variables and 60-some other notes and lyrics variables — is painful. Cheers, Kieren. ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
