Hi David et All, 2018-07-06 10:27 GMT+02:00 Orm Finnendahl >When I design custom clefs or symbols for lilypond, I normally start >by using inkscape (https://www.inkscape.org) for importing, drawing >and exporting to ps or eps format and then open it in emacs and >adjust/reduce the code.
Same here, Cheers, Pierre 2018-07-06 10:27 GMT+02:00 Orm Finnendahl < orm.finnend...@selma.hfmdk-frankfurt.de>: > Hi David, > > good you figured it out. As I'm doing this stuff frequently, here are > some remarks, maybe it's useful for you: > > Am Freitag, den 06. Juli 2018 um 01:49:09 Uhr (-0400) schrieb dfro: > > I figured out why copying and pasting the postscript code did not > > work. The 'lineto, moveto, curveto' commands must come before the > > numbers in the \path-like version, whereas in the postscript version > > the 'lineto, moveto, curveto' commands come after the numbers. > > If I'm not mistaken, the name "Postsript" is actually related to the > fact, that it is a postfix programming language ;-) There are lots of > tutorials on Postscript in the net and I'd recommend reading some of > them and learning the basics. Postscript is turing complete and > therefore a very powerful programming language. > > If you insert "<x> <y> scale" or "<x> <y> translate" somewhere into > your postscript code, all drawing afterwards will be scaled or > translated accordingly. That might save you some number editing using > spreadsheets. In Postscript you can also create macro-like > definitions, build dictionaries and such. If you use emacs as a text > editor, you can explore postscript in a very similar fashion as > lilypond out of the box: Type the code in a text window and evaluate > it to see the graphics shown in another window. > > When I design custom clefs or symbols for lilypond, I normally start > by using inkscape (https://www.inkscape.org) for importing, drawing > and exporting to ps or eps format and then open it in emacs and > adjust/reduce the code. > > HTH, > Orm > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >
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