On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:57 AM, m...@apollinemike.com <m...@apollinemike.com> wrote: > Couldn't agree more - LilyPond already has all of this. Every score I've > created since 2008 does this in some way or another. Four bars per system in > simple music? No problem. > > form = { > \repeat unfold 4 { s1*4 \break } > } > > music = { > \repeat unfold 64 a'4 > } > > << \music \form >> > > If you're not sure how long music is, you can write a music function to find > out and then automate the creating of the skips in form.
David Nalesnik already did this: http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?u=1&id=838 > I think the issue at this point is not LilyPond's lack of ability to do this > or that, > but rather the lack of a vibrant cookbook culture like Python has. I think you're right. cheers, Janek _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user