Hi My memory from when I did the tutorial on chords in Lilypond export is that Rosegarden expects you to use the bis bes Netherlands notation.
Cheers Shelagh On 11 August 2014 04:04, Bradford Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the pointers, Yves. > > I've experimented a bit more and here's what I've found. > > 1. notion language set to English & "lead sheet chords" option on > If I spell the chords in the "english" way, they simply aren't printed. > Looking at the lilypond export shows that rosegarden has written them like > this > > %{ improper chord: 'bf' %} > > If I spell the chords in the Nederlands way, lilypond fails to process. > > 2. notation language set to Nederlands & "lead sheet chords" option on > > Same as above when spelling the chords in English. No output. > Spelling the chords in Nederlands format (e.g. "bes:"), they are printed > correctly > > So, I think this is what is happening. > > 1. Rosegarden assumes the Nederlands format is the only good one. If it > sees that format, it will send it to Lilypond correctly. > If at least one chord doesn't seem to match that format, it uses the > "improper chord" notation that is ignored by Lilypond. > > 2. If I have the notation language set to something other than Nederlands, > my Nederlands-spelled chords cause lilypond to fail. > > Best Regards, > Bradford > > On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 4:49 PM, < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Message: 4 >> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 20:33:56 +0200 >> From: yves <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Rosegarden-user] Lilypond fails with B-flat chord >> ("bes:") >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Le dimanche 20 juillet 2014 10:14:49 Bradford Smith a ?crit : >> >> > However, every time I try to enter a B-flat ("bes:") the print preview >> > fails with this error message. >> > >> > "Ran lilypond successfully, but it terminated with errors." >> > >> > Questons >> > >> > 1. Am I spelling this chord wrong somehow? >> >> The spelling "bes:" is correct when LilyPond language is set to >> Nederlands in >> the export/preview dialog. >> >> How to spell in other languages is given here : >> >> http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/writing-pitches#note-names-in-other-languages >> >> > >> > 2. How can I see the output from lilypond for hints at what I'm doing >> wrong? >> > >> You have to use the export to LilyPond menu (from the RG main window) to >> get a >> LilyPond source file. >> Then you can run LilyPond from the command line and see possible error >> messages. >> >> >> Yves >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Rosegarden-user mailing list > [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user > >
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