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Re: Solution for: 2.11.38 LSR Adding accidentals to a trillspanner

Dear Paul, On 04/02/2008, Paul Scott wrote: > Can someone tell me how to fix this? Sorry, I can't. I have a workaround, though. :-) I had to find a way to make a pitched trill and came up with this. However, the solution is not ideal. If you change the size of the trill mark, you have to find new

Re: lilypondtool for linux

Dear Nicholas, thanks! I downloaded jedit 4.3 pre 9 and it works now! ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: recorder fingering chart

Thanks Mats, so strange, I tried so many times to use slashed-digit, and I was always getting some errors... now it works... I post here the complete example of the chart I'm working on; I want to post it to lsr, but I'd prefer to get some suggestion from the list first. And I have also a questio

Re: Choral lyrics assistance, please.

On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:59:17 +0100 Mats Bengtsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... there's no need to use > \book here. If you just remove the "\book {" and matching "}", you will > get exactly the same result. If there's any information left in the > current manual that indicates that you nee

Re: \RemoveEmptyStaffContext deleting half a GrandStaff

Hi Reinhold, Or the hint in the last paragraph of http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=307 That way, none of the Staves of the GrandStaff will be removed, but the staff for the feet will. Nice! Kieren. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user

Re: \RemoveEmptyStaffContext deleting half a GrandStaff

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am Montag, 4. Februar 2008 schrieb Kieren MacMillan: > Hi Steve, > > p.s. Another solution can be found at > Or the hint in the last paragraph of http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=307 That way, none of

Re: Help with systemSeparatorMarkup in Latex

As you may have noticed, the system separators is not the only thing that's not included when you use lilypond-book. Also such aspects as the spacing between the systems is lost. The reason is that every system is typeset as a separate .eps file, which LaTeX treats as a separate figure. Of course,

Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Piano Templates

Trevor Daniels wrote: Valentin This looks really good, and I've registered. But I can't see any easy way to "just copy it" if I want to suggest an improvement. Any suggestions? Click on "Snippet database". Search for the snippet you want to copy and double click on that line, which shoul

Re: Help with systemSeparatorMarkup in Latex

Now why on earth would I want to insert a \pageBreak inside a score which is less than a single page? :) Again, I haven't tried this in four years (I just tried compiling my old project, but it needs some manual convert-ly attention), but it certainly works for multi-page files. I think my longe

Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Piano Templates

And before anybody says anything, adding a simple button for this this is already on the TODO list for LSR. Cheers, - Graham On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:27:13 +0100 Mats Bengtsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Trevor Daniels wrote: > > Valentin > > > > This looks really good, and I've registere

Re: Help with systemSeparatorMarkup in Latex

Isn't this one of the only reasons to ever use \book? I remember using \book to get a \pageBreak inside a lilypond-book project... but that was about four years ago, so things may have changed since then. Cheers, - Graham On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:22:49 +0100 Mats Bengtsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

Re: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 09:23:08 -0500 "Palmer, Ralph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- > > My copy of The Scott, Foresman Handbook for Writers, Fourth Edition, > (1996), under "Problems with that, which, and who?" says, > Understand that both essential (re

Scheme: Is there a make-right-align-markup?

Dear All, OK. I must admit that there's no such thing. I just wanted to get your attention. :-) I've been searching for a scheme function that I could use for aligning markups on their right edges. I found a solution for centering them (below) and it uses a function / procedure called make-center

Re: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26

Greetings - Kurt wrote: -- Generally -- "which" and "that" have specific uses that we aren't observing very well. "That" introduces a restrictive subclause and should not be preceded by a comma. Removing this clause changes the meaning of the sentence, usually by mak

Re: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26 [OT]

Hi Graham, I bet that there's less than a hundred people You mean "I bet there are fewer than..." ;-) In all seriousness, while it may be true that "knowledge of formal grammar is [not] necessary to be a good writer", it is undeniable that better grammarians make better writers, all othe

Re: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26 [OT]

On Feb 4, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: Hi Graham, I bet that there's less than a hundred people You mean "I bet there are fewer than..." ;-) In all seriousness, while it may be true that "knowledge of formal grammar is [not] necessary to be a good writer", it is undeniable

Re: Scheme: Is there a make-right-align-markup?

I'm afraid the easiest solution is to copy paste from the file .../scm/define-markup-commands.scm, where you can find the implementation of all the standard markup commands. For example, the \center-align markup command is implemented by (define-builtin-markup-command (center-align layout props ar

Re: Help with systemSeparatorMarkup in Latex

Thanks for reminding me! Yes, if your score is less than a single page and you want it to appear exactly the same as in a standalone LilyPond generated score, then the simple solution is just to add a \book{...} around the full example, which makes lilypond-book typeset the full score as a single

RE: GDP: NR 1.1 Piano Templates

That's what I was looking for! Trevor > -Original Message- > From: Graham Percival [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 February 2008 13:34 > To: Mats Bengtsson > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Valentin Villenave; > Lilypond mailing list > Subject: Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Piano Templates > > > And be

Re: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26 [OT]

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:58:35 - "Trevor Daniels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Graham Percival wrote 04 February 2008 16:27 > > > > On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 09:42:55 -0600 > > Stan Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Feb 4, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: > > > > > > >> I bet

Re: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26 [OT]

Hi Trevor (et al.), I think Kieren also meant the distinction between less and fewer :) Indeed! =) Perhaps it means, "Accidentals are printed on tied notes only when the note to which they are tied is on the previous system." Good point. Incidently, the MS Grammar checker -always- annoy

Re: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26 [OT]

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 09:42:55 -0600 Stan Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 4, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: > > >> I bet that there's less than a hundred people > > > > You mean "I bet there are fewer than..." ;-) *hmph* In modern Canadian, an apostrophe followed by an `s'

RE: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26 [OT]

Graham Percival wrote 04 February 2008 16:27 > > On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 09:42:55 -0600 > Stan Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Feb 4, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: > > > > >> I bet that there's less than a hundred people > > > > > > You mean "I bet there are fewer than..."

Re: PianoStaff adjustment (was: Re: \RemoveEmptyStaffContext deleting half a GrandStaff)

Hi Benedict, I'll ask again - is there a way to limit this adjustment, so that, for example, it never makes the staffs get closer than a certain limit? #'minimum-Y-extent ? HTH, Kieren. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http:

Crippled PS/RPM output on RHEL5

Hi LilyPonders, I am working with "GNU LilyPond 2.11.37" (the problem had existed with 2.10 too) on one RHEL5 box and a FC7 box. Although I have proper output with my FC7 box, I get crippled output (both PS and PDF) on RHEL5. The attached files bad.* show the crippled pdf and ps files of test.ly

Re: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26 [OT]

Hi Stan, Might not the same arguments be applied to the benefits of knowing Lilypond's "grammar?" I agree: 1. By using "poor Lilypond grammar", I can write an .ly file which compiles and outputs a "valid" score of Beethoven 9, but is essentially unreadable (as an input file) by any human

Re: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26 [OT]

Hi Graham, I mean, does this sentence _actually_ bother anybody? Or make it unclear? No... but there *are* things in NR 1.1 Pitches which *could* be clearer. I'm teaching every week day, and have rehearsals every evening this week, but am hoping to get my NR 1.1 comments in soon. I am w

RE: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26 [OT]

> Accidentals are only printed on tied notes which > begin a new system: Each to his/her own I guess. In this case "that" is correct and "which" is incorrect. To me, "which" sounds strange in this context. It implies to me that tied notes begin a new system *which* is, of course, untrue. :) Wh

Re: Choral lyrics assistance, please.

Thanks for the detailed analysis! Trevor might want to modify the LM based on this -- I'm not certain if he knew how \book worked when he wrote the sections... I know that *I* didn't (and still don't) know how it works, and I'm the one who is theoretically editing his work. (that's why I always c

Re: \RemoveEmptyStaffContext deleting half a GrandStaff

Hi Steve, It is important to use a GrandStaff, not a PianoStaff, because cross staff beaming is not in use and I want automatic adjustment of staff spacing. I think PianoStaff now (~ 2.11.30+) auto-adjusts...? Part of the GrandStaff being removed when only one of its staves carries notes

Re: Choral lyrics assistance, please.

I might just be adding to the noise level, but my quick-n-dirty workaround to multiple verses that follow refrains is to paste in a bunch of empty quotes - one pair per syllable. And once you have the set for verse 2 (verse 1 will have the refrain, of course), you just paste the whole set of quote

Re: \RemoveEmptyStaffContext deleting half a GrandStaff

Hi Steve, p.s. Another solution can be found at Hope this helps! Kieren. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Part 2 of 2 -- Re: GDP: NR 1.1 Pitches 2008-01-26 [OT]

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:34:43 -0500 (EST) Ralph Little <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Accidentals are only printed on tied notes which > > begin a new system: > > Each to his/her own I guess. > > In this case "that" is correct and "which" is incorrect. > To me, "which" sounds strange in this cont

PianoStaff adjustment (was: Re: \RemoveEmptyStaffContext deleting half a GrandStaff)

On Monday, February 04, 2008, at 03:51AM, "Kieren MacMillan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi Steve, > >> It is important to use a GrandStaff, not a PianoStaff, because >> cross staff beaming is not in use and I want automatic adjustment >> of staff spacing. > >I think PianoStaff now (~ 2.11.30+)

Re: Forcing Piano Staff spacing in 2.11

I was sure that I had followed up on this email, but it seems that the I never sent the email. Exactly which 2.11.x version did you try. There have been some very recent fixes, probably in 2.11.36 or 2.11.37, that should affect exactly this issue. Could you please try with that latest version and

Tip / trick: making Adobe fonts available to fontconfig

Hi, It took me some time this weekend to figure out how to use Adobe Caslon Pro type in the score I'm just now finishing up. The secret turned out to be to hunt down the font files in question on my filesystem and then to put a copy of those files into the magic ~/.fonts directory. Full notes foll

stopStaff combined with StaffGroup extents barlines

I am typesetting a score, where one of the staffs contains an ossia section. I started from the example in section 1.6.1 of the NR. The second staff will contain the ossia section. In the resulting score it is not obvious to which staff this ossia belongs. To connect the staff with the ossia sectio

Re: Tip / trick: making Adobe fonts available to fontconfig

On Feb 4, 2008 3:55 PM, Werner LEMBERG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If anybody knows (or can find) the correct way to kick off a font > > cache rebuild, I'll test and post OS X results back to this thread. > > fc-cache -r -f trevorbaca$ fc-cache -r -f Fontconfig error: Cannot load default

Re: Tip / trick: making Adobe fonts available to fontconfig

> If anybody knows (or can find) the correct way to kick off a font > cache rebuild, I'll test and post OS X results back to this thread. fc-cache -r -f Werner ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/lis

By-hand letter tracking: best with \line and \hspace?

Hi, Wanting to get rid of extra space between larger letter pairs, I've stumbled on this method using \line and negative values to \hspace: \line { LID \hspace #-1.75 ER \hspace #-1.65 CFENY } Is this in fact the best way to adjust letter tracking by hand? -- Trevor Bača [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Tip / trick: making Adobe fonts available to fontconfig

Am 2008-02-04 um 22:55 schrieb Werner LEMBERG: If anybody knows (or can find) the correct way to kick off a font cache rebuild, I'll test and post OS X results back to this thread. fc-cache -r -f On my system one "fc-cache" lives in /usr/X11R6/bin/fc-cache and doesn't know the "-r" paramet

Re: By-hand letter tracking: best with \line and \hspace?

Hi Trevor, \line { LID \hspace #-1.75 ER \hspace #-1.65 CFENY } Is this in fact the best way to adjust letter tracking by hand? I prefer \concat { LID \hspace #-0.08 ER \hspace #-0.08 CFENY } HTH, Kieren. ___ lilypond-user mailing list li

My messages don't get through

My mails do not seem to be getting through, they do not appear in the list. ¿Am I blacklisted or something? Daniel Tonda Castillo ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: By-hand letter tracking: best with \line and \hspace?

On Feb 4, 2008 7:15 PM, Kieren MacMillan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Trevor, > > > \line { LID \hspace #-1.75 ER \hspace #-1.65 CFENY } > > Is this in fact the best way to adjust letter tracking by hand? > > I prefer > > \concat { LID \hspace #-0.08 ER \hspace #-0.08 CFENY > }

Re: Tip / trick: making Adobe fonts available to fontconfig

> trevorbaca$ fc-cache -r -f > Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file Then try fc-cache -f or fc-cache The `-f' option forces recreation even of apparently up-to-date cache files. Werner ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-

Re: Tip / trick: making Adobe fonts available to fontconfig

On Feb 4, 2008 10:52 PM, Werner LEMBERG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > trevorbaca$ fc-cache -r -f > > Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file > > Then try > > fc-cache -f > > or > > fc-cache > > The `-f' option forces recreation even of apparently up-to-date cache > files. Hraban me

Re: Tip / trick: making Adobe fonts available to fontconfig

> However, I still get the following: > > fonts$ fc-cache -f > Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file > > I'm in /etc/fonts when I issue the command; should I maybe be in > some other directory? Hmm. On a linux box I would ask you to run strace fc-cache -f 2> fc-cache.log The

Error Message

When I try to generate my .ly file, I get the following error message in the log: # -*-compilation-*- Changing working directory to `C:/Documents and Settings/George/Desktop' Processing `C:/Documents and Settings/George/Desktop/Derbenko Scherzo.ly' Parsing... E:/Temp/Lilypond/usr/bin/../share/li

MIDI

I just don't get how to make a file into a MIDI file. For example, I have my input: \relative c' { \new PianoStaff \with { \override VerticalAlignment #'forced-distance = #12 \override DynamicLineSpanner #'staff-padding = #2.8 } << \time 6/8 \new Staff { \key d \major \tempo 4.= 84