Improving ly files readability
Hi all,
This isn't a topic I was able to find in the archive. It may be not a very
interesting subject for most of you, but I hope to learn a bit more about
your own practices for making your files more readable and maybe improve
mine. By that, I mean, how do you use the comments lines to make clear
parts, sections, etc. through your file and make it nice to read. I also
wonder for instance how do you write nicely your titles at the beginning of
your files. Currently, mine looks that way but I'm not very satisfied:
%%
%%% MAURICE RAVEL%%%
%%% LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN %%%
%%% (piano solo) %%%
%%
%-
\version "2.19.82"
\language "nederlands"
%-
% Files
\include "Global/fichiers.ily"
%-
%*%
%* PDF *%
%*%
\book {
...
Sounds like a silly question, but maybe some of you came up with nice ideas
for making those comments lines more readable, espacially when you want to
show different levels of importance!
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different staff-staff spacing throughout piece
Hi, Is it possible to have different staff-staff spacing throughout a score? I found the command (listed below) and the documentation said to put it in a \with section or in the \layout block for global settings. My piece opens with a cadenza and I want the staffs to be further apart for easier reading as there are a lot of knee-beams, but for the rest of the piece, I want the default staff-staff spacing. Is this possible? \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing.basic-distance = #10 Best, Rachel ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Non-default tuplet numbers
The documentation in the NR for non-default tuplet numbers has an example that appears to me to be musical nonsense. For people coming across this concept for the first time it is simply utterly confusing. All the bars are 4/4 but the tuplets refer to 7 and 12:7 and so on. This is under the selected snippets section of 1.2.1 Writing rhythms/Tuplets. Can I rewrite this to make sense, and submit a documentation patch? [I think this snippet is in LSR, where it is exactly the same nonsense (sorry!)] Andrew ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
RE: Non-default tuplet numbers
Andrew, Agreed. Just now looked at the "snippet." I tried to fathom where the 7 came in. Mark -Original Message- From: lilypond-user [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Bernard Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 5:01 PM To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Non-default tuplet numbers The documentation in the NR for non-default tuplet numbers has an example that appears to me to be musical nonsense. For people coming across this concept for the first time it is simply utterly confusing. All the bars are 4/4 but the tuplets refer to 7 and 12:7 and so on. This is under the selected snippets section of 1.2.1 Writing rhythms/Tuplets. Can I rewrite this to make sense, and submit a documentation patch? [I think this snippet is in LSR, where it is exactly the same nonsense (sorry!)] Andrew ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Tuplet number note size/font
I am trying to use notes in tuplet numbers, fairly standard. I use a custom font for my scores and this may be interfering, but when I use say 16. or 8 for the note the stem length is almost zero and it looks ugly. How can I get access to the font used in tuplet numbers for the notes when you use them, as per the non-default tuplet number examples? Andrew ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: Tuplet number note size/font
Hey, Andrew! On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 6:43 PM Andrew Bernard wrote: > I am trying to use notes in tuplet numbers, fairly standard. I use a > custom font for my scores and this may be interfering, but when I use > say 16. or 8 for the note the stem length is almost zero and it looks ugly. > > How can I get access to the font used in tuplet numbers for the notes > when you use them, as per the non-default tuplet number examples? Sorry, not a direct answer to your question, but how are you using a custom font for the notes? I’ve not had the problem with my fonts you are describing. Anything I can help with? Best, Abraham > ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: Tuplet number note size/font
Sorry. I am guilty of using imprecise language. I use custom notehead stencils to achieve the look of the notes we want. Not a replacement custom font such as yours. [It's very successful but I confess I have never been able to make good breve noteheads.] This sort of thing: % for unfilled notes sOne = \markup \override #'(filled . #t) \path #0.01 #'((moveto 0.00 -0.35) (lineto 0.08 -0.28) (curveto 0.08 -0.32 0.10 -0.33 0.18 -0.33) (curveto 0.48 -0.33 1.03 0.08 1.03 0.28) (curveto 1.03 0.34 0.94 0.33 0.93 0.33) (curveto 0.65 0.33 0.08 -0.05 0.08 -0.28) (lineto 0.00 -0.35) (curveto 0.00 0.00 0.55 0.55 0.90 0.55) (curveto 1.00 0.55 1.10 0.50 1.10 0.35) (curveto 1.10 0.00 0.55 -0.55 0.20 -0.55) (curveto 0.05 -0.55 0.00 -0.45 0.00 -0.35)) And using this in the stencil. Andrew On 20/9/19 12:07 pm, Abraham Lee wrote: Sorry, not a direct answer to your question, but how are you using a custom font for the notes? I’ve not had the problem with my fonts you are describing. Anything I can help with? ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: different staff-staff spacing throughout piece
Hi Rachel, > My piece opens with a cadenza and I want the staffs to be further apart for > easier reading as there are a lot of knee-beams, but for the rest of the > piece, I want the default staff-staff spacing. Is this possible? Two possible solutions: 1. Put the cadenza and the rest of the piece in two different scores, each with its own spacing parameters. 2. Set the score to the smaller spacing parameters, and then use invisible markups or padding/spacing tweaks to force the cadenza systems to be further apart. Hope that helps! Kieren. Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his) ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
