Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
https://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-PDF-File-Size Was compressed to zero bytes. :-) On 18/03/2023 5:58 pm, Werner LEMBERG wrote: Link missing?
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
Good morning Jean and Werner, The alpha transparency and fonts embedded in SVG along with leaner code are important advantages of Cairo. Thank you for outlining this! I'll investigate ways to reduce PDF size and let you know the outcomes of my investigation. Thank you, Vlad On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 6:08 AM Werner LEMBERG wrote: > > > I can see that the size of the Cairo-generated PDF is around 3 times > > bigger compared to the same document generated with Ghostscript? Is > > there is way to reduce the size of the Cairo-generated PDF? > > You might try `pdfsizeopt`. > > https://github.com/pts/pdfsizeopt > > > Werner >
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
From: Andrew Bernard In this day of gigabyte this an terabyte that, does a large PDF matter very much? What is the issue of concern? Unnecessary waste of resources is always a poor idea, especially if it is unexplained. My concern is more wondering that if the ordinary PDF is of the required quality (defined how?), what is being changed to increase its size so much? And if an unexplained change is being which is so visible to us, what changes might be happening that we haven't noticed. Paul
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
Hello, I've tried the https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu with very good results: - Lilypond with Ghostscript x1.5 => 5.3 MB PDF v1.5 - Lilypond with Cairo x4 => 15.0 MB PDF v1.5 - Lilypond with Cairo + pdfcpu x1 => 3.6 MB PDF v1.7 PDF outlines, hyperlinks and overall document appearance is apparently not altered after the optimization with the pdfcpu. The pdfsizeopt has several external dependencies and claims to be slow, so I have not tried it as I'm happy with the above solution which is easy to install and runs fast. Thank you, Vlad On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 9:19 AM Volodymyr Prokopyuk < volodymyrprokop...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good morning Jean and Werner, > > The alpha transparency and fonts embedded in SVG along with leaner code > are important advantages of Cairo. Thank you for outlining this! > > I'll investigate ways to reduce PDF size and let you know the outcomes of > my investigation. > > Thank you, > Vlad > > On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 6:08 AM Werner LEMBERG wrote: > >> >> > I can see that the size of the Cairo-generated PDF is around 3 times >> > bigger compared to the same document generated with Ghostscript? Is >> > there is way to reduce the size of the Cairo-generated PDF? >> >> You might try `pdfsizeopt`. >> >> https://github.com/pts/pdfsizeopt >> >> >> Werner >> >
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
I don't have any quantitative data but I image turning off the embedding of the source code would reduce file size in the PDF which may help. Andrew On 18/03/2023 10:38 pm, Volodymyr Prokopyuk wrote: I've tried the https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu with very good results:
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
Hi Werner, With NBN in Australia, the speeds are amazing. I have a 'modest' plan at 100Mbps nominal but I get consistently 10 percent plus higher. And a _lot_ of people are now moving to the commonly available 1000Mbs plans, at quite reasonable cost. So for we Aussies down under, big PDF's hardly matter in terms of network bandwidth. I have no idea what the situation is in Europe or America. The National Broadband Network is a government initiative. Everything gets fatter with time. Including me. Sure it would be great to have slim PDF's but that does not seem to be the trend. Andrew On 18/03/2023 5:58 pm, Werner LEMBERG wrote: In this day of gigabyte this an terabyte that, does a large PDF matter very much? IMHO yes. Today, PDF files are loaded *and* displayed in a browser. The larger the file, the longer it takes until it gets displayed. Additionally, an optimized PDF gets (normally) processed faster, which is thus also of benefit. Werner
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
> Hi Werner, With NBN in Australia, the speeds are amazing. [...] Well, a great percentage of the world does not have such amazing circumstances... Werner
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
Hi Andrew, In this day of gigabyte this an terabyte that, does a large PDF matter very much? What is the issue of concern? 1. For transferring/emailing, smaller is better for a number of reasons. 2. For those of us (e.g., Music Directors) who store and use multiple PDFs of complete musicals or operas (and, in the case of workshops, the associated scripts/libretti) on an iPad, the size of each PDF can make a huge difference, both in terms of the storage requirements and the responsiveness within the workflow. Hope that helps clarify! Kieren.
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
Le samedi 18 mars 2023 à 23:19 +1100, Andrew Bernard a écrit : > I don't have any quantitative data but I image turning off the embedding > of the source code would reduce file size in the PDF which may help. `-dembed-source-code` is off by default. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: autoChange creating extra staff
Le vendredi 17 mars 2023 à 17:06 -0700, Alexandre Loomis a écrit :
> That works perfectly, thanks! Follow up question, is there a way to change
> the cross-over point during the music, or do I need to do something like
> \CrossStaff = {
> \autoChange c' { *music* }
> \autoChange f' { *music* }
> }
No, this is the way.
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Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
Paul Hodges writes: > From: Andrew Bernard > > In this day of gigabyte this an terabyte that, does a large PDF matter > very much? What is the issue of concern? > > Unnecessary waste of resources is always a poor idea, especially if it > is unexplained. > > > > My concern is more wondering that if the ordinary PDF is of the > required quality (defined how?), what is being changed to increase its > size so much? Different mostly redundant font subsets for thousands of images add up. -- David Kastrup
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
> Le 18 mars 2023 à 16:58, David Kastrup a écrit : > > Different mostly redundant font subsets for thousands of images add up. That is the problem that appears for LilyPond’s documentation PDFs, which embed lots of examples. We are talking about standalone scores here, not documentation.
Alternate Measures
Hello, I am reworking the bass (tuba) parts for my section in the Natural State Brass Band. For those of you not familiar with the British-style Brass band, ALL members of the band are expected to have exceptional technique. The piece I'm reworking has 32nd note runs (1/4 = 90) which members of my section just can't play, so I'm writing "simplified" versions which either play every other note or a small (3 or 4 note) snippet. When all 3 parts are played together the entine lick is covered. So, my question. Is there a way I can set something at the top of the file where I can specify which version of the measure(s) I want engraved? For example, suppose I have a "variable" called "part_name" which I can set to "full" or "simple". I am looking for something like this: a4 b c d| # We all play this if (part_name == "full" Then a8 a b b c c d d| # this measure for our advanced players else a4 b c d| # this measure of our "junior" players end a4 b c d # we're all back to playing together again I'm currently using "ossia" notation, but it's cluttering the part up, though it's nice to see what others are doing. Is there anything I can do short of having 2 copies of the parts differing only by the few measures I've changed? Thanks Everyone! --greg
Re: Alternate Measures
Hi Greg, Is there a way I can set something at the top of the file where I can specify which version of the measure(s) I want engraved? Look for \tag, and you'll find exactly what you want! Hope that helps, Kieren.
Re: Alternate Measures
Kieren, My Original Question: >> Is there a way I can set something at the top of the file where I can >> specify which version of the measure(s) I want engraved? Kieren's Response: >Look for \tag, and you'll find exactly what you want! My reaction: Bingo, Bango, Bongo!! This is EXACTLY what I'm looking for and it works like a champ. I can now arrange custom parts for my section based on the technical ability of my players. Thanks. And THANKS to the developers for thinking of this and coding it up. --greg On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:38 PM wrote: > Hi Greg, > > > Is there a way I can set something at the top of the file where I can > > specify which version of the measure(s) I want engraved? > > Look for \tag, and you'll find exactly what you want! > > Hope that helps, > Kieren. >
oddHeaderMarkup
Lilypond v. “2.24.1”. I use “oddHeaderMarkup” and “evenHeaderMarkup”. I want to
change the font size of header, but “\fontsize #-1.0” does nothing. How can I
achieve this? Thanks!
oddHeaderMarkup = \markup
\fill-line {
" "
\on-the-fly #part-not-first-page \fontsize #-1.0 \fromproperty
#'header:subtitle
\if \should-print-page-number \fromproperty #'page:page-number-string
}
evenHeaderMarkup = \markup
\fill-line {
\if \should-print-page-number \fromproperty #'page:page-number-string
\on-the-fly #part-not-first-page \fontsize #-1.0 \fromproperty
#'header:subtitle
" "
}
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
It's kinda sorta on by default in Frescobaldi. engrave -preview is Ctrl-M and engrave - publish -Ctrl-Shift-P. And the engrave icon, when you press it, without going through the dropdowns, is preview by default. |-dembed-source-code| is off by default.
Re: Benefits of Cairo backend over Ghostscript for PDF
Well as I said, I don't know. I thought America would be way ahead. On 18/03/2023 11:44 pm, Werner LEMBERG wrote: Hi Werner, With NBN in Australia, the speeds are amazing. [...] Well, a great percentage of the world does not have such amazing circumstances... Werner
coloring edits
Hello, The documentation has examples of coloring note heads, stems, and staves. Where would I look for instructions to color slurs and/or ties? Thank you. Mark
Re: coloring edits
Dear Mark,
Once you know how to apply colors to things like noteheads, applying
that to the rest of the symbols is not difficult. It's just a matter of
knowing the internal name (such as Slur, Tie, etc.). These can be found
by looking up the symbols in the internals reference. For example, the
following link
https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/internals/phrasingslur
For one more example, to change the color of a slur, you simply have to do
\version "2.24.1"
\relative c' {
c4( d e f)
\override Slur.color = #red
c4( d e f)
}
Thanks,
-Will
On 3/18/23 22:42, Mark Stephen Mrotek wrote:
Hello,
The documentation has examples of coloring note heads, stems, and staves.
Where would I look for instructions to color slurs and/or ties?
Thank you.
Mark
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