Re: Changing volta number text

2021-05-18 Thread Kieren MacMillan
calms down, maybe I’ll give that a try. Best, Kieren. ____ Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his) ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: kie...@kierenmacmillan.info ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.or

Re: Changing volta number text

2021-05-18 Thread Kieren MacMillan
g'4 a' b' | \set Score.repeatCommands = #'((volta #f)) } } c'1 } \score { \test } %%% Note that I deleted the \repeat volta command, but kept the bracketing of your \alternative block for readabilit

Re: LilyPond can't engrave 16 pages of music

2018-12-21 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Pond crashes. That looks like a [serious] bug to me. I’ve cc'ed the bug list. Thanks! Kieren. ________ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info ___ bug-lilypond ma

Re: MetronomeMark.break-align-symbols not heeded in custom context

2018-02-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Mark.extra-spacing-width = #'(-0.5 . 0.5) \consists "Text_spanner_engraver" \override TextSpanner.font-size = #2 \consists "Time_signature_engraver" \omit TimeSignature } Perhaps there's a better way of solving the problem, but this one works for me.

[partcombine] partcombine can't handle simultaneous hairpins

2017-06-08 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi all, I see this is still a problem, so I thought I'd post it to -bug. Regards, Kieren. %%% SNIPPET BEGINS \version "2.19.61" musicA = { g'1\> R1\! } musicB = { b'1\> R1\! } \new Staff \partcombine \musicA \musicB %%% SNIPPET ENDS _______

Re: problem with \partcombine and dynamics/hairpins

2016-09-25 Thread Kieren MacMillan
o-lilylib > are two "remove-" files that deal with this issue IIRC. Maybe they're if > help. > Urs ________ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info

Re: problem with \partcombine and dynamics/hairpins

2016-09-25 Thread Kieren MacMillan
! } \new Staff \partcombineII \musicA \musicB %%% SNIPPET ENDS Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond

Re: problem with \partcombine and dynamics/hairpins

2016-09-25 Thread Kieren MacMillan
good one, sufficient for my current triage needs — I’ll see if I can twist it to work without \grace. Best, Kieren. ____ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info ___ bug-

problem with \partcombine and dynamics/hairpins

2016-09-25 Thread Kieren MacMillan
> R1\! > } > > \new Staff \partcombine \musicA \musicB > SNIPPET ENDS Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info ___ bug-lilypond mailing list b

Re: Enhancement: Take ‘master’ line thickness from a context property [was: Re: list of thicknesses…]

2016-02-01 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Simon, > <https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/4760/> Thanks for that! Best, Kieren. ____ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info ___ bug

Re: [feature-request] optional duration for temporary

2015-11-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi James, > I have opened > https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/4658/ Thanks. (I’m getting a 404 error at the moment, but I assume that’s temporary.) Cheers, Kieren. Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ em

Re: Coda ahead of a line of its own

2014-12-23 Thread Kieren MacMillan
repeats with fine. I agree 100% with David’s comment on that Google code page: it's really embarrassing that we don't have anything like that. Best regards, Kieren. ___ Kieren MacMillan, composer www: <http://www.kierenmacm

Re: Skipping reminder accidentals in q

2014-07-13 Thread Kieren MacMillan
previous chord, reindicating any forced accidentals or cautionary accidentals. So, in your specific examples: > q! > is going to be what? The same output as > q? > is going to be what? The same output as Cheers, Kieren. _______ Kieren Ma

Re: Skipping reminder accidentals in q

2014-07-13 Thread Kieren MacMillan
, e.g., q! and q? to repeat the accidentals. Cheers, Kieren. _______ Kieren MacMillan, composer www: <http://www.kierenmacmillan.info> email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.g

random checkmarks appearing in output

2013-12-21 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all, For the last few [development] versions, I’ve found random checkmarks appearing in my scores: Is anyone else having this problem? Thanks, Kieren. ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug

Re: vowel aligned lyrics - want to improve it

2013-04-03 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Xavier, > Someone on the French users mailing list would like to align lyrics > on the first vowel. > http://lilypond-french-users.1298960.n2.nabble.com/Alignement-des-paroles-sur-la-premiere-voyelle-td7579353.html > > I found this thread but searching the LSR with the keyword "vowel" > gives

Re: Positioning of "8" under clef symbol in G_8 clef

2013-04-03 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi! I'm glad this is going forward. Janek: please check placement with cue clefs, etc.: I've found the current implementation/workaround to be flawed in these cases. Thanks, Kieren. On 2013-Apr-3, at 14:18, Xavier Scheuer wrote: > On 3 April 2013 19:08, Janek Warchoł wrote: > > > > Interestin

Re: spacing with arpeggio

2013-03-25 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi all, > Just be completely clear, appending \arpeggio as Thomas demonstrated > (thanks, Thomas) not only "solves" it, it is actually the documented and > correct usage of \arpeggio. > > From the Notation Reference: > > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/notation/expressive-marks-as-li

spacing with arpeggio

2013-03-24 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi all, This [reasonably-minimal] snippet shows a bug that's biting me a lot in my current engraving. Thanks, Kieren. ___ \version "2.17" \language "english" global = { \time 6/8 \key d \dorian s8*6*2 } pfNotesUpper = \relative a' { << { \voiceOne 8\arpeg

Re: span bar not working any more?

2013-03-08 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Just saw <http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3203>. Sorry for the noise. Kieren. On 2013-Mar-8, at 20:58, Kieren MacMillan wrote: > Hello all, > > SpanBar isn't currently working as expected/documented: > <http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2

span bar not working any more?

2013-03-08 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all, SpanBar isn't currently working as expected/documented: All the best, Kieren. ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.g

Re: MetronomeMark #'break-align-symbols sometimes fails

2011-10-13 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi! > it appears MetronomeMark #'break-align-symbols fails > with *every object* except time-signature. This is a little frustrating, as it was part of a bounty fix from some time ago. I understand the ultimate fix is [apparently] difficult — and Neil generously gave me a hack to tweak certain

Re: grace synchronization

2011-08-26 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi all, Well, here's an curious discovery: If you have a global variable "simultaneous-ed" into the Voice/Staff context(s), the "extra" skipped grace note MUST BE IN THE GLOBAL, not just explicitly placed in the other Voice(s)/Staff(s). \version "2.13" % skip in voice = fail global = { \key a

Re: grace synchronization

2011-08-26 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Hans, > I now got it working: just put in a grace note with a skip in the other staff. I had already tried that in my score — doesn't fix the problem. > However, when trying to use \bar ":||", like in the manual, then all sorts of > strange things happen. =( Kieren.

grace synchronization

2011-08-26 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all, I'm running into a rather irritating grace synchronization problem — an acciaccatura in one voice is overriding an explicit page break — and so I wanted to know what it would take to fix the grace sync problem "once and for all". I know of Issue 34 (and others) in the tracker, but

Re: MetronomeMark #'break-align-symbols sometimes fails

2010-09-26 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi all, When this gets fixed, I'm happy to up my sponsorship by C$50 -- this has definitely turned out to be more work than it first appeared. Thanks, Kieren. On 2010-Sep-26, at 08:43, Carl Sorensen wrote: > > > > On 9/26/10 5:09 AM, "Xavier Scheuer" wrote: > >> Hi Jan! >> >> No, I'm *no

collision bug?

2010-06-21 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi all, There appear to be at least two collisions in this small snippet that are unsightly: the first flat and the preceding rest, and the second flat and the preceding ledger line. Regression? Thanks, Kieren. \version "2.13.25" \include "english.ly" thenotesI = \rel

Re: \concat + \line = unexpected behaviour [?]

2010-05-26 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Dmytro, > I've looked at formatting commands and decided to add this to tracker: > http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1100 Thanks! Kieren. ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-l

Re: \concat + \line = unexpected behaviour [?]

2010-05-26 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Werner, >> i.e., in the snippet >> \markup { \line { pre \concat { a b c } post } } >> the 'word-space should be overridden to not-zero, right? > > The output should be > pre abc post > Everything else is a bug IMHO. I agree... and in this case, Lilypond does the right thing. I'm just poi

Re: \concat + \line = unexpected behaviour [?]

2010-05-25 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Neil, > Yes. \line stacks a set of markups horizontally, using 'word-space to > set the space between adjacent markups. If it's inside a \concat > block, 'word-space is overridden to zero. Okay, but I don't like it... =\ Furthermore, why doesn't Lilypond behave consistently in this regard?

\concat + \line = unexpected behaviour [?]

2010-05-24 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all, In the third line of this snippet, all whitespace (word spacing) is removed -- is this expected behaviour? \version "2.13.21" \markup { \line { in a line } } \markup { \concat { pre "in a line" post } } \markup { \concat { pre \line { in a line } post } } Thanks, Kieren.

Re: Enhancement request

2010-03-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Carl, > It seems to me that this is a bug; the fis' and the f' are not the same > note, and therefore the note-heads should not be merged. Yes, *that's* the bug (not the accidental handling). =) For the record, I [quickly] tried a number of shifting attempts, but couldn't duplicate the orig

Re: Enhancement request

2010-03-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Phil, > understood it to mean that when there are 2 notes in 2 voices but which have > the same fundamental note, only differing in an accidental, then LilyPond > doesn't support this. Nope -- but we should adjust the documentation if it's unclear. > I do have the chords set in different vo

Re: Enhancement request

2010-03-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Phil, > The attached image is how this appears in the Chappell version of "The > Mikado". Your example isn't technically a situation where "the same note occurs with two different accidentals in the same chord" -- it has two different voices! Cheers, Kieren. ___

Re: Line breaks and text positioning

2010-03-11 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Phil, > I know it can be worked around with \break, but as a general rule it > shouldn't be necessary to do this. Here's a snippet to consider: \version "2.12.3" #(set-global-staff-size 17) \paper { indent = 0 } \score { { \clef "treble" \time 4/4 \repeat "unfold" 31 { b'4 }

Re: How to adjust the space between notes?

2010-02-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Antheo, > Yes a short sample would be nice but as it is a layout question it does not > makes sense to shorten the code. Here is the code i wrote: > http://old.nabble.com/file/p27667198/commons.ly commons.ly > http://old.nabble.com/file/p27667198/Introduction%2B-%2BSaint%2BSaens.ly > Introduct

Re: Textual tempo markers in adjacent bars are stacked

2010-01-07 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Xavier, > As a workaroud I use this user-defined "TempoMark" command for textual > tempo marks: > > tempoMark = #(define-music-function (parser location markp) (string?) > #{ > \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT > \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-align-

bug with LSR Item #233 (hairpin with centred dynamics)?

2009-12-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi all, It appears that the snippet does not respect the Staff fontSize (e.g., as set in a \with block). 1. What's the explanation? 2. What's a workaround? Thanks, Kieren. [p.s. v2.13.8 if it matters…] __

Re: TrillSpanner does not extend over tied note

2009-06-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Neil, This has been fixed in 2.13.1. Thanks! I'll see if the upgrade will handle my current score without regression. Kieren. ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond

TrillSpanner does not extend over tied note

2009-06-13 Thread Kieren MacMillan
[Mac OS X 10.4.11] Notice that the TrillSpanner does not extend through (i.e., include) the tied note, as expected/desired: \version "2.12.2" \paper { ragged-right = ##f } trillBugMusic = \relative c' { c1\startTrillSpan ~ | c4 c\stopTrillSpan\startTrillSpan ~ c c\stopTrillSpan \startTri

Re: [repost] CR/LF regression in Mac OS X Lilypond editor

2008-07-12 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Valentin, this has now been added as http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=643 Thanks! Kieren. ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond

Re: beams

2008-07-03 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi James, So is this a bug? Looks like it... or is there some way around this? Did my solution (posted earlier) not work for you? Kieren. ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond

[repost] CR/LF regression in Mac OS X Lilypond editor

2008-06-27 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all, Has anyone else run into issues with the way the Lilypond editor (Mac OS X 10.4) handles CR/LF? I don't remember exactly when, but starting at least five or six .01 versions ago, anything I cut and paste from my Lilypond editor to (e.g.) my email would have no CR/LF left in the

CR/LF regression in Lilypond editor

2008-06-17 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all, Has anyone else run into issues with the way the Lilypond editor (Mac OS X 10.4) handles CR/LF? I don't remember exactly when, but starting at least five or six .01 versions ago, anything I cut and paste from my Lilypond editor to (e.g.) my email would have no CR/LF left in the

Re: \relative doesn't work when using \parallelMusic

2007-09-05 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Valentin, Can't help you with \parallelMusic directly, but... I would use everyday it if this was addressed Don't forget that you can fake \parallelMusic by explicitly pushing notes into an existing Voice context -- see snippet, below, for an example. It's not quite as pretty, but it a

Re: Starting a Piano Staff with an appoggiatura (acciaccatura)?

2007-08-26 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Joern, Trying to start a PianoStaff with an appoggiatura or an acciaccatura seems broken. Have you looked at the "Bugs" section at the bottom of the "Grace notes" section of the docs? Hope this helps! Kieren. ___ bug-lilypond mailing list b

Re: Crescendo text too close to dynamic mark

2007-05-26 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Zoltán: %% I'm not sure whether it's wrong or not, but I think that %% the crescendo text is too close to the preceding dynamic mark. Yes, but I doubt this will be classified as a bug, since the mechanism is not intended to solve the problem you're showing. Perhaps this code will give

Re: average-spacing-wishes and note too close to barline

2007-05-18 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, David: Help would be appreciated. You could modify the BarLine #'X-extent manually, e.g. \version "2.11.23" \paper{ ragged-right=##t indent = #0 } blFix = \override Score.BarLine #'space-alist = #'( (time-signature . (extra-space . 0.75)) (custos . (minimum-space . 2.0)) (clef . (minimum

cautionary accidental causes shift of lower accidental

2007-05-09 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello, all! Attached is a snippet from a piano piece I'm engraving. As you will see, the addition of a cautionary accidental in the upper part of the chord causes the lower (regular) accidental to shift unnecessarily. I've included this on -list, to document the (i.e., my current) workarou

Re: Accidentals too close to barline

2007-04-26 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, David: This is also (more of?) a problem with arpeggios, etc. I think there should be a "measure-minimum-left-padding" (or whatever) value, to guarantee that the first object after the barline (or time or key sig, if present) maintains a certain distance from the prefatory objects. I

Re: Laissez vibrer direction

2006-10-23 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Marcus: Until the bug is fixed, perhaps you can use #'rotation as a workaround option...? Hope this helps! Kieren. ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond

melismas on tied notes not left-aligned

2006-09-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello, all -- Just noticed that melismas on tied notes are centered on notehead, whereas melismas on slurred notes are left-aligned (as expected) I double-checked and they were both left-aligned in v2.8! While we're here... ;-) Is there an easy way to (globally) set the X-alignment of (just)

Re: Stem #'neutral-direction

2006-09-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Markus: Thanks -- that solved it! But can anyone explain why the default is for Voice *not* to \consist of the "Melody-engraver"?? =) Thanks! Kieren. ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug

Stem #'neutral-direction

2006-09-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello, all! Is Stem #'neutral-direction not working as expected in 2.9.17? [See bug snippet, below.] Thanks, Kieren. %%% BEGIN SNIPPET %%% \version "2.9.17" theMusic = \relative c'' { \repeat "unfold" 16 { c4 b c b c b a g a b a b a g a b } } \score { \theMusic } \layout

Re: Minimum padding after barlines for notes with accidentals?

2006-09-13 Thread Kieren MacMillan
e cross-posted; we'll see what happens! =) Best, Kieren. Kieren MacMillan wrote: Hi, Rick! There is a problem with notes that both start a measure and have an accidental. [...] I can't be the first one to notice it). If you search the archives, you'll see that I've asked t

Re: Cannot reset TupletNumber back to visible

2006-09-10 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Raphael! I can't reproduce the bug you're talking about -- e.g., the following works as expected: %%% BEGIN SNIPPET %%% \version "2.8.5" stuff = { \times 3/2 { g:8 d:8 } \override TupletNumber #'transparent = ##t \times 3/2 { g:8 d:8 } \times 3/2 {

Re: ties in polyphony

2006-08-30 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Karim (et al.): Starting from version 2.9.16-1 on both plateforms, linux (debian etch) and Macosx PPC Tiger. some strange things are happening concerning ties that are not produced on pdf nor in ps. It is happening Only when it is a two voice thing. (If you remove one voice, the ties w

mutlti-voice alignment

2006-08-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello, all -- Any idea/explanation for why the alignment is off (between the fs and a) in the following example? I can tweak it with a NoteColumn #'extra-offset, but I'd rather not... Thanks, Kieren. %%% CODE BEGINS \version "2.9.15" \include "english.ly" theNotes = \relative { \ke

Re: Bug when trying to use right-align in Composer, Header

2006-08-05 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Bonjour, Frédéric! I am trying to put dates on a second line under the composer's name. Although it works using \markup \center-align { "composer" \small "(-)" }, it doesn't when I use \right-align instead. The result is two lines printed one on another. Why is it like this? Try

Re: tieWaitForNote

2006-06-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Han-Wen -- yes, I think so Great! don't use 2.9.9-1 though, as it has an embarassing bug. Oh, yeah, I ran into that one: I was on the subway with my laptop, minding my own business (and engraving a score), when all of a sudden my pants disappeared! ;-) Cheers, Kieren. ___

Re: tieWaitForNote

2006-06-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Han-Wen (et al.): Anyone know a fix or workaround? upgrade to 2.9 Right now, I'm in the ever-increasing crunch of getting a chamber opera score composed, engraved, parted, and out the door... The premiere is two weeks from tomorrow!! =\ Is 2.9 stable and bug-free enough to trust for t

tieWaitForNote

2006-06-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello, all -- Just wondering if I'm the only one running into this issue (q.v., middle-line-B tie): %%% BUG SNIPPET BEGINS \version "2.8.4" \include "english.ly" \relative c' { \time 12/8 \set tieWaitForNote = ##t r8 cs[~ a'~ b~ e'~ gs,]~ 2.\laissezVibrer \set

Re: Beaming Triplets

2006-06-12 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Trent: Sorry -- didn't really comprehend the "buggy" nature of your email... =\ Chalk it up to being deep in opera-composition mode. Apologies, Kieren. ___ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/b

Re: Beaming Triplets

2006-06-12 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Trent: Is this what you want? %%% CODE SNIPPET BEGINS \paper { ragged-right = ##t indent = 0\mm } \relative c'' { c4 c4 c8 \times 2/3 { c16[ d e] } } %%% CODE SNIPPET ENDS Note how the [ goes after the first note you want included in the beam. Best regards, Kieren. ___

Re: \paper within \score

2006-06-08 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Graham: (I'm still not clear on \paper vs. \layout, since you _can_ have \layout outside of a \score ) Although this may confuse you more, the way I think of it is in Adobe terms: \layout = story i.e., one contiguous block of presented material (in this case, usually music) \pape