Re: compilation problem

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> [CVS 2004-01-19 18:06] > > I get the error below while `make all' processes > generate-documentation.ly. [...] I proceeded with the following patch; since I don't know for sure that it is the right fix I post it here instead of applying it directly to the CVS. Werner

Re: various staff sizes

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> In the past making smaller staffs was so painful that noone actually > did it. As a result, we have been rather lax with doing calculations > relative to the current staff symbol. I think that you are looking > at bugs. (reports welcome :-) Uh, oh. It was my hope to avoid this... Werner

Re: more on octavation

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> ok, so > > > > not this: > > > >8-- > > | > > o > > | > > > > <-> > > should be bigger than the ledger, no? Just a small amount, yes. In tight situations, it is even possible to center the `8' directly below the note, dropping the ottava line complete

compilation problem

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
[CVS 2004-01-19 18:06] I get the error below while `make all' processes generate-documentation.ly. Werner == Writing lilypond-internals.texi ... Backtrace: In unknown file: ... ?: 19 (begin (set-cdr! p (list (f

Re: wrong harmonic note shape

2004-01-19 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > #-- > > > # > > > > can you show a scan (how much bigger, how thick should the lines be, > > etc.) > > Sorry, I don't have a scanner. A look into, say, the solo violin part > of the Sibelius vio

Re: more on octavation

2004-01-19 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > % . The padding between the notes/staves and the ottava line must > > > % not take into account the final vertical dashed line. > > > > > > > huh? You want the vertical line to bump into the ledgers (3rd line) ? > > Perhaps a misunderstanding. I want this: >

strange potrace results

2004-01-19 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > [mftrace 1.0.26 > potrace 1.3 > autotrace 0.30.2] > > I've just compared the files cmbxti8.pfa as produced with lilypond CVS > 2004-01-18 23:13 MET (with autotrace) and CVS 2004-01-19 09:31 MET > (with potrace). > > It seems to me that the results of potrace+mftra

various staff sizes

2004-01-19 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > fontSize = #-4 > StaffSymbol \set #'staff-space = #(magstep -4) > > within the \with { ... } group is not sufficient: In the smaller > staff, rests under beams are incorrectly positioned; the stem length > under beams is not correct, the dynamic marks are too big

strange potrace results

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
[mftrace 1.0.26 potrace 1.3 autotrace 0.30.2] I've just compared the files cmbxti8.pfa as produced with lilypond CVS 2004-01-18 23:13 MET (with autotrace) and CVS 2004-01-19 09:31 MET (with potrace). It seems to me that the results of potrace+mftrace are wrong. All glyphs have zero depth; the

Re: more on octavation

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> > % . The padding between the notes/staves and the ottava line must > > % not take into account the final vertical dashed line. > > > > huh? You want the vertical line to bump into the ledgers (3rd line) ? Perhaps a misunderstanding. I want this: 8-- o | | not this:

Re: wrong harmonic note shape

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> > # > > #-- > > # > > # > > > > # > > # > > --

various staff sizes

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
[CVS 2004-01-18 23:13 MET] I want to do the following: \score { << \new Staff \with { #(set-staff-size 5) } { \viol } \new PianoStaff \klav >> } But this doesn't work. Using fontSize = #-4 StaffSymbol \set #'staff-space = #(magstep -4) within t

Re: possible tuplet spanner improvement

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> > % . Since tuplet lines are far thinner than beams, the standard > > % quantization algorithm for vertical start and end positions > > % gives bad results if the slope of the spanner is small. I > > % suggest to increase the angle threshold at which tuplet > > % spanners have a non-zero

Re: how to report bugs

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
[CVS 2004-01-19 09:31 MET] > * For things with many bugs, eg. the ottava bracket, I would prefer > a complete description of how things should look, if possible with > a scan from a printed edition. I don't have a scanner, sorry. For crowded piano music with all bells and whistles have a loo

more on octavation

2004-01-19 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > % > % . The octavation in the fourth line misses vertical padding to the note > % head. > % > % . A default horizontal offset to the right of the `8' should be > % dependent on the length of the created octavation spanner. With other > % words, even if the octavat

ties problem

2004-01-19 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > % . The algorithm to choose the direction of the ties doesn't work > % properly. I suggest the following for applying ties sequentially > % from top to bottom: > % > % + The topmost tie is always `up'. > % > % + If there is a vertical gap to the last note ab

more on octavation

2004-01-19 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > % > % . The octavation in the fourth line misses vertical padding to the note > % head. this is a silly bug. > % . A default horizontal offset to the right of the `8' should be > % dependent on the length of the created octavation spanner. With other > % words,

one more tuplet problem

2004-01-19 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > % . Looking at the third tuplet I believe that the beam spanner code is > % not appropriate for tuplet lines at all. It seems best to follow > % the note head positions only, ignoring stems for computing the slope. I think this is wrong, and will lead to large gaps

Re: rehearsal mark problems

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Rehearsal-marks.html#Rehearsal%20marks Thanks. It works as expected (except the bug with a rehearsal mark at the start of a line which is not fixed yet). > One thing I'm not sure about yet: markFormatter as a > calling-conventio

one more tuplet problem

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
See the third quintuplet. Werner == % % This file shows a problem with tuplet spanners in lilypond % CVS 2004-01-18 23:13 MET. % % . Since tuplet lines are far thinner than beams, the standard % quantization algorithm fo

Re: another two octavation problems

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> text-spanner.cc cannot deal with all your wishes. I rewrote some > things for 2.1 CVS. Can you check how it fares? See another mail with a new report. > Also, I don't know everything of ottava brackets. I'd appreciate it > if you could write a regression test that tests all of the features? >

ties problem

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
The following is something which I would really like to see corrected as soon as possible. I can't say how difficult it is to fix, but it is essential to piano music. Unfortunately, it is virtually impossible to apply workarounds for the start and end problem of ties -- if there is one please te

more on octavation

2004-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
Han-Wen, we are getting nearer. Again, thanks for your work on this. Werner == % % This file shows problems with octavation in lilypond % CVS 2004-01-18 23:13 MET. % % . The octavation in the fourth line misses vertic