Re: Simple question about rests

2002-12-09 Thread Mats Bengtsson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello. I was reading the lilypond example page http://lilypond.org/stable/examples.html and looking at the first page of the first example (Petite Ouverture ...) it seems that a rest can have an incorrect vertical position. E.g. in bars 12 and 13 the second quaver (eigh

Fis or not fis, that is the question.

2002-12-09 Thread Michal Seta
On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 12:03:09 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can anybody explain why, despite having a "fs" specified by the current key > (for G Major), "fs" or "fis" needs to be specified, rather than just > assuming that the key fills in the gaps? I think that a main misconception is that a k

Re: Fis or not fis, that is the question.

2002-12-09 Thread Graham Percival
On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 14:55:40 + Ralph Little <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anybody explain why, despite having a "fs" specified by the > current key(for G Major), "fs" or "fis" needs to be specified, rather > than just assuming that the key fills in the gaps? Because assuming that "f" really

Simple question about rests

2002-12-09 Thread a . p . selby
Hello. I was reading the lilypond example page http://lilypond.org/stable/examples.html and looking at the first page of the first example (Petite Ouverture ...) it seems that a rest can have an incorrect vertical position. E.g. in bars 12 and 13 the second quaver (eighth note) rest is in line

Fis or not fis, that is the question.

2002-12-09 Thread Ralph Little
Somebody wrote: > > > | if i'm reading a piece in g major, then i > > > | will read any note in the bottom space of the treble staff as an > > > | f-sharp, not as an f. so i write "fis" for this note... :o) > > > > > > i don't agree. it is really not an f sharp, it is a natural f in the > > > key o

Re: Fis or not fis, that is the question.

2002-12-09 Thread Carter Brey
David Bobroff wrote: *snip* My suggestion? Get used to it if you want to use Lilypond. In the long run I have not found it to be a burden. Yes, I forget sometimes and have to correct my input. The authors have made their decision regarding the input syntax. I don't think they want to change

Re: Fis or not fis, that is the question.

2002-12-09 Thread Kev
> The current regime does not (as far as my understanding goes!) aid > transposition (if you are changing the base key rather than using > \transpose). FTR, \transpose works on the key as well as on the notes themselves. -- Kevin L. Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Fis or not fis, that is the question.

2002-12-09 Thread David Bobroff
Ralph Little wrote: >Can anybody explain why, despite having a "fs" specified by the current key >(for G Major), "fs" or "fis" needs to be specified, rather than just >assuming that the key fills in the gaps? Well, here's my take on this. Bear in mind that I'm not a Lilypond guru. It has been me

installation error

2002-12-09 Thread Joel Smith
Background ever since the time i've tried to update lilypond, i haven't been able to get it working. last night i tried to install version 1.6.6 from an rpm onto my redhat 7.3 machine. when it complained about not being able to find the fonts i (randomly) removed the .pk and the .tfm files th

Re: Key and accidentals in Lilypond

2002-12-09 Thread David Raleigh Arnold
On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 08:36:08 s.abeccara wrote: > Dear David, > > thank you for your reply, it is helpful and understandable. Your > suggestion to use ABC sounds good. Could you give me an URL to it? Search on google: abc music notation > > Now I see the point in Lilypond needing explicit alterat

Manual

2002-12-09 Thread s.abeccara
Dear Mats, thank you for your reply. As for improving the manual, I would suggest to put in the documentation some fully commented example of (most common) various types of music pieces that can be written, with all the elements needed. For instance, a choral piece, with lyrics, tempo, cresc

Re: Key and accidentals in Lilypond

2002-12-09 Thread s.abeccara
Dear David, thank you for your reply, it is helpful and understandable. Your suggestion to use ABC sounds good. Could you give me an URL to it? Now I see the point in Lilypond needing explicit alterations on notes. Some of the replies I got were discouraging for a newcomer in this field, w