Re: small phrase to small png

2005-04-27 Thread Bo Herlin
nope, no feta20.pfa, this is what is says (my testfile is called direct.ly): Invoking `dvips -t "a4" -u+ec-mftrace.map -u+lilypond.map -Ppdf direct'... This is dvips(k) 5.95a Copyright 2005 Radical Eye Software (www.radicaleye.com) ' TeX output 2005.04.28:0757' -> direct.ps kpathsea: Running m

italic lyrics solved

2005-04-27 Thread Stan Sanderson
Using Lilypond 2.5.20, Mac OS 10.3.9 Problem: song with 2 versions (not verses) of lyrics (i.e., 2 songs using the same musical setting). I wished to print one version in regular text and the other version in italics (underneath the first, using \lyricsto). Solution for italic text- alternatete

Re: new title on multiple \score blocks in same file

2005-04-27 Thread Fairchild
Mats - Looking for a neat way to insert complete \header information for selected \score blocks in a sequence of \score blocks. Found the below message in the archives. Did the feature ever happen? - Bruce %%% From: Mats Bengtsson Sub

repeat with alternates in middle

2005-04-27 Thread Jason Addison
How can I indicate alternate sections other than the ending? For example, suppose that I have a piece of music 4 measures long which repeats 4 times for a total of 16 measures. The 1st and 3rd times have the same ending. The 2nd and 4th times have the same ending. The 3rd time has a different

Re: italic lyric help?

2005-04-27 Thread Mats Bengtsson
To find out, follow the link at the bottom of the section on "Entering Lyrics" to the program reference for LyricText. There, you will find a list of the properties that are set by default. To see a full list of all available properties, you have to follow the links at the bottom of the page to the

Re: Guitar Barre'

2005-04-27 Thread Maurizio Monge
Thanx, i am now triying to write a macro to realize barre comfortably. I also found the following code in an older port, but i doesn't compile (2.5.20). What's wrong? I really would like to end up with a function like: \barre #"IV" { c d e } or at least \barre #"IV" c \startTextSpan d e \s

RE: Default font

2005-04-27 Thread Fairchild
Mats - Following your pointers, rummaging and deducing, I've made some progress. Primarily, I'm trying to discover the default text font used in \markup and the same text font to use in embedded PostScript. Purpose is to match rotated text. It seems the default is Roman Upright Medium 10, cmr10

italic lyric help?

2005-04-27 Thread Stan Sanderson
Using Lilypond 2.5.20, Mac OS I am setting a piece with alternate lyrics. I would like the alternate in italics. The archive appears to have one (old) message regarding this but the proxy filter at this location for whatever reason blocks the message. The Tips & Tricks, Regression Tests, and of

Re: Huge memory usage!

2005-04-27 Thread Pedro Kröger
Han-Wen Nienhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 451 bars is a pretty large for an orchestral score, that's true, but lily should handle it. and indeed it does. the problem was actually this code: \time 6/8 cis( b4) \acciaccatura \times 2/3 { \stemUp cis32([ \acciaccatura b \acciaccatura a] }

Re: small phrase to small png

2005-04-27 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Run lilypond with the additional flag --verbose to verify that it uses the correct vector fonts. Towards the end of the printouts, you should see something like Invoking `dvips -t "a4" -u+ec-mftrace.map -u+lilypond.map -Ppdf testfile'... This is dvips(k) 5.95a Copyright 2005 Radical Eye Softwar

Re: building Lilypond 2.4.6 on Ubuntu 4.10 : problem with mftrace option [+ workaround]

2005-04-27 Thread Mats Bengtsson
SPORN David wrote: Hi, Yesterday I finally managed to build Lilypond 2.4.6. First I could get all the dependancies libs and software through regular repositories (Ubuntu + universe + multiverse) with synaptic, except texinfo (I can have only 4.6, 4.7 required). Since texinfo is for building the

building Lilypond 2.4.6 on Ubuntu 4.10 : problem with mftrace option [+ workaround]

2005-04-27 Thread SPORN David
Hi, Yesterday I finally managed to build Lilypond 2.4.6. First I could get all the dependancies libs and software through regular repositories (Ubuntu + universe + multiverse) with synaptic, except texinfo (I can have only 4.6, 4.7 required). Since texinfo is for building the manual, I will rel

Re: small phrase to small png

2005-04-27 Thread Stan Mulder
To increase resolution you can do ps2png -R 300 for 300 dpi. Or set it to something higher. Bo Herlin wrote: Yes, the \layout did it. Very useful. But how can I get better resolution? --preview is just... preview Can i get the hi-res version without the page? Mats Bengtsson wrote: Insert \layout{

Re: small phrase to small png

2005-04-27 Thread Bo Herlin
Im running lilypond 2.4.4 on SuSE 9.3 installed from the SuSE 9.3 DVD. Mats Bengtsson wrote: What LilyPond version? What system? How did you install it, from a precompiled package or by compiling it yourself? All reasonably recent versions of LilyPond use vector fonts (Type1 fonts) in the PS files,

Re: Guitar Barre'

2005-04-27 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
Op wo, 27-04-2005 te 12:34 +0200, schreef Mats Bengtsson: > Read about text spanners in the manual. > this seems something to note for our Documentation Editor -- Han-Wen Nienhuys - [EMAIL PROTECTED] LilyPond Software Design - http://www.lilypond-design.com

Re: Guitar Barre'

2005-04-27 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Read about text spanners in the manual. /Mats Maurizio Monge wrote: Hi, i am trying to put a barre' in my score, it should be something like: C. III___, above the score, and the only way i was able to do something like that was overriding the 8va to write "C. III" ins

Re: small phrase to small png

2005-04-27 Thread Mats Bengtsson
What LilyPond version? What system? How did you install it, from a precompiled package or by compiling it yourself? All reasonably recent versions of LilyPond use vector fonts (Type1 fonts) in the PS files, not bitmapped fonts like *.660pk. /Mats Bo Herlin wrote: Ok, problems solved: 1. first i

Guitar Barre'

2005-04-27 Thread Maurizio Monge
Hi, i am trying to put a barre' in my score, it should be something like: C. III___, above the score, and the only way i was able to do something like that was overriding the 8va to write "C. III" instead of "8va": #(set-octavation 1) \set Staff

Re: small phrase to small png

2005-04-27 Thread Bo Herlin
Ok, problems solved: 1. first i did lilypond --preview myfile.ly with \layout{ raggedright = ##t } at the top in myfile.ly 2. then i did dvips myfile.dvi which created the feta20.600pk file 3. then i did lilypond --preview --png myfile.ly and i got my myfile.preview.png file with better resolution

Re: dvips problem

2005-04-27 Thread Jered Bolton
Mats Bengtsson wrote: If you have searched the archives, you probably know my standard questions: - Have you read and followed the instructions about the file lilypond-profile in INSTALL.txt? I have now! It was the lilypond-profile that had (obviously) slipped through the net. All working perf

Re: small phrase to small png

2005-04-27 Thread Bo Herlin
By some magic i just got it with better resolution. I think it was after i tried dvips and this packed-font-file was created and then run lilypond --preview again. I have no clue yet. Stan Mulder wrote: In addition to the other suggestions, if you are on Linux/Unix, after using the --preview com

Re: small phrase to small png

2005-04-27 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Why not use the --png flag of lilypond? lilypond --preview --png myfile.ly However, if you are not happy with the resolution of the PNG file, then you can follow Stan's recommendation and use ps2png -h to learn how to change the resolution. /Mats Stan Mulder wrote: In addition to the other sugges

Re: small phrase to small png

2005-04-27 Thread Bo Herlin
Yes, the \layout did it. Very useful. But how can I get better resolution? --preview is just... preview Can i get the hi-res version without the page? Mats Bengtsson wrote: Insert \layout{ raggedright = ##t } in your file if you dont want your notes spread out over the full line width. /Mats Bo

Re: small phrase to small png

2005-04-27 Thread Bo Herlin
yepp, ps2png works fine, but the resolution is lo when i use --preview. Any suggestion on how to enhance this? Stan Mulder wrote: In addition to the other suggestions, if you are on Linux/Unix, after using the --preview command you can convert the eps file to an image with: ps2png Mats Bengtsson