Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread David Kastrup
Graham Percival writes: > On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 10:07:28PM +0200, Martin Tarenskeen wrote: >> >> I agree, but: Since many people use these abbreviations, Would it be >> an an idea to mention those abreviations on manuals.html and in the >> titles at the top of the manuals. something like: >>

Re: How to include a file/definition temporarily?

2010-09-19 Thread Carl Sorensen
On 9/19/10 3:46 PM, "Patrick Schmidt" wrote: > Hi all, > > I have several files with definitions of guitar fret diagrams for > various chord shapes (e.g. c-shape.ly, a-shape.ly, g-shape.ly, e- > shape.ly and d-shape.ly). I can't include all of these files at the > same time in the main file a

How to include a file/definition temporarily?

2010-09-19 Thread Patrick Schmidt
Hi all, I have several files with definitions of guitar fret diagrams for various chord shapes (e.g. c-shape.ly, a-shape.ly, g-shape.ly, e- shape.ly and d-shape.ly). I can't include all of these files at the same time in the main file as quite a few chord alternatives start on the same pit

Re: piano staves and lyrics

2010-09-19 Thread Gerard McConnell
Sorry about that, brief problem with my email that resulted in double-posting. Excellent answer sorted my question out immediately, thanks again. Gerard On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Phil Holmes wrote: > Check your inbox for the answer to this question you were sent yesterday. > > __

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread Graham Percival
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 10:07:28PM +0200, Martin Tarenskeen wrote: > > On Sun, 19 Sep 2010, David Kastrup wrote: > > >It is agreed-upon best practice _not_ to use those abbreviations on the > >general user list. > > I agree, but: Since many people use these abbreviations, Would it be > an an ide

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: "David Kastrup" To: Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 8:36 PM Subject: Re: best practices "Phil Holmes" writes: I'm generally normally quite helpful (or try to be). It was just that Graham had given you all the information you needed - you just needed to

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread Martin Tarenskeen
On Sun, 19 Sep 2010, David Kastrup wrote: "Phil Holmes" writes: Graham had given you all the information you needed - you just needed to read it and spend a little while wondering what LM could stand for. It is agreed-upon best practice _not_ to use those abbreviations on the general user

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread Graham Percival
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 09:36:21PM +0200, David Kastrup wrote: > "Phil Holmes" writes: > > > I'm generally normally quite helpful (or try to be). It was just that > > Graham had given you all the information you needed - you just needed > > to read it and spend a little while wondering what LM c

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread David Kastrup
"Phil Holmes" writes: > I'm generally normally quite helpful (or try to be). It was just that > Graham had given you all the information you needed - you just needed > to read it and spend a little while wondering what LM could stand for. It is agreed-upon best practice _not_ to use those abbre

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread Jeff Epstein
> >>> Phil Holmes philholmes.net> writes: > And anyway, I only said "Um" It was an angry Um! :) ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: "Trevor Daniels" To: "Graham Percival" ; "aliteralmind" Cc: Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 6:20 PM Subject: Re: best practices Graham Percival wrote Sunday, September 19, 2010 5:22 PM On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 5:09 PM, aliteralmind wrote: Phil Holmes

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread Trevor Daniels
Graham Percival wrote Sunday, September 19, 2010 5:22 PM On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 5:09 PM, aliteralmind wrote: Phil Holmes philholmes.net> writes: > Where exactly are they, please? Um. Learning Manual 5. Entitled "Working on LilyPond projects". I read the learning manual. I didn't find th

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: "aliteralmind" To: Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 5:34 PM Subject: Re: best practices Ok. I give I give. I have been studying the documentation intensely and thought there was something I missed. I already read it. It was a genuine question and I was su

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread aliteralmind
Ok. I give I give. I have been studying the documentation intensely and thought there was something I missed. I already read it. It was a genuine question and I was surprised by the response. Devs don't want to be pin pricked, and newbies don't want to be fearful. I appreciate and am amazed

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread Graham Percival
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 5:09 PM, aliteralmind wrote: > Phil Holmes philholmes.net> writes: >> > Where exactly are they, please? >> >> Um.  Learning Manual 5.  Entitled "Working on LilyPond > projects". > > I read the learning manual. I didn't find the words "best > practices" in it, and thought t

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread James Bailey
On Sep 19, 2010, at 6:09 PM, aliteralmind wrote: > Phil Holmes philholmes.net> writes: >>> Where exactly are they, please? >> >> Um. Learning Manual 5. Entitled "Working on LilyPond > projects". > > I read the learning manual. I didn't find the words "best > practices" in it, and thought t

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread aliteralmind
Phil Holmes philholmes.net> writes: > > Where exactly are they, please? > > Um. Learning Manual 5. Entitled "Working on LilyPond projects". I read the learning manual. I didn't find the words "best practices" in it, and thought there was something else I was missing. I don't appreciate the

Re: question about bar lines

2010-09-19 Thread Alex Jones
Thanks a lot!!! -akj On Sep 19, 2010, at 10:11 AM, Alexander Kobel wrote: > On 2010-09-19 15:38, Alex Jones wrote: >> I am having a problem with bar lines, if I put the following around a staff >> break >> >> \bar "||" >> \break >> \bar "|:" >> >> I get the repeat sign on the start of the sta

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: "aliteralmind" To: Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 4:01 PM Subject: Re: best practices Graham Percival gmail.com> We *have* a set of "best practices". They're LM 5 Working on LilyPond projects. I wrote them two years ago, and AFAIK nobody has ever

Re: best practices

2010-09-19 Thread aliteralmind
Graham Percival gmail.com> > We *have* a set of "best practices". They're LM 5 Working on > LilyPond projects. I wrote them two years ago, and AFAIK nobody > has ever read them. Where exactly are they, please? ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilyp

Re: piano staves and lyrics

2010-09-19 Thread Phil Holmes
Check your inbox for the answer to this question you were sent yesterday. -- Phil Holmes - Original Message - From: Gerard McConnell To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 12:41 PM Subject: piano staves and lyrics Hello, I've included a minimal ex

Re: question about bar lines

2010-09-19 Thread Alexander Kobel
On 2010-09-19 15:38, Alex Jones wrote: I am having a problem with bar lines, if I put the following around a staff break \bar "||" \break \bar "|:" I get the repeat sign on the start of the staff, but not the double bar on the end of the previous staff. [...] Anyone have any ideas what I'm do

question about bar lines

2010-09-19 Thread Alex Jones
I am having a problem with bar lines, if I put the following around a staff break \bar "||" \break \bar "|:" I get the repeat sign on the start of the staff, but not the double bar on the end of the previous staff. I am using partial bars before and after the break, but through experimentat

piano staves and lyrics

2010-09-19 Thread Gerard McConnell
Hello, I've included a minimal example below; why doesn't it work and how do I correct it? (It works fine without the alto and tenor parts.) Many thanks yet again, Gerard \version "2.12.2" \score { \new PianoStaff { << \new Staff { << \new Voice="soprano" { \voiceOne

Re: Question re: CadenzaOn

2010-09-19 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 19 September 2010 08:11, Joshua Armenta wrote: > > Hello, > I have a score with multiple staves. One instrument enter into unmetered > timing and performs a cadenza, the other five instruments rest. The problem > is that when the file is compiled, the barlines in the output is completely > thro