Re: Re:bottom of EPS output cut off (+ size of PDF files)

2015-01-16 Thread Jayaratna
for i in *.ly; do lilycrop "$i"; done -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Re-bottom-of-EPS-output-cut-off-size-of-PDF-files-tp170572p170591.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ lilypond-u

Re: lilypond-user Digest, Vol 146, Issue 81

2015-01-16 Thread David Sumbler
> From: Noeck > To: lilypond-user@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Understanding Lilypond > Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 00:04:34 +0100 > > Dear David, > > as a small addition and a partly similar answer to Urs’, I think the point is: > LilyPond tries to suggest (or even enforce as a default) conventions of >

Re: arpeggioArrowUp

2015-01-16 Thread Thomas Morley
2015-01-17 1:59 GMT+01:00 Thomas Morley : > 2015-01-16 1:42 GMT+01:00 Thomas Morley : >> 2015-01-16 0:26 GMT+01:00 Thomas Morley : >>> 2015-01-15 15:02 GMT+01:00 tisimst : On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Schneidy [via Lilypond] <[hidden email]> wrote: Hi Harm, 2015-0

Re: arpeggioArrowUp

2015-01-16 Thread Thomas Morley
2015-01-16 1:42 GMT+01:00 Thomas Morley : > 2015-01-16 0:26 GMT+01:00 Thomas Morley : >> 2015-01-15 15:02 GMT+01:00 tisimst : >>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Schneidy [via Lilypond] <[hidden email]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Harm, >>> >>> 2015-01-15 3:22 GMT+01:00 Thomas Morley <[hidden email]>:

Re: Getting pitch out of a pair

2015-01-16 Thread Thomas Morley
2015-01-17 1:20 GMT+01:00 Thomas Morley : > 2015-01-17 0:21 GMT+01:00 and...@andis59.se : >> On 2015-01-17 00:16, Jay Anderson wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 4:02 PM, and...@andis59.se >>> wrote: I store two pitches in a pair variable x = #'(b . cis') >>> >>> pitches =

Re: Getting pitch out of a pair

2015-01-16 Thread Thomas Morley
2015-01-17 0:21 GMT+01:00 and...@andis59.se : > On 2015-01-17 00:16, Jay Anderson wrote: >> >> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 4:02 PM, and...@andis59.se >> wrote: >>> >>> I store two pitches in a pair variable >>> x = #'(b . cis') >>> >> >> pitches = #(cons #{ b #} #{ cis' #}) >> #(display (ly:pitch? (ca

Re: Getting pitch out of a pair

2015-01-16 Thread Urs Liska
Am 17.01.2015 um 00:21 schrieb and...@andis59.se: On 2015-01-17 00:16, Jay Anderson wrote: On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 4:02 PM, and...@andis59.se wrote: I store two pitches in a pair variable x = #'(b . cis') pitches = #(cons #{ b #} #{ cis' #}) #(display (ly:pitch? (car pitches))) => #t O

Re: Getting pitch out of a pair

2015-01-16 Thread and...@andis59.se
On 2015-01-17 00:16, Jay Anderson wrote: On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 4:02 PM, and...@andis59.se wrote: I store two pitches in a pair variable x = #'(b . cis') pitches = #(cons #{ b #} #{ cis' #}) #(display (ly:pitch? (car pitches))) => #t Ok that works but looks really bad I liked the cl

Re: Getting pitch out of a pair

2015-01-16 Thread Jay Anderson
On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 4:02 PM, and...@andis59.se wrote: > I store two pitches in a pair variable > x = #'(b . cis') > > But then I want to retrieve each one as a pitch in a music-function > foo = #(define-music-function (parser location bar) (ly:music?) > (define from (car x)) >

Re: Understanding Lilypond

2015-01-16 Thread Noeck
Dear David, as a small addition and a partly similar answer to Urs’, I think the point is: LilyPond tries to suggest (or even enforce as a default) conventions of classic music notation. This comprises for example that clefs are repeated for each line but the time signature isn’t. In your case, t

Getting pitch out of a pair

2015-01-16 Thread and...@andis59.se
I store two pitches in a pair variable x = #'(b . cis') But then I want to retrieve each one as a pitch in a music-function foo = #(define-music-function (parser location bar) (ly:music?) (define from (car x)) (define to (cdr x)) #{ \transpose $from $to $b

Re: Understanding Lilypond

2015-01-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Peter, > many of us have struggled for many months to get to grips with the structure > and philosophy of Lilypond. 1. Regarding the structure, what are you struggling with exactly? 2. Regarding the philosophy, what are you struggling with exactly? Hope I can help! Kieren.

RE: Understanding Lilypond

2015-01-16 Thread Peter Gentry
>Just let me repeat something I wrote a number of times here. >If you manage to understand something with the help of this >list that you think could be a not-so-uncommon issue for many >please consider sharing your experience with a (little or big) >tutorial, for which we have always "free sp

Re: box around notes

2015-01-16 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi Klaus, On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Klaus Blum wrote: > Hi David, > thanks again. You're my hero: now it works. > > > I've added a few things so far: > > - "thickness" property can be used to control frame thickness, can even be > set to zero ("color" property and "layer" property work b

Fwd: Re: small caps

2015-01-16 Thread Nick Payne
Accidentally sent this only to the OP rather than to the list... Forwarded Message Subject:Re: small caps Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 20:55:30 +1100 From: Nick Payne To: Craig Dabelstein I think you have encountered bug #1482: https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/i

Re: box around notes

2015-01-16 Thread Klaus Blum
Hi David, thanks again. You're my hero: now it works. I've added a few things so far: - "thickness" property can be used to control frame thickness, can even be set to zero ("color" property and "layer" property work by default) - "filled" property (boolean) controls whether the box is to be fi

Re: small caps

2015-01-16 Thread Shane Brandes
\fontCaps attempts to access the fonts smcp flavor the other two methods are hocus pocus relying on scaling as apposed to a true small caps set. Shane On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Kevin Barry wrote: >> "\caps" and "\smallCaps" should work with any font since they simply >> iterate through th

Re:bottom of EPS output cut off (+ size of PDF files)

2015-01-16 Thread Andrew Cashner
I revised lilycrop.sh with two new features: 1. invoke with -e option for EPS output 2. invoke with -l option to write output file names to log file (use -el for both options) The script now includes better error checking of command-line arguments. I don't know how to make it accept shell wil

Re: Adjusting the position of tempo indications

2015-01-16 Thread Kevin Barry
Dear David, > > \score { > > > \new StaffGroup << > > > \override Score.MetronomeMark.padding = #2 > > > \topLine > > > \bottomLine > > > >> > > > } > Here if you replace the `padding' property with `outside-staff-padding' it should work, i.e. \override Score.MetronomeMark.out

Re: Understanding Lilypond

2015-01-16 Thread Urs Liska
Am 16.01.2015 um 14:46 schrieb Peter Gentry: David Join the club - many of us have struggled for many months to get to grips with the structure and philosophy of Lilypond. Some of the enlightened have often poured scorn on these attempts or became very defensive of any suggestion that the d

Re: small caps

2015-01-16 Thread Kevin Barry
> > "\caps" and "\smallCaps" should work with any font since they simply > iterate through the string and reduce the font size by a scaling factor -2 > for all characters except those already in upper-case. > Does this mean that lilypond doesn't use the true small caps that many fonts include? ___

RE: Understanding Lilypond

2015-01-16 Thread Peter Gentry
David Join the club - many of us have struggled for many months to get to grips with the structure and philosophy of Lilypond. Some of the enlightened have often poured scorn on these attempts or became very defensive of any suggestion that the documentation (comprehensive as it is) does not gr

Re: small caps

2015-01-16 Thread tisimst
Kevin, "\caps" and "\smallCaps" should work with any font since they simply iterate through the string and reduce the font size by a scaling factor -2 for all characters except those already in upper-case. The only function, related to this conversation thread, that cares about the actual font

if/then/else in Lilypond with config file

2015-01-16 Thread cpf
> Is there a possibility to do something like this? > > if( custom_cfg_flag) > { > % default score combination > % (e.g. with header and chords) > } > else > { > % some other combination > % (e.g. only melody) > } I have also alwa

Re: small caps

2015-01-16 Thread Kevin Barry
Dear Craig, Can you provide an example that compiles on its own? A simplified version of your code is working for me. Also, what font are you using? Kevin On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Craig Dabelstein < craig.dabelst...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Shane, > > \version "2.19.11" > > Even with \sma

Re: Understanding Lilypond

2015-01-16 Thread Urs Liska
Am 16.01.2015 um 13:35 schrieb David Sumbler: As I start to gain experience in setting music in Lilypond I am trying to understand more about how it works internally. As well as personal satisfaction, this obviously has a practical aim: it will make it easier for me to modify or correct things

Re: small caps

2015-01-16 Thread tisimst
Craig, \caps is just a short-hand command for \smallCaps, but this situation is obviously a code bug. You CAN put the \caps or \smallCaps in the header variable itself: piece = \markup \smallCaps "Piece" and then it works, but since it seems that you are trying to create a custom title that d

Re: Re:bottom of EPS output cut off (+ size of PDF files)

2015-01-16 Thread Jayaratna
I found a couple of instances in which this crop method too fails: a) the stem of a b flat; b) the 8 at the bottom of an octavated clef. See attached files. esempio3033-crop.pdf esempio3064-crop.pdf

Understanding Lilypond

2015-01-16 Thread David Sumbler
As I start to gain experience in setting music in Lilypond I am trying to understand more about how it works internally. As well as personal satisfaction, this obviously has a practical aim: it will make it easier for me to modify or correct things without having to ask so many questions on this f

Re: small caps

2015-01-16 Thread Craig Dabelstein
Hi Shane, \version "2.19.11" Even with \smallCaps (how did I miss that!?!!?) the test stays the same. Bold and Large are both working but not the small caps. Craig On Fri Jan 16 2015 at 4:39:22 PM Shane Brandes wrote: > Which version are you using? and is it not \smallcaps that you need to >