Re: Matching backslash in Scheme string (escaping characters for LaTeX)

2015-01-20 Thread Urs Liska
Am 21.01.2015 um 08:41 schrieb Johan Vromans: On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 08:31:53 +0100 Urs Liska wrote: So what's the way to match a backslash in a LilyPond string? My guess is four backslashes. To match a backslash you need \\ in the pattern. Each of these need to be escaped in the string, so it

Re: Matching backslash in Scheme string (escaping characters for LaTeX)

2015-01-20 Thread Johan Vromans
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 08:31:53 +0100 Urs Liska wrote: > So what's the way to match a backslash in a LilyPond string? My guess is four backslashes. To match a backslash you need \\ in the pattern. Each of these need to be escaped in the string, so it becomes . -- Johan

Matching backslash in Scheme string (escaping characters for LaTeX)

2015-01-20 Thread Urs Liska
Hi all, I have a Scheme function that processes a string and writes the result to a LaTeX file. For this I have to escape a number of characters that are allowed in a LilyPond string but not in LaTeX input. Consider this code: \version "2.19.16" #(use-modules (ice-9 regex)) str = "This shou

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.17.2

2015-01-20 Thread Philippe Massart
> Le 21 janv. 2015 à 05:12, MarcM a écrit : > > > on Mac, when I launch Frescobaldi it does not show the document. I always > have to go to " Window > New Window" to see the lilypond code and the music. > Is there a workaround? > Hello, That bug is found since some time now (and is linked, I

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.17.2

2015-01-20 Thread MarcM
on Mac, when I launch Frescobaldi it does not show the document. I always have to go to " Window > New Window" to see the lilypond code and the music. Is there a workaround? -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/ANN-Frescobaldi-2-17-2-tp170737p170822.html Sent

Re: Proposed changes to LSR Snippet 906

2015-01-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Abraham, > but one issue I discovered is that it continues to print the larger > "Orchestra" brace way out to the left, but we only need it the one time at > the beginning, so I'd have to say I'm more inclined to put it in the > instrument name and deal with manually adjusting the brace size.

Re: Proposed changes to LSR Snippet 906

2015-01-20 Thread tisimst
Thomas Morley-2 wrote > Hi, > > I've currently not the time to have a deeper look into the proposed > change. > Please contribute it to the LSR following > http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/html/contributing.html > "Suggesting modifications or improvements to existing snippets" > > Thanks, > Harm Tha

Re: Proposed changes to LSR Snippet 906

2015-01-20 Thread tisimst
tisimst wrote > > Kieren MacMillan wrote >> How about this? > +1! > > Nice work, Kieren. I just wish I didn't have to also manually offset the > ViolinGroup brace as well. Otherwise, I think this is excellent. > > -Abraham Actually, I thought about and played with Kieren's suggestion a little m

Re: Proposed changes to LSR Snippet 906

2015-01-20 Thread Thomas Morley
2015-01-20 22:20 GMT+01:00 tisimst : > Kieren MacMillan wrote >> How about this? > > +1! > > Nice work, Kieren. I just wish I didn't have to also manually offset the > ViolinGroup brace as well. Otherwise, I think this is excellent. > > -Abraham Hi, I've currently not the time to have a deeper lo

Re: Vertical alignment of text added to notes.

2015-01-20 Thread MarcM
I find it easier to use lyrics. http://lilybin.com/to3r9r/5 musicOne = \relative c' { d e f g a b c } verseOne = \lyricmode { d e f g a b c } \score { << \new Voice = "one" { \time 2/4 \musicOne } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" { \verseOne } >> } -- View

Re: How to pack notes very tightly?

2015-01-20 Thread MarcM
FYI, you get a more condensed layout using the latest unstable release: http://lilybin.com/qukbs5/13 -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/How-to-pack-notes-very-tightly-tp170760p170814.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___

Re: Derive the correct print function of a grob

2015-01-20 Thread Thomas Morley
2015-01-20 22:49 GMT+01:00 Thomas Morley : > 2015-01-20 22:30 GMT+01:00 tisimst : >> Is it possible to derive the correct default print function for a grob? >> >> For example, if I want to get the stencil of a hairpin, I know the function >> is called "ly:hairpin::print", but for accidentals, it's

Re: Derive the correct print function of a grob

2015-01-20 Thread Thomas Morley
2015-01-20 22:30 GMT+01:00 tisimst : > Is it possible to derive the correct default print function for a grob? > > For example, if I want to get the stencil of a hairpin, I know the function > is called "ly:hairpin::print", but for accidentals, it's > "ly:accidental-interface:print". > > I'd like t

Derive the correct print function of a grob

2015-01-20 Thread tisimst
Is it possible to derive the correct default print function for a grob? For example, if I want to get the stencil of a hairpin, I know the function is called "ly:hairpin::print", but for accidentals, it's "ly:accidental-interface:print". I'd like to be able to get the right one automatically (i

Re: Proposed changes to LSR Snippet 906

2015-01-20 Thread tisimst
Kieren MacMillan wrote > How about this? +1! Nice work, Kieren. I just wish I didn't have to also manually offset the ViolinGroup brace as well. Otherwise, I think this is excellent. -Abraham -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Proposed-changes-to-LSR-Snipp

Re: shape in 2.16.2

2015-01-20 Thread tisimst
Luca Danieli wrote > I really like Lilypond, so congrats to everybody! But some errors are very > frustrating. > Just a few questions: > 1) does the function shape (for slurs) work in the version 2.16.2? > 2) the fantastic references on the website are constantly updated to the > last version? > (I

Re: Proposed changes to LSR Snippet 906

2015-01-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Abraham, How about this? someMusic = { \tempo "Andante." \time 3/4 \key c \minor c'2. r8 } \paper { indent = 40 } \layout { \context { \Staff \override InstrumentName.font-size = #-1 \override InstrumentName.padding = #-5 } \context { \StaffGroup \name ViolinGroup

Re: Proposed changes to LSR Snippet 906

2015-01-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Abraham, > I played around with the contexts and some of the overrides for the > SystemStartDelimiter, but I couldn't get something that worked to my > satisfaction. Yeah, I remember it failing when I tried it way back then… something about not being able to get the big brace on the outside

Re: Proposed changes to LSR Snippet 906

2015-01-20 Thread tisimst
Kieren MacMillan wrote > Well, as long as we’re doing that — which is quite nice, by the way! — we > should make it fully automagic, yes? i.e., if you add additional contexts > to the OrchestraGroup, the brace should expand accordingly. > > Not sure if this will require a callback function, or if

shape in 2.16.2

2015-01-20 Thread Luca Danieli
I really like Lilypond, so congrats to everybody! But some errors are very frustrating. Just a few questions: 1) does the function shape (for slurs) work in the version 2.16.2?2) the fantastic references on the website are constantly updated to the last version? (I often get problems and errors b

Re: Proposed changes to LSR Snippet 906

2015-01-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Abraham (et al.), > I'd like to propose the following changes to LSR snippet 906 Well, as long as we’re doing that — which is quite nice, by the way! — we should make it fully automagic, yes? i.e., if you add additional contexts to the OrchestraGroup, the brace should expand accordingly. No

RE: Quartet template with/without trills

2015-01-20 Thread Peter Gentry
> >> >I have used the tags 'trills and 'expand to produce scores >and midi. >> >However although the tags work OK when the music files are compiled >> >individually when using the score file below any music >identified by >> >'trills or 'expand is skipped. Am I missing a point here or is this

Proposed changes to LSR Snippet 906

2015-01-20 Thread tisimst
LSR Maintainers, I'd like to propose the following changes to make LSR snippet 906 "Orchestral grouping with a postscript brace" Current output (using postscript code): Proposed code an

Re: Double thin bar lines and repeats?

2015-01-20 Thread Brian Barker
At 22:10 19/01/2015 +0100, Lars-Johan Liman wrote: I'm trying to end a section of piano music with thin double bar lines, break the line, and then start the next line with repeat marks. [...] (You may feel tempted to argue that what I want to do is "wrong", which it may well be according to mod

Re: instrumentSwitch and addInstrumentDefinition use

2015-01-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Keith, > By saying "reedPlayer stores written pitches", I meant only that the > \transpose{...} operations, to tell LilyPond which notes should be printed at > which transposition, were included in the variable reedPlayer. Thanks for the clarification. > You could try the attached modificat

Re: OT: Re: Grand Advanced Stylesheet Project (GASP)

2015-01-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Johan, > As I understand, the compact chord names require a (otherwise > harmless) change in one of lily's scm files. I don't know if this can be > dealt with by pure inclusion of an .ily file. Yes… I misunderstood the original post. > Just nitpicking: the names are Clinton H. Roemer and Carl

Re: Are these triple-dots of augmentation possible?

2015-01-20 Thread Graham King
On Tue, 2015-01-20 at 16:29 +0100, Simon Albrecht wrote: > Of course this is possible with any number of dots: > > \version "2.19" > > \relative { > g'2.. 8 > 2... 16 > % or even > 2 32 > 2.. 128 > } > > %%% end snip %%% > > I don't see why there should be any problem with sh

Re: Ubuntu Download

2015-01-20 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
(please respond to the list) See : Generic Packages or Distribution-Specific Packages? here : http://lilypond.org/unix.html Cheers, Pierre 2015-01-20 16:32 GMT+01:00 Luca Danieli : > This is true!!! How come?? :) > > Thanks! > > -- > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:23:43 +0

Re: Ubuntu Download

2015-01-20 Thread Federico Bruni
Ok, now it's clear. The .sh file is a text file. You should save it in your hard disk instead of viewing it in the browser. You can either save it from File menu if you are on that page or choose Save link as in the lilypond.org download page. You can also configure your browser to always donwload

Re: Are these triple-dots of augmentation possible?

2015-01-20 Thread Simon Albrecht
Of course this is possible with any number of dots: \version "2.19" \relative { g'2.. 8 2... 16 % or even 2 32 2.. 128 } %%% end snip %%% I don't see why there should be any problem with shiftDurations there. But if I'm right, three dots multiply the duration by 15/8... HTH, Simon

Re: Ubuntu Download

2015-01-20 Thread Federico Bruni
2015-01-20 16:09 GMT+01:00 Luca Danieli : > > I was interested in installing Lilypond on my Ubuntu, but whenever I go to > the download page I got an error. Is maybe the server on linuxaudio.org > down > for some reason? It's working here: http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/linuxaudio.org W

Ubuntu Download

2015-01-20 Thread Luca Danieli
Hello, I was interested in installing Lilypond on my Ubuntu, but whenever I go to the download page I got an error. Is maybe the server on linuxaudio.org down for some reason? Thank you Luca ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https

Re: Quartet Template with/without trills

2015-01-20 Thread Toine Schreurs
> >I have used the tags 'trills and 'expand to produce scores and midi. > >However although the tags work OK when the music files are > >compiled individually when using the score file below any music identified > >by 'trills or 'expand is skipped. Am I missing a point > >here or is this not poss

Re: Ubuntu Download

2015-01-20 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
Hi Luca, 1. Works fine here. 2. You probably already have an old LilyPond (v2.14 or 2.16) in your Ubuntu. So maybe the first thing to do is : uninstall-lilypond HTH, Pierre 2015-01-20 16:09 GMT+01:00 Luca Danieli : > Hello, > > I was interested in installing Lilypond on my Ubuntu, but whenever I

Re: How to pack notes very tightly?

2015-01-20 Thread James
On 20/01/15 07:29, Urs Liska wrote: Forwarding to bug-lilypond. Could someone please verify this Verify what precisely? James and create a tracker entry? (It's not my code BTW) Am 20. Januar 2015 08:20:25 MEZ, schrieb Steve Lacy : Thanks, Urs. Reading your code, seems like it was just a

Re: Quartet Template with/without trills

2015-01-20 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: "Peter Gentry" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 10:50 AM Subject: Quartet Template with/without trills I have been trying out the quartet template inserting music with \include. The individual instrument music files contain trills and I have used the tag

Re: Changing Laissez Vibrer ties for chords

2015-01-20 Thread Knute Snortum
I forgot to thank you. It works great. Knute Snortum (via Gmail) On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:11 AM, David Nalesnik wrote: > Hi Knute, > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Knute Snortum > wrote: > >> I'm using a Laissez Vibrer tie on a chord. It works fine, but I would >> like to change the

Re: Staccato

2015-01-20 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Cynthia, > Is Gould's "Behind Bars" the unofficial go-to reference for LilyPond notation > questions? Gould’s “Behind Bars” is now the de facto “bible” for composers, arrangers, and engravers with respect to most standard musical notation issues. Cheers, Kieren. ___ Kie

Re: Staccato

2015-01-20 Thread Cynthia Karl
> On Jan 20, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Noeck wrote: > > > 4. To find the override for staccatos, I tried to find the property of > Script that specifies the direction. I used the Frescobaldi autocomplete > and typed \override Script. and Ctrl+Space which showed me > that there is a property called dire

Re: Staccato

2015-01-20 Thread Noeck
Hi Cynthia, > You must have an intimate knowledge of LP source code to be able to say that. to be honest, it’s not "intimate knowledge of LP source code". I write my approach (what I did) here, perhaps it is helpful for you or someone else: 1. Such things can almost always be changed via the rig

Re: How to pack notes very tightly?

2015-01-20 Thread Urs Liska
Am 20. Januar 2015 13:25:25 MEZ, schrieb James : >On 20/01/15 07:29, Urs Liska wrote: >> Forwarding to bug-lilypond. >> Could someone please verify this > >Verify what precisely? If what the NR states is wrong. Or if it needs enhancement by the other property. > >James > >and create a tracker

Re: Staccato

2015-01-20 Thread Ted Lemon
On Jan 19, 2015, at 9:43 PM, Cynthia Karl wrote: > You must have an intimate knowledge of LP source code to be able to say that. > In the Learning Manual, there is a single mention of dotsDown, in a > discussion of UP and DOWN. In the Notation Manual, there are five mentions, > one saying sim

Re: Double thin bar lines and repeats?

2015-01-20 Thread Lars-Johan Liman
thomasmorle...@gmail.com: >> Well, _every_ BarLine has some settings in the definition how to >> behave mid-line, line-begin, line-end and for the span-bar-type. Ah. That does make sense. I'm discovering stuff by the minute. :-) >> \bar "||" doesn't print a bar-line at line-begin (see bar-line.sc

Re: Double thin bar lines and repeats?

2015-01-20 Thread Lars-Johan Liman
On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 06:26:38PM -0800, Jim Long wrote: >> That is, a closing volta barline which has no matching opening >> volta barline repeats either to the beginning of the piece, or to >> the nearest double barline, whichever is closer. I did understand that part in your message, and I had

Re: OT: Re: Grand Advanced Stylesheet Project (GASP)

2015-01-20 Thread Richard Shann
On Mon, 2015-01-19 at 19:08 -0500, Kieren MacMillan wrote: > > Hi all, > > > "Chord Chart” > > +1 > > > the compact chord symbols have yet to make it into LilyPond > > I don’t think those (or any other) chord symbols should “make it into > Lilypond” I wrote too tersely, it is not the "symbol

Re: Staccato

2015-01-20 Thread Kevin Barry
Dear Cynthia, The rules about articulation placement are solidly established and differ depending on whether a staff has a single voice or two. The extract you quoted from Read is the rule as it applies to a single voice. When two voices share a staff the articulation placement is reversed (think

Quartet Template with/without trills

2015-01-20 Thread Peter Gentry
I have been trying out the quartet template inserting music with \include. The individual instrument music files contain trills and I have used the tags 'trills and 'expand to produce scores and midi. However although the tags work OK when the music files are compiled individually when using the

Re: Staccato

2015-01-20 Thread Mark Knoop
At 22:01 on 19 Jan 2015, Kieren MacMillan wrote: >Hi, > >On Jan 19, 2015, at 9:43 PM, Cynthia Karl wrote: > >> You must have an intimate knowledge of LP source code to be able to >> say that. […] How would anyone know what \dotsDown does? > >1. Search the contents of the application for “dotsDown”

Re: instrumentSwitch and addInstrumentDefinition use

2015-01-20 Thread Keith OHara
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:34:24 -0800, Kieren MacMillan wrote: This does have the variable reedPlayer storing written pitches, where we recommend storing concert pitches I would much rather code in concert pitches. What I was suggesting, and what I put into the example, had all the typed inp