Learning Manual 2.18 2.41 Organizing pieces with variables

2015-01-24 Thread Kevin Tough
Hi Folks, I'm trying to get up to speed with variables but I am missing something obvious or the documentation is not clear. In the example the escaped \cm generates an escaped character not recognized error message. If I stick it in a layout block it is recognized. Then however the variable is no

Re: Changing Text Fonts

2015-01-24 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> BTW, the above output also shows the directories searched by > fontconfig. Oops. I mean that lilypond -dshow-available-fonts 2>&1 | less also shows the directories searched by fontconfig. Werner ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user

Re: Changing Text Fonts

2015-01-24 Thread Werner LEMBERG
>> The example below does not work > > To my knowledge, Lilypond has difficulty — i.e., fails completely — > with older Mac OS True Type (.ttf) fonts, and Baghdad is one of > those [at least on my machine]. Being an old Mac OS TTF per se is not a problem. A font must have a Unicode cmap so that

Re: Changing Text Fonts

2015-01-24 Thread tisimst
Matthew, If Kieren is right about the font format, you might try using a free online TTF-to-OTF converter on the font file you'd like to use. Other than that, it looks like your syntax is correct. You could also change one of the main document fonts to be the one you are trying to use. - Abra

Re: Changing Text Fonts

2015-01-24 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Matthew, > The example below does not work To my knowledge, Lilypond has difficulty — i.e., fails completely — with older Mac OS True Type (.ttf) fonts, and Baghdad is one of those [at least on my machine]. Try another “crazy font”, one which is an OpenType or (preferably) PostScript font.

Re: Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests

2015-01-24 Thread Dan Eble
On Jan 24, 2015, at 16:55 , Kieren MacMillan wrote: > > Hi all, > >> Lastly got this help from Marc Hohl: >> http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=336 > > The linked issue (https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1228) > currently has a status of “abandoned” — well, at least the asso

Re: Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests

2015-01-24 Thread Ali Cuota
and is automagic! 2015-01-24 17:25 GMT-05:00, Ali Cuota : > 4 me works best, > > F > > 2015-01-24 16:55 GMT-05:00, Kieren MacMillan > : >> Hi all, >> >>> Lastly got this help from Marc Hohl: >>> http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=336 >> >> The linked issue >> (https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/is

Re: Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests

2015-01-24 Thread Ali Cuota
4 me works best, F 2015-01-24 16:55 GMT-05:00, Kieren MacMillan : > Hi all, > >> Lastly got this help from Marc Hohl: >> http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=336 > > The linked issue (https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1228) > currently has a status of “abandoned” — well, at least

Re: Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests

2015-01-24 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi all, > Lastly got this help from Marc Hohl: > http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=336 The linked issue (https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1228) currently has a status of “abandoned” — well, at least the associated patch does, if not the whole issue. Is there a technical rea

Re: my display function

2015-01-24 Thread and...@andis59.se
On 2015-01-24 18:41, Mattes wrote: Am Samstag, 24. Januar 2015 18:18 CET, "and...@andis59.se" schrieb: I want to create my own display function that combines several commands into one function. Yes, you declare meDisplay as taking four arguments but call it with two. Why don't you defin

Re: my display function

2015-01-24 Thread Mattes
Am Samstag, 24. Januar 2015 18:18 CET, "and...@andis59.se" schrieb: > I want to create my own display function that combines several commands > into one function. > > I have tried this > > \version "2.19.15" > > #(define bar #f) > #(define tmp #f) > > meDisplay = > #(define-void-functio

my display function

2015-01-24 Thread and...@andis59.se
I want to create my own display function that combines several commands into one function. I have tried this \version "2.19.15" #(define bar #f) #(define tmp #f) meDisplay = #(define-void-function (parser location message value) (markup? variable?) (display message) (display " : ")

Re: Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests

2015-01-24 Thread Ali Cuota
Hi, Lastly got this help from Marc Hohl: http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=336 Hope this helps Franck 2015-01-24 11:41 GMT-05:00, Mark Stephen Mrotek : > Peter, > > A rest can be positioned by using a pitch name, duration, \rest, e.g., > c8\rest puts an eighth rest where "c" would be (depending

RE: Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests

2015-01-24 Thread Mark Stephen Mrotek
Peter, A rest can be positioned by using a pitch name, duration, \rest, e.g., c8\rest puts an eighth rest where "c" would be (depending on the clef). The attached example might be clearer. Mark -Original Message- From: lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr@gnu.org [mailto:lilypond-

Re: Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests

2015-01-24 Thread Ted Lemon
On Jan 24, 2015, at 10:44 AM, Peter Danemo wrote: > I need it to be just one. I learned how to make a > rest invisible, but that doesn't change the position for the remaining rest. Use 's' instead of 'r' for one of the rests. ___ lilypond-user maili

Re: Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests

2015-01-24 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: "Peter Danemo" To: Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 3:44 PM Subject: Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests Hello! I'm a pretty unexperienced Lilypond user. I'm working on the layout of a small piece. It's basically a hymn written using a piano staff. If both

Pianostaff 4-part writing and rests

2015-01-24 Thread Peter Danemo
Hello! I'm a pretty unexperienced Lilypond user. I'm working on the layout of a small piece. It's basically a hymn written using a piano staff. If both voices have a rest on the first beat and start on the second beat I get two quarter note rests. I need it to be just one. I learned how to make