Re: Setting subdivide beams in a more straightforward manner

2024-12-14 Thread tran li
Thanks. This works good. But is it possible to enable the `\sdb` command to be inserted after the target note instead of before, because subdivision actually happens after that note and using the command after the note will better enable me to visualize the note grouping. On 2024/12/15 9:58, J

Re: Setting subdivide beams in a more straightforward manner

2024-12-14 Thread Jason Yip
On 2024-12-14 17:51, Jason Yip - sripedia_getpgrp(a)slmail.me wrote: On 2024-12-14 16:14, tran li - litran39(a)hotmail.com wrote: However, to manually (I mean, here, not to use LilyPond's auto-beaming functionality for subdivide beams, because even till now I still cannot be clear how subdivide

Re: Setting subdivide beams in a more straightforward manner

2024-12-14 Thread Jason Yip
On 2024-12-14 16:14, tran li - litran39(a)hotmail.com wrote: However, to manually (I mean, here, not to use LilyPond's auto-beaming functionality for subdivide beams, because even till now I still cannot be clear how subdivide beams in auto-beaming works and trying relevant commands often canno

Setting subdivide beams in a more straightforward manner

2024-12-14 Thread tran li
Below is a minimal example of setting subdivide beams in LilyPond: \version "2.24.4" \language "english" rb = #(define-music-function   (n)   (integer?)   #{ \set stemRightBeamCount = #n #}) lb = #(define-music-function   (n)   (integer?)   #{ \set stemLeftBeamCount = #n #}) example = {   \rela

Setting subdivide beams in a more straightforward manner

2024-12-14 Thread tran li
Below is a minimal example of setting subdivide beams in LilyPond: \version "2.24.4" \language "english" rb = #(define-music-function   (n)   (integer?)   #{ \set stemRightBeamCount = #n #}) lb = #(define-music-function   (n)   (integer?)   #{ \set stemLeftBeamCount = #n #}) example = {   \rela

Re: spacing staff...can it be done?

2024-12-14 Thread Knute Snortum
On Sat, Dec 14, 2024 at 11:42 AM Dirck Nagy wrote: > I'm still a little unclear on the use of "\\" > This helped me understand it (from somewhere in the documentation): << { c4' 4 4 4 } \\ { a4' 4 4 4 } >> equals << \new Voice = "1" { \voiceOne c4' 4 4 4 } \new Voice = "2" { \voiceT

Re: spacing staff...can it be done?

2024-12-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Dirck, > Is there a better way to set up voices in a template? One one option is included below. Hope it helps! Kieren. %%% SNIPPET BEGINS \version "2.23.82" rightOne = { c''8 d'' e'' d'' c'' d'' e'' d'' } rightTwo = { e'8 f' g' f' e' f' g' f' } leftOne = { \clef bass g8 a g a g

Re: spacing staff...can it be done?

2024-12-14 Thread Dirck Nagy
Thanks David. OK, I will not try to create a separate spacing staff! Thanks! I'm still a little unclear on the use of "\\" Here is the score block from a piano template i use. Should i just leave out the "\\"? It seems to work, just trying it out, but i dont know what other effects this migh

Re: Usability testing LilyPond's documentation

2024-12-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Trevor, > > Particularly if you teach LilyPond in a classroom environment: > > > > Has anyone on the user list ever usability-tested LilyPond's docs? For > > example, at the end of a semester course that you've taught, asking a > > handful of your students to perform a small task with LilyPond

Re: spacing staff...can it be done?

2024-12-14 Thread David Kastrup
Dirck Nagy writes: > OK, i just remembered there is a \stemNeutral command. > > This solves my immediate problem...sorry for the trouble! No, it doesn't. It just changes stem direction but not other voicing characteristics. Changing back to neutral voice settings is done using \oneVoice instea

Re: spacing staff...can it be done?

2024-12-14 Thread David Kastrup
Dirck Nagy writes: > Hi all > > In the past, i have used a separate voice as a "spacing voice" to > control measures per line, horizontal space, etc. > > For example, if i wanted 4 measures in a line, i would write : "s1*4 > \break. etc..." in the new voice. > > However if i do this to a monophon

spacing staff...can it be done?

2024-12-14 Thread Dirck Nagy
Hi all In the past, i have used a separate voice as a "spacing voice" to control measures per line, horizontal space, etc. For example, if i wanted 4 measures in a line, i would write : "s1*4 \break. etc..." in the new voice. However if i do this to a monophonic staff, the default stem directi

Re: spacing staff...can it be done?

2024-12-14 Thread Dirck Nagy
OK, i just remembered there is a \stemNeutral command. This solves my immediate problem...sorry for the trouble! I knew there was something obvious i was forgetting. But would it be possible to add a spacing staff? or would it be more trouble than it is worth? thanks! dirck