Re: how to add a utf-8 character to the title

2009-07-19 Thread Brian Kidd
On Jul 19, 2009, at 9:40 AM, Federico Bruni wrote: Brian Kidd wrote: thanks to all who suggested using the short way. unfortunately, my system does not seem to be configured for this easy solution. when i run lilypond on the simple file below, i get the following error and the title is

Re: how to add a utf-8 character to the title

2009-07-19 Thread Brian Kidd
es... Fitting music on 1 page... Drawing systems... Layout output to `example_title.ps'... Converting to `./example_title.pdf'... On Jul 19, 2009, at 2:29 AM, Francisco Vila wrote: 2009/7/19 Brian Kidd : the long way worked. thanks! Use the short way, it's much shorter and comfor

Re: how to add a utf-8 character to the title

2009-07-19 Thread Brian Kidd
the long way worked. thanks! On Jul 19, 2009, at 12:33 AM, Mark Polesky wrote: Brian Kidd wrote: i can create the variable accentE = #(ly:export (ly:wide-char->utf-8 #x00e9)) and then i've tried i've tried: \header{ title = "Sint" \accentE " Intro" } ho

how to add a utf-8 character to the title

2009-07-19 Thread Brian Kidd
hello, this seems like a simple thing, but i've been unable to find anything in the archives and the documentation. basically, i'd like to add a title that contains an accented character (unicode = 00e9). outside of lilypond the title would be: Sinte' Intro i can create the variable accen

defining custom note heads

2008-05-23 Thread Brian Kidd
is there a way to define or import custom note heads? i'm interested in using specific symbols to indicate rhythmic notation in hand drumming. a picture of the symbols that i'd like to use for note heads is attached. sadly this image wasn't created in lilypond, but i figure it ought to be p

location of rests and bar alignment between staffs

2008-05-22 Thread Brian Kidd
Hello, I'm new to lilypond and would like to create notation for an ensemble of hand drums. Currently, I'm having trouble with two specific layout issues and I wasn't able to find exactly what I needed in searching the archives. The first is how to position a rest relative to a single lin