Re: guitar inlays / labels

2012-11-23 Thread Hugh Myers
It has been practically forever since I did any serious LP work, but just looking at you code, the ability to draw the 'dot' with the 'A' implies the possibility of what you want IF you can a. control the vertical location of the dot and cause it to be filled in as black. Given that, then your only

Re: Website "easier editing"

2010-05-07 Thread Hugh Myers
A somewhat pragmatic approach would be to use a single page suitably subdivided if no scrolling is involved. Else use a two page solution. The fewer pages a user has to link to the faster that person finds what they are looking for. --hsm On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Graham Percival wrote: >

Re: documentation help seriously needed

2010-03-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Graham, My area of expertise is editing and one of the things that often make or break a set of docs are the indexes for each manual. Do we have any kind of regression scheme (sorry about the pun) to check for problems peculiar to an index? For instance does each citation in the index lead to a pa

Re: dynamic and midi velocity

2010-03-11 Thread Hugh Myers
Go right a head and implement your suggestion--- Lilypond is open source you know... ---hsm On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:38 AM, David Raleigh Arnold wrote: > On Saturday 06 March 2010 03:12:11 David Kastrup wrote: >> David Raleigh Arnold writes: >> > Ideally the volume should be preset for each in

Re: Changing staff size

2010-02-10 Thread Hugh Myers
If they don't do the same thing then clearly change the documentation. To the degree that they do something different, changing the name of the command would be good as well. I also like the idea of independent changes as well--- which if possible should be more clearly reflected in the docs. --hs

index additions

2010-02-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Given the distance in the index between page and print-first-page-number I'd like to suggest changing the text in notation\spacing.itely starting at line 645 from: @item print-first-page-number @funindex print-first-page-number If set to true, a page number is printed on the first page. Default:

Re: indexing the docs

2010-01-31 Thread Hugh Myers
Will do. Perhaps this is a way for me to help out. --hsm On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Graham Percival wrote: > On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 08:26:21PM -0700, Hugh Myers wrote: >> What mechanism creates the index(s) for the documentation? > > Texinfo.  Somebody adds @cindex t

indexing the docs

2010-01-31 Thread Hugh Myers
What mechanism creates the index(s) for the documentation? I ask this because while my printed documentation is badly out of date(I'm waiting for 12.14 ;-) ) I by chance noticed three problems just in one project this afternoon; no entry for page number, both entries for page break point to wrong p

Re: abc2ly 404 error

2010-01-31 Thread Hugh Myers
You might want to add abc2ly to their software list as well, since the old write-up seems to have fallen along the wayside. --hsm On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Patrick McCarty wrote: > On 2010-01-31, Hugh Myers wrote: >> The first URL mentioned in: >> >> C:\Users

abc2ly 404 error

2010-01-31 Thread Hugh Myers
The first URL mentioned in: C:\Users\hsmyers\Desktop\Lily Projects>abc2ly -h Usage: abc2ly [OPTION]... FILE abc2ly converts ABC music files (see http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc2mtex/abc.txt) to LilyPond input. Options: --version show version number and exit -h, --help

Re: svg output

2010-01-19 Thread Hugh Myers
SVG is not specific to Windows--- it is a web standard. If Inkscape can manipulate SVG then you can do as described... --hsm On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Gerard McConnell wrote: > Am I wrong in thinking that when the SVG output is usable > for Windows machines,  then that output can be impor

Re: svg output

2010-01-16 Thread Hugh Myers
Keeping in mind that I agree with Graham on all points, here is a recent quote from Wikipedia: All major modern web browsers except Microsoft Internet Explorer support and render SVG markup directly.[3] To view SVG files in Internet Explorer, either users have to download and install a browser plu

Re: Staff Tab notation support?

2010-01-09 Thread Hugh Myers
Don't know about anyone else, but I'd certainly like to see what you've got cooking... --hsm On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Eric Knapp wrote: > On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Carl Sorensen wrote: >> >> >> >> >> Eric Knapp asked about doing something for Chapman Stick in 2008, but as far >> a

Re: not able to install lilypond 2.12.2after ¨inval id?conversion¨ on Ububtu 9.10

2009-12-31 Thread Hugh Myers
'const'--- bah humbug; crutch for newbs who don't know how to program ;-) --hsm On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Matthias Kilian wrote: > On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 12:42:10PM -0800, Patrick McCarty wrote: >> > Second, if you really want to compile for some reason, compile >> > 2.12.3, which should

Re: Need help before I can ask the right question...

2009-12-20 Thread Hugh Myers
since that would be impossible. Also before I forget, this is a practice exercise for guitar... On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 3:07 AM, Nick Payne wrote: > On 20/12/09 12:17, Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> In Segovia's 'Diatonic Major and Minor Scales', under the notes shown >&g

Re: Need help before I can ask the right question...

2009-12-19 Thread Hugh Myers
-Original Message- > From: lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore....@gnu.org on behalf of Hugh > Myers > Sent: Sun 20/12/2009 1:17 > To: lilypond-user > Subject: Need help before I can ask the right question... > > In Segovia's 'Diatonic Major and Minor Scales

Need help before I can ask the right question...

2009-12-19 Thread Hugh Myers
In Segovia's 'Diatonic Major and Minor Scales', under the notes shown for a given scale are marks beginning with a number surrounded by parenthesis followed by a line vaguely parallel to the notes, concluding with an uptick between a given pair of notes. What is this called and how might I duplicat

Re: flash cards

2009-12-19 Thread Hugh Myers
Right you are! This should take care of that oversight. Either place it in the same directory as cards.ly or in some some place that Lilypond can find--- then try again. --hsm On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 2:21 AM, Herbert Liechti wrote: > Hugh Myers schrieb: >> I have previously seen inqui

flash cards

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
I have previously seen inquires about making flash cards with Lilypond. Thinking that this would be a good way to learn more about the world of musical typesetting I decided to re-invent this particular wheel. With a fair amount of help from the list here is cards.ly: %% %% %% cards.ly --

Re: function variable question

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
Thanks again Alexander--- thats the third time today you've bailed me out! Hope I can return same someday. --hgsm On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Alexander Kobel wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> Given: >> >> flashNote = #(define-music-function (parser location

function variable question

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
Given: flashNote = #(define-music-function (parser location note)(ly:music?) #{ $note s2. \pageBreak #} ) I'd like to modify it so that a fixed duration for the note can be within the function rather than in the calling sequence. Like so: instead of \flashNote e,4 I'd rather \flashNot

inter staff spacing

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
Given: \version "2.13.7" \header { tagline = ##f } \layout { \context { \Staff \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } } \paper{ indent = 0\mm paper-width = 3\in line-width = 1.5\in paper-height = 5\in print-page-number = ##f after-title-space = 0\mm before-title-space = 0\

Re: restraining lilypond

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
\mm between-title-space = 0\mm head-separation = 0\mm page-top-space = 0\mm ragged-last-bottom = ##f } so thanks for the pointer to ragged-last-bottom. --hsm On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 1:20 AM, -Eluze wrote: > > > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> I had expected each page to begin

Re: padding at top of first page

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
for instance.) Besides it was a good way to learn a bit more about Lilypond. --hsm On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:08 AM, Alexander Kobel wrote: > Alexander Kobel wrote: >> >> Hugh Myers wrote: >>> >>> How do I remove it such that each page begins at same top-left c

Re: restraining lilypond

2009-12-17 Thread Hugh Myers
Adding page-top-space = 0\mm to \paper doesn't seem to make any difference. Perhaps my incantation is incorrect? --hsm On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:32 PM, Hugh Myers wrote: > Thanks James, > > I'll give it a go. > > --hsm > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM, J

Re: restraining lilypond

2009-12-17 Thread Hugh Myers
ssion tests. > > On 18.12.2009, at 03:54, Hugh Myers wrote: > >> Given: >> >> \version "2.13.7" >> \header { >>  tagline = ##f >> } >> \layout { >>  \context { >>    \Staff >>    \remove "Time_signature_engraver" &g

restraining lilypond

2009-12-17 Thread Hugh Myers
Given: \version "2.13.7" \header { tagline = ##f } \layout { \context { \Staff \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } } \paper{ indent = 0\mm paper-width = 3\in line-width = 1.5\in paper-height = 5\in print-page-number = ##f } \relative c'{ \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #

Re: simple editor for windows

2009-12-17 Thread Hugh Myers
Given what is out there in open source land for MFC capable programmers, I have to admit to the DIY vice myself. However when I wake up and realize that I don't particularly want to be 'there', I'm thankful for the editor I use most--- EditPlus http://www.editplus.com/index.html It has everything I

padding at top of first page

2009-12-17 Thread Hugh Myers
How do I remove it such that each page begins at same top-left corner? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Midi2ly work for Windows?

2009-12-10 Thread Hugh Myers
For windows(or dos for that matter) to 'know' what midi2ly(I presume an .exe file) is you have to either be in the same directory or the file has to be in a directory that dos knows about--- one of the directories shown when you type path at the command line. For instance: C:\Users\hsmyers>path PA

Re: tablature fingering (again)

2009-12-04 Thread Hugh Myers
-- Original-Nachricht >> Datum: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:17:18 -0700 >> Von: Hugh Myers >> An: Federico Bruni >> CC: lilypond-user >> Betreff: Re: tablature fingering (again) > >> Thanks Federico, >> >> Not so much wrong, but 'd

Re: tablature fingering (again)

2009-12-04 Thread Hugh Myers
Thanks Federico, Not so much wrong, but 'doesn't match the original' ;-) --hsm On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Federico Bruni wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> Since this: >> >> \version "2.13.7" >> >> upper = { >>   < b\4 e\3 gis

tablature fingering (again)

2009-12-04 Thread Hugh Myers
Since this: \version "2.13.7" upper = { < b\4 e\3 gis\2 e' >4 s2 } lower = { s2. } { \time 3/4 << \new Staff \relative c'' { << \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #all-bar-numbers-visible \bar "" \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #'#(#t #t #t) \s

Re: Is there a perl script to partially convert ascii tabs to lilypond input?

2009-12-03 Thread Hugh Myers
oft.com/ > > There also seems to exist a solution to convert from midi to ascii and vice > versa but I haven't tried it. > http://www.gnmidi.com/handbook/english/txt2midi.htm > > hth > patrick > Original-Nachricht >> Datum: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:05:0

Re: collatoral damage / regressions

2009-12-03 Thread Hugh Myers
an obvious for example, look at FAQs for instance. There what might be an annoyance is changed to a resource, usually without a great deal of effort. --hsm On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:19 AM, Alexander Kobel wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> [...] As long as I'm exposing my think

Re: Is there a perl script to partially convert ascii tabs to lilypond input?

2009-12-03 Thread Hugh Myers
I asked the question (after googling I might add ;-) ) because I figured if anything was on going it would have been heard about here. Mostly I asked in order to avoid re-inventing the wheel. While I don't claim to have solved the problem, what I do have is what I call an 80% solution. It will read

Re: collatoral damage / regressions (was: page break failure)

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
Err--- that would be a chortle yes? --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 11:07 PM, James Bailey wrote: > > On 03.12.2009, at 02:33, Hugh Myers wrote: > >> Graham, >> … >> I do know that you've already discovered the value of enlisting your >> user community, ha

Is there a perl script to partially convert ascii tabs to lilypond input?

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
Should probably support at least some advanced timing measures ala Guitar-Pro or some such... Pointers? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

broken link

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
The link to "Building documentation without compiling LilyPond." on http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/web/help-us is broken (404). --hsm p.s. which list is correct for such things? ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://l

Re: collatoral damage / regressions (was: page break failure)

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
PM, Graham Percival wrote: > On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 05:33:55AM -0700, Hugh Myers wrote: >> Hadn't realized that a policy of >> collateral damage was allowed. Given your approach to testing (and >> your experience) this should work as well as more conservative >&g

Re: triplet chord

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
You know I could swear that I already tried that, but at 3a.m. who knows what slips across my keyboard--- Thanks Phil! --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Philip Potter wrote: > 2009/12/2 Hugh Myers : >> Same chord repeated three times. > > This works for me: > > \relat

Re: triplet chord

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
s time span? I understand one of the three > notes is a chord, , what are the other two? > > On 02.12.2009, at 18:30, Hugh Myers wrote: > >> James, >> >> e,8 gis b e >> >> --hsm >> >> On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 9:47 AM, James Bailey >> wrote:

Re: triplet chord

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
James, e,8 gis b e --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 9:47 AM, James Bailey wrote: > What notes should be in the chord? > > On 02.12.2009, at 09:31, Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> … How do I go about achieving a triplet chord--- clearly the above >> doesn't, neithe

Re: page break failure

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
or so and I'm lucky enough that I'm still adding tricks to my bag--- this approach will certainly be one of them. I'll wait until I've read (and hopefully, understand) you enclosure before going further. --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 3:56 AM, Alexander Kobel wrote: > Hugh My

triplet chord

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
Given this: \version "2.13.7" upper = { e \times 2/3 { e,8 gis [ b e ] } s4 } lower = { e,,2. } { \time 3/4 << \new Staff \relative c'' { << \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #all-bar-numbers-visible \bar "" \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #'#(#t #t

Re: page break failure

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
58 AM, Marc Hohl wrote: > Hugh Myers schrieb: >> >> Since the project can't be done in 2.12, what do you suggest? >> > > I inserted a paper block after the \header: > > \paper { >  indent = 0 >  between-system-space = 2\cm >  between-system-padding

Re: page break failure

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Ah! That should be easy enough to work with--- I'll see what I can come up with. --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Marc Hohl wrote: > Hugh Myers schrieb: >> >> Here is the shortest template I use: >> >> \version "2.13.7" >> upper = { &g

Re: page break failure

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Since the project can't be done in 2.12, what do you suggest? --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:41 AM, Marc Hohl wrote: > Hugh Myers schrieb: >> >> Second point taken. I hope you realize that 2.13 has bug fixes for >> 2.12--- yes? > > Yes, but 2.13.x is work in

Re: bogus (and or missing) error messages

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
After some length of time, I've determined the 'undo' method won't get me there! This will have to wait until it happens again. --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:08 AM, Hugh Myers wrote: > I'll see what I can do--- lucky for me my editor has unlimited undos. > >

Re: page break failure

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
<< \new TabVoice = "t1" { \voiceOne \upper } \new TabVoice = "t2" { \voiceTwo \lower } >> } >> } Could you show me how to modify it according to the example you sent? --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Hugh Myers wrote: > Second point taken. I

Re: page break failure

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
ec 1, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Graham Percival wrote: > On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 09:57:00PM -0700, Hugh Myers wrote: >> Pardon the length of the piece of code, but clearly demonstrates the >> problem where as other pieces don't (got to be a page long for >> instance...): > >>

Re: bogus (and or missing) error messages

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
I'll see what I can do--- lucky for me my editor has unlimited undos. --hsm On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Francisco Vila wrote: > 2009/12/2 Hugh Myers : >> Often I get the following pattern--- say I'm working on bar 59 and >> make a mistake. After the compilation p

page break failure

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Pardon the length of the piece of code, but clearly demonstrates the problem where as other pieces don't (got to be a page long for instance...): % % malaguena.ly -- q&d testbed for mixed notation score and tab. % \version "2.13.7" \header { title = "Malaguena" subtitle = "none" composer = "

Re: bar numbering

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
So for the truly picky, insert: \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #all-bar-numbers-visible \bar "" just before you change and let the bar numbers fall where they may! Much thanks Brett... --hsm On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Brett Duncan wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote:

vertical staff and tab

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
I've yet to chase down a working example that given: \version "2.13.7" upper = { e,, f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e s2 } lower = { s2. s2. s2. s2. s2. s2. s2. s2. } { \time 3/4 << \new Staff \relative c'' { << \new Voice = "1" { \voiceOn

bar numbering

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Clearly this doesn't work: \version "2.13.7" upper = { b c d } lower = { < gis, d e, >2. } { \time 3/4 << \new Staff \relative c'' { << \set Score.barAlways = ##t \set Score.defaultBarType = "|" \new Voice = "1" { \voiceOne \upper } \new Voice = "2" { \voice

bogus (and or missing) error messages

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Often I get the following pattern--- say I'm working on bar 59 and make a mistake. After the compilation process, the error message refers to bar 22! Given that I'm working in relative mode, I'm confused as to how code that was moments before correct is now in error? Another pattern I see frequent

Re: tablature fingering

2009-11-29 Thread Hugh Myers
Eluze, Thanks for the RTFM pointer--- I did but plead dementia :) --hsm On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 3:35 PM, -Eluze wrote: > > > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> >> So how do I get from here to there? >> > reading the Notation Reference (NR), in this case > http://li

tablature fingering

2009-11-29 Thread Hugh Myers
Given the nature of the guitar fret board a note like a b may be indicated in tablature in at least two ways. For instance in this example: \version "2.13.7" upper = {  \times 2/3 { e,8 [ e' b ] } \times 2/3 { gis8 [ e' b ] } \times 2/3 { b [ e b ] } } lower = {  s2. } {  \time 3/4  <<  \new Staf

Re: breaking up joined triplets

2009-11-28 Thread Hugh Myers
Thanks Alexander, Looks like good information all around. I'll give it a go. --hsm On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Alexander Kobel wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> In the following: >> >> \version "2.13.7" >> upper = { >>  \stemDown >&g

breaking up joined triplets

2009-11-28 Thread Hugh Myers
In the following: \version "2.13.7" upper = { \stemDown \times 2/3 { e,8 e' b } \times 2/3 {gis8 e' b } \times 2/3 { b e b } \times 2/3 { e,8 e' b } \times 2/3 {gis8 e' b } \times 2/3 { b e b } } lower = { s2. s2. } { \time 3/4 << \new Staff \relative c'' { << \new Voic

tupletBracket setting ignored

2009-11-28 Thread Hugh Myers
How do I force tupletBracket printing if \override TupletBracket #'bracket-visibility = ##t is ignored? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: text spanning

2009-11-27 Thread Hugh Myers
Staff \relative c'' { << \new Voice = "1" { \voiceOne \upper } \new Voice = "2" { \voiceTwo \lower } >> } \new TabStaff \relative c' { << \new TabVoice = "t1" { \voiceOne \upper } \new TabVo

Re: text spanning

2009-11-27 Thread Hugh Myers
I'll try both as needed... and let you know. --hsm On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Nick Payne wrote: > To get the text repeated on each line, you either comment out last two lines > in the function or change the override value to ##t, I can't remember which. > > Nic

Re: text spanning

2009-11-27 Thread Hugh Myers
Is there a way to repeat the text automagically with each wrap? --hsm On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Hugh Myers wrote: > Lovely! Much thanks Nick--- also nice to have code to examine prior to > the point I need to roll my own :) > > --hsm > > On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12

Re: text spanning

2009-11-27 Thread Hugh Myers
Lovely! Much thanks Nick--- also nice to have code to examine prior to the point I need to roll my own :) --hsm On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Nick Payne wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> Perhaps I misunderstand your reply, but bar 14(where the problem is) >> has noth

Re: text spanning

2009-11-27 Thread Hugh Myers
being aligned beneath a note. Is this behavior controllable? --hsm On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 3:02 AM, -Eluze wrote: > > > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> the spanning text in bar 14 does not align with the first note of the >> bar as I had expected. Is there a way to control t

text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
In the following: \version "2.13.7" chord = < e b gis e b e, > upper = { \tempo 4=90 \chord \chord \chord \repeat volta 2 { \tempo 4=200 b c d d c b c a b \acciaccatura d8 \voiceOne c4 b a b a g a g f } \alternative { { r4 \times 2/3 { gis8 \startTextSpan

Re: confusion in text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
" { \voiceTwo \lower } >> } \new TabStaff \relative c' { << \new TabVoice = "t1" { \voiceOne \upper } \new TabVoice = "t2" { \voiceTwo \lower } >> } >> This demonstrates mixed mono and poly with tab. It also has sp

Re: confusion in text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
I think I was keeping track of individual bars that way (with braces that is)--- you are right, newline would work just as well and few characters='s less clutter. Regards \stop etc. I got it to work more or less as you say. It is on another machine, I'll show you the template in the next email. -

Re: text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
Thanks, Alexander! Now I have not just one but two solutions that work... --hsm On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 8:10 AM, Alexander Kobel wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> The following fails twice over; it leaves out the indicated text and >> ignores \textSpannerDown: > > Hi

Re: text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
Much thanks Kieren, This works: \new Staff \relative c'' { \override Staff.TextSpanner #'(bound-details left text) = "let ring " << \new Voice = "1" { \textSpannerDown \voiceOne \upper } --hsm On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: > Hi Hugh, > >> The followin

text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
The following fails twice over; it leaves out the indicated text and ignores \textSpannerDown: \version "2.13.7" upper = { c4 d e \startTextSpan f % polyphonic g4 a b c % monophonic, see below b4 \stopTextSpan g e c % polyphonic again } lower = { c,2 g2 % polyphonic s1 % a spacer "

Re: instantiating voices

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
new TabVoice = "t1" { \voiceOne \upper } \new TabVoice = "t2" { \voiceTwo \lower } >> } >> --hsm On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 3:04 AM, Marc Hohl wrote: > Hugh Myers schrieb: >> >> I see nothing in the sample that allows for monophonic. As given I &

Re: instantiating voices

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
n Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 1:29 AM, Federico Bruni wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> On a related note (:;) this piece is a mixture of polyphony and >> monophony. Is there an example of the two with tablature? >> >> --hsm > > If you use mainly polyphony, the followi

Re: confusion in text spanning

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
Since I normally program in lisp, I don't have any problems with nested delimiters. Are you suggesting that excess (at least to your eyes) braces are the problem or are you suggesting that the \stop is at the wrong level? --hsm 2009/11/25 Frédéric Bron : >> It would also help if the suggested cha

Re: instantiating voices

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
On a related note (:;) this piece is a mixture of polyphony and monophony. Is there an example of the two with tablature? --hsm On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Hugh Myers wrote: > Thanks Carl, > > I'll give it a try... > > --hsm > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:1

instantiating voices

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
The 2.10 manual says that: << \upper \\ \lower >> is equivalent to << \new Voice = "1" { \voiceOne \upper } \new Voice = "2" { \voiceTwo \lower } >> Which in simple situations seems true enough. However as soon as tablature is added the above is broken; for example: \version "2.13.7" firs

Re: confusion in text spanning

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
.ly:89:0: error: errors found, ignoring music expression { error: failed files: "malaguena.ly" --hsm On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Hugh Myers wrote: > Since the piece in question, Malaguena, already has mixed monophony > and polyphony, as well as tablature, adding voices to

Re: confusion in text spanning

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
Xavier Scheuer wrote: > Le Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:39:08 -0700, > Hugh Myers a écrit : > >> So where do I place it? Bearing in mind that note-wise, both the start >> and stop are correctly placed? > > \stopTextSpan is unexpected because \startTextSpan is in another Voice

confusion in text spanning

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
This: firstPolyRepeat = { << { r4 \startTextSpan \times 2/3 {gis'8 b e } e,4 \times 2/3 {gis8 b e} e,2 } \\ {e,2.~e} >> } secondMono = { { e'8 [e'] gis, [e'] b [e] } { e,8 [e'] gis, [e'] b [e] } { a,8 [e'] c [e] b [e] } { a,8 [e'] g, [e'] f, [e'] } } thirdMono = { { e,8 [e'] gis, [e']

Re: \temp confusion

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
Thanks Neil, That did it! Is the \unset line needed or no? --hsmn On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Neil Puttock wrote: > 2009/11/25 Hugh Myers : >> Opps! Spoke to soon. >> >>  \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t >>  \tempo 4 = 199 >>  \unset Score.tempoHideNote &g

documentation

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
When will the 2.13 docs be available? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: \temp confusion

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
Opps! Spoke to soon. \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4 = 199 \unset Score.tempoHideNote Doesn't work in the it prints the make work \tempo 4 = 199 without regard to the tempoHideNote. Hints? --hsm On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Hugh Myers wrote: > The work around lo

Re: \temp confusion

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
M, Alexander Kobel wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> I have two "\tempo 4=200" which admittedly follow each other without >> intervening change. The second is not displayed. Why? How may this >> behavior be modified? > > If "without intervening change"

spanning text question

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
The following seems broken: \version "2.13.7" \new Staff \relative c'' { c1 \textSpannerDown \override TextSpanner #'edge-text = #'("rail " . "") c2 \startTextSpan b c \stopTextSpan a } in that the word rail does not appear. Work around? --hsm __

text spanning

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
I'm looking for an example of text spanning that does not invoke an extra staff--- is there such a thing? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

\temp confusion

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
I have two "\tempo 4=200" which admittedly follow each other without intervening change. The second is not displayed. Why? How may this behavior be modified? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listin

Re: variables

2009-11-23 Thread Hugh Myers
eMinor=\relative c { ... } does not allow either eMinor' or eMinor, etc. --hsm On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > Am Montag, 23. November 2009 schrieb Hugh Myers: >> Given: >> >> eMinor = < e   b  gis  e b e, > >> >> I&#x

variables

2009-11-23 Thread Hugh Myers
Given: eMinor = < e b gis e b e, > I'd like to be able to do something like \eMinor' since I'm working in relative mode. Is this possible. Same thing for chord length, i.e. \eMinor2. etc. --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: warning not understood

2009-11-23 Thread Hugh Myers
acciaccatura. However, the second one works well and gets rid of the > warning: > << { \acciaccatura d'8 \voiceOne c4 b a } \\ { a,2. } >> > >  /Mats > > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> Mats, >> >> The workaround does not give correct results: >

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Yes! That is exactly the ticket!! Much thanks Brett--- I fear it was much harder understanding me than it was for you to solve the problem! Thanks for both. --hsm p.s. I'll take apart the new code until I understand it... On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Brett Duncan wrote: > Hugh Mye

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Let's say that it is--- what would the different structure look like? --hsm On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Brett Duncan wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> Here is the 'close--- but not quite ready for cigar time' code that >> I've cobbled together: >&

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
ernative { { \firstPolyRepeat } { \secondMono } } \thirdMono } >> } If you run this, you will see that the bar between the alternates is single sided where it should be double sided. Likewise there is no bar concluding the second alternative. Also a nit-pick, but the

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Duncan wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> Brett, >> >> Thanks for the hint. The URL is where I got the notion for what I >> wrote in the first place. In the source, firstPoly repeats, once with >> firstPolyRepeat as an ending and once with secondMono as an ending.

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
27;ve seen thus far(hardly exhaustive) match what I need, so what I wrote was a guess based on what I saw. More hints welcome at this point ;) --hsm On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Brett Duncan wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> Brett, >> >> Much thanks, missed that combi

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
s. also notice that it ignores any effort to shorten the volta bar? On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Brett Duncan wrote: > Hugh Myers wrote: >> >> I'm looking for a symmetrical version of \bar "|:" which roughly >> speaking should produce colon, thin line, thick

bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
I'm looking for a symmetrical version of \bar "|:" which roughly speaking should produce colon, thin line, thick line, thin line, colon. Is there a way? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/li

slurs and polyphony

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Is it possible to slur the second voice in: << { r4 \times 2/3 { gis'8 b e } e,4 } \\ { e,2. } >> << { \times 2/3 { gis'8 b e } e,2 } \\ { e,2. } >> I feel that it must be but have not stumbled apon the solution as yet. --hsm ___ lilypond-user ma

warning not understood

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
When processing this: \version "2.13.7" \relative c' { \time 3/4 << { \acciaccatura d'8 c4 b a } \\ { a,2. } >> } I get this warning message: C:\Users\hsmyers\Desktop\Lily Projects>lilypond.exe test4.ly GNU LilyPond 2.13.7 Processing `test4.ly' Parsing... Interpreting music... Preprocessing

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