Fink's Lilypond 2.6.3 and tex backend

Hi, I'm using lilypond on Mac OS X 10.4.2 installed by fink (Package manager version: 0.24.10, Distribution version: 0.8.0.rsync). It works great to output Postscript. However, I can't use the tex backend to get a DVI file. I get : % lilypond -b tex Exo.ly GNU LilyPond 2.6.3 can't open the file w

Re: Figured bass and leading note

Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What pieces or perhaps just the composer, are > you working on that uses figured bass? I'm not using them for a particular piece but for educational purpose, ie. exercises for the harmony class. -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally

Re: Figured bass and leading note

Julien Salort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 5 7 +6 > + 3 OK, I've found a very ugly workaround : <"~~3" "+6"> -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posti

Figured bass and leading note

Hi, I'd like to use a "+" sign for some figured bass. How can I do that ? For exemple : 5 7 +6 + 3 The "+" sign means that the leading note is in the chord. I've tried <3 +6> but this adds to sharp next to the "3"

Problem with ec-mftraced

Hi, When I run lilypond, I get : Interpreting music... error: can't find `ecrm10.pfa' Install the ec-mftraced package from http://lilypond.org/download/fonts/. Aborting However, when I issue : kpsewhich ecrm10.pfa in a terminal, I get : /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/fonts/type1/public/ec-fo

Re: appoggiatura and clef woes

Erik Sandberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This could be considered a bug. You can, however, compare it to the following > situation; and suddenly it's not so obvious what the expected behaviour would > be: > \notes << > \new Staff { > r1 \clef bass r2 > } >

Re: MIDI and tremolo

Julien Salort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It outputs correctly in the dvi file but not in the MIDI file... I'm responding to myself. According to <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.3/input/test/out-www/lily-477134323.ly> it seems that one needs to use « \applymusic #unfold-repe

Lilypond 2.3.1 and TFM files

[ A copy of this message has been posted to the newsgroup ] [ gmane.os.apple.fink.general ] I've updated lilypond from 2.2.1 to 2.3.1 using fink. I'm getting a lot of : warning: kpathsea can not find TFM file: `ecrm6' warning: can't find font: `ecrm6' warning: Loading

MIDI and tremolo

Hi, What is the correct way of entering tremolos ? It outputs correctly in the dvi file but not in the MIDI file... Here is what I do : %%% \score { \notes { \repeat "tremolo" 4 { c16 d16 } } \paper { } \midi { } } %%% --

appoggiatura and clef woes

Hi, I don't understand why the following snippet does not give the desired result. I get two clefs one after the other... %% \version "2.2.1" \score { \notes << \new Staff { \clef bass \time 2/4 r2 }

Re: Some questions from a novice

nikolaik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PS: Is there any newsgroup for lilypond ? If you don't like to receive messages in your mailbox then you should try the news.gmane.org thing. It will allow you to get the list's messages with your favorite newsreader. -- A: Because it messes up the order i

Re: Postscript font ?

Mats Bengtsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > See the tutorial Well, thanks. Shame on me. I did read those tutorial but apparently not carefully enough. I forgot the « -u +lilypond.map » ! Anyway, it works now. -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is t

Postscript font ?

Hi, When I use lilypond on a .ly file, a nice postscript font is used. When I use lilypond-book+latex+dvips on a .tex file however, a bitmap font is used. What should I do to have the nice font instead of the bitmap font ? -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text

Re: Lilypond and MIDI

Stan Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you are using Macintosh OS X, Jaguar or later, try "Mighty Midi"- > versiontracker.com should have it. > It's a bit buggy on Panther, but it gives you lots of control and does > read the tempo. OK. Thanks. It works. -- A: Because it messes up the o

Re: Lilypond and MIDI

Jan Kohnert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm still using 2.0.3 and it works (so it should in 2.2.0). > Are you using the tag "\midi { \tempo 4 = $FOO }"??? > if you set that $FOO to a specific tempo (e.g. 100) you should get correct > midi output. I am but it doesn't work, at least when the MIDI

Lilypond and MIDI

Hi, I'm new to lilypond. I'm trying to get MIDI output. It works but I can't get the tempo right. I've read the archive. It seems that this issue has been discussed many times but I saw no solutions nor workaround. Have I missed something ? I'm using lilypond 2.2.0. Has this been corrected in la