Re: Ledger line visibility issue

2012-08-14 Thread Peter Gentry
Thanks very much for all the suggestions - I will try them out. Yes, I am wanting to set a lower limit to how close notes are squeezed to meet the "page-breaking = #ly:page-turn-breaking" requirement so that ledger lines do not almost overlap producing something akin to a moire pattern . I n

Re: Ledger line visibility issue

2012-08-13 Thread m...@mikesolomon.org
On 13 août 2012, at 05:35, Keith OHara wrote: > Peter Gentry sunscales.co.uk> writes: > >> I have a score with many >> repeated beamed quavers and semi-quavers on ledger lines. The default >> layout is difficult to read as ledger lines and the staff produce an almost >> hypnotic effect whic

Re: Ledger line visibility issue

2012-08-13 Thread James Bailey
On Aug 12, 2012, at 6:58 PM, "Peter Gentry" wrote: > I have a score with many repeated beamed quavers and semi-quavers on ledger > lines. The default layout is difficult to read as ledger lines and the staff > produce an almost hypnotic effect which confuses the reader. This resuluts in > lo

Re: Ledger line visibility issue

2012-08-12 Thread David Rogers
On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:58:41 +0100 "Peter Gentry" wrote: > ... all my attempts to make changes (apart > from set-global-staff-size) have failed even when the syntax is > accepted I missed this part of your post the first time. Lilypond's silence does not always indicate that your syntax was ac

Re: Ledger line visibility issue

2012-08-12 Thread Keith OHara
Peter Gentry sunscales.co.uk> writes: > I have a score with many > repeated beamed quavers and semi-quavers on ledger lines. The default > layout is difficult to read as ledger lines and the staff produce an almost > hypnotic effect which confuses the reader. This results in loss of > concent

Re: Ledger line visibility issue

2012-08-12 Thread David Rogers
On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:58:41 +0100 "Peter Gentry" wrote: > I have a score with many repeated beamed quavers and semi-quavers on > ledger lines. The default layout is difficult to read as ledger lines > and the staff produce an almost hypnotic effect which confuses the > reader. This resuluts in l

Re: Ledger line visibility issue (Peter Gentry)

2012-08-12 Thread Stefan Thomas
Dear Peter, I don't know what You want exactly, but maybee this can lead You to rhe right idea: \version "2.14.2" music = { \repeat "unfold" 4 { 4 } } ledgers = { s4 \override NoteHead #'no-ledgers = ##t \override NoteHead #'transparent = ##t } \new Staff { \context Voice <<

Ledger line visibility issue

2012-08-12 Thread Peter Gentry
I have a score with many repeated beamed quavers and semi-quavers on ledger lines. The default layout is difficult to read as ledger lines and the staff produce an almost hypnotic effect which confuses the reader. This resuluts in loss of concentration and rythmic stumbles. I would like to space