Re: Syntax questions

2006-09-26 Thread Rick Hansen (aka RickH)
What helped me a lot was to begin using an editor that supports syntax highlighting. I created a lilypond highlighting file for the Context text editor some months ago, and uploded it to the forum area at ( www.context.cx ). I included every known reserved word I could find as of v2.8 (a couple

Re: Syntax questions

2006-09-26 Thread Benjamin Esham
Markus Schneider wrote: Hi Benjamin, Lilypond and I are disagreeing about some syntax in 2.8, hopefully someone can help... hn = { \markup{Hn.} } use: hn = \markup{Hn.} Also, I'm having difficulty understanding the syntax of the \column command. cText = \markup { \column { "1st" "2nd" "3

Re:: Syntax Questions

2006-09-26 Thread Ralph Little
Hi, Oh, BTW: \column stacks markups vertically: hn = \markup { \column {"Hello" "There" }} Regards, Ralph ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Syntax questions

2006-09-26 Thread Ralph Little
Hi, > I have a statement like > > hn = { \markup{Hn.} } I think you want: hn = \markup {Hn.} If you put the whole thing in {}, Lilypond expects notes/music therein. Cheers, Ralph ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://list

Re: Syntax questions

2006-09-25 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Benjamin, > Lilypond and I are disagreeing about some syntax in 2.8, > hopefully someone can help... > hn = { \markup{Hn.} } use: hn = \markup{Hn.} > Also, I'm having difficulty understanding the syntax of the > \column command. cText = \markup { \column { "1st" "2nd" "3rd" } } HTH Markus