Re: Using markup-like functions outside of markup (layout/props)

2023-09-23 Thread Jean Abou Samra
> Just quickly though, is that to say that it's hard to inject the layout and > props outside of a markup command/block?  This is a bit like asking if it's hard to find a book outside of a library. Not really, but finding the specific book that you want may or may not be feasible. signature.as

Re: Using markup-like functions outside of markup (layout/props)

2023-09-23 Thread Kyle Baldwin
Jean - Thank you again, I think I can fiddle with this and make this work. Just quickly though, is that to say that it's hard to inject the layout and props outside of a markup command/block? -kwb > On Sep 23, 2023, at 12:43 PM, Jean Abou Samra wrote: > > Take a look at > > https://list

Re: Using markup-like functions outside of markup (layout/props)

2023-09-23 Thread Jean Abou Samra
Take a look at https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2023-09/msg00136.html which I posted just a few days ago in reply to another question. It's a piece of Scheme code that auto-adds a blank page when needed. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: Using markup-like functions outside of markup (layout/props)

2023-09-23 Thread Kyle Baldwin
Jean - The part I care about is whether it starts on a left or right hand page. What I am doing is the following: - Compile lilypond score - Output meta data to a CSV file (I'm using scheme to write out variables like the title and such. This is where I would like to add the metadata about

Re: Using markup-like functions outside of markup (layout/props)

2023-09-23 Thread Jean Abou Samra
> I'm trying to use the `book-first-page` scheme function to write the first > page to a file in order to do some automated score processing. `book-first- > page` takes the layout and props arguments, however, I'm having a hard time > wrapping my head around accessing the layout and props properti