Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Neil Puttock
2008/9/23 Graham Percival <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:48:44 +0100 > "Neil Puttock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 2008/9/23 Graham Percival <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > Besides, -dpaper-size=\"letter\" *is* a built-in option, so lilypond >> > won't display a warning message. The ne

Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Graham Percival
On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:48:44 +0100 "Neil Puttock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/9/23 Graham Percival <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Besides, -dpaper-size=\"letter\" *is* a built-in option, so lilypond > > won't display a warning message. The next version of this file will > > use this method. > >

Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Neil Puttock
2008/9/23 Graham Percival <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:17:21 -0700 > Patrick Horgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Neil Puttock wrote: >> > ...some stuff elided... >> > This is rather nifty, but you're reinventing the wheel. :) > > Well, IMO the main point is setting the margins a

Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Graham Percival
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:17:21 -0700 Patrick Horgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neil Puttock wrote: > > ...some stuff elided... > > This is rather nifty, but you're reinventing the wheel. :) Well, IMO the main point is setting the margins automatically -- and simply the idea that this would be use

Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Jonathan Kulp
Wasn't it a scheme to preserve page-turns and other important formatting when switching from A4 to Letter? Jon Patrick Horgan wrote: Neil Puttock wrote: ...some stuff elided... This is rather nifty, but you're reinventing the wheel. :) Why not use the built-in option instead, i.e., run with

Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Patrick Horgan
Neil Puttock wrote: ...some stuff elided... This is rather nifty, but you're reinventing the wheel. :) Why not use the built-in option instead, i.e., run with -dpaper-size="letter"? because he wanted to be able to switch back and forth via command line argument without editing the file. Pa

Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Neil Puttock
2008/9/22 Graham Percival <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Sorry! I've added > % run with > % lilypond -d letter spacing-a4-letter.ly > % for letter size > to the top of the file. > > This produces a warning that "no such internal option: letter", which > I'd like to get rid of, but it works all the same.

Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Patrick Horgan
Graham Percival wrote: I'm preparing my old scores for online publication, but I'm extremely fussy about engraving. I want users on both sides of the Atlantic to be able to print my music easily, but this only works if the music looks in the same in A4 and Letter paper. (having page turns in ran

Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Jonathan Kulp
Awesome!! I like it, Graham! Worked perfectly with that command. Thanks for sharing. Jon Graham Percival wrote: Sorry! I've added % run with % lilypond -d letter spacing-a4-letter.ly % for letter size to the top of the file. This produces a warning that "no such internal option: letter",

Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Francisco Vila
2008/9/22 Graham Percival <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Sorry! I've added > % run with > % lilypond -d letter spacing-a4-letter.ly > % for letter size > to the top of the file. > > This produces a warning that "no such internal option: letter", which > I'd like to get rid of, but it works all the same.

Re: same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Graham Percival
Sorry! I've added % run with % lilypond -d letter spacing-a4-letter.ly % for letter size to the top of the file. This produces a warning that "no such internal option: letter", which I'd like to get rid of, but it works all the same. Cheers, - Graham On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:40:10 -0500 Jonath

same pages in a4 and letter

2008-09-22 Thread Graham Percival
I'm preparing my old scores for online publication, but I'm extremely fussy about engraving. I want users on both sides of the Atlantic to be able to print my music easily, but this only works if the music looks in the same in A4 and Letter paper. (having page turns in random places is *not* accep